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IPHASX J055711.7+282322
An obscure planetary nebula in the constellation Taurus.  It was discovered as part of the Hydrogen Alpha sky survey conducted by the Isaac Newton Telescope in La Palma.
Spectroscopic analysis was performed by French amateur Lionel Mulato.
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TARGET
Nomenclature
:  IPHASX J055711.7+282322
Image Right Ascension: 05:57:11.70
Image Declination: +28:23:22.40
Size: 7x6 arc minutes

EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
Twin QHY268 M Pro cameras
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
Ha 5nm: 188x600" bin 1x1
OIII 3nm: 22x300", 225x600", 21x900" all bin 1x1
Red: 10x300" bin 1x1
Green: 9x300" bin 1x1
Blue: 9x600" bin 1x1
Total integration: 78 hours 15 minutes
Pixel scale: 0.647 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.272 degrees
Capture dates: 24 December 2023 - 14 January 2024
Capture location:  Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
Picture

IMAGE PROCESSING

Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Pixinsight, Photoshop CS2
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