Abell 6
British Astronomical Association Picture of the Week 30 October 2021
Abell 6, a small (188 arc seconds) planetary nebula in Cassiopeia that is overshadowed by it's larger, more flamboyant neighbour HFG 1. So I decided to give it more of the attention that I think it deserves by going deeper, and with higher resolution, than it normally receives. It was first catalogued by George Abell in 1955.
TARGET
Nomenclature: Abell 6
Right Ascension: 02:58:41.9
Declination:  +64:30:06.30
Size: 188 arc seconds
Discovery: unknown
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
Blue: 35x300"
Green: 36x300"
Lum: 73x300"
Red: 36x300"
Ha: 109x900" bin 1x1
OIII: 93x900 bn 1x1
Total Integration: 65 hours 30 minutes
Pixel scale: 0.265 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.188 degrees
Capture dates: 22-26 October 2021
Capture location:  Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain

IMAGE PROCESSING: CCDStack2 and Photoshop CS2
Ha image
OIII image