CaVa 1
CaVa 1 is an ancient planetary nebula discovered by the French amateur astronomers Jean-Paul Cales and Michael Vanhuysse in April 2017. It was confirmed spectroscopically by Pascal Le Dû on 31/10/2017at Kermerrien Observatoire, france It has a size of 480 arcseconds.
The southern part exhibits a tenuous bow-shock structure produced by its interaction with the surrounding interstellar medium (ISM).
The southern part exhibits a tenuous bow-shock structure produced by its interaction with the surrounding interstellar medium (ISM).
TARGET
Nomenclature: CaVa 1
Right Ascension: 06:52:52.59
Declination: +09:04:22.70
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors, Celestron C14EdgeHD scopes
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount, ASA DDM85 mount
Twin QHYCCD QHY268 MM Pro cameras and QYHCCD QHY600M camera
Nomenclature: CaVa 1
Right Ascension: 06:52:52.59
Declination: +09:04:22.70
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors, Celestron C14EdgeHD scopes
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount, ASA DDM85 mount
Twin QHYCCD QHY268 MM Pro cameras and QYHCCD QHY600M camera
IMAGE CAPTURE
Ha 5nm: 406x300" bin 1x1
OIII 3.5nm: 34x300" bin 1x1
Red: 7x300" bin 1x1
Green: 7x300" bin 1x1
Blue: 7x300" bin 1x1
Total integration: 38 hours 25 minutes
Pixel scale: 0.65 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.521 degrees
Capture dates: 25 January - 16 February 2025
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra
Ha 5nm: 406x300" bin 1x1
OIII 3.5nm: 34x300" bin 1x1
Red: 7x300" bin 1x1
Green: 7x300" bin 1x1
Blue: 7x300" bin 1x1
Total integration: 38 hours 25 minutes
Pixel scale: 0.65 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.521 degrees
Capture dates: 25 January - 16 February 2025
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra
IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: Pixinsight, CCDStack2
Post-processing: Pixinsight, Photoshop CS2
Pre-processing: Pixinsight, CCDStack2
Post-processing: Pixinsight, Photoshop CS2