Jacoby 1
Jacoby 1 is a planetary nebula in Bootes, discovered by George Jacoby of The Deep Sky Hunters group. It is renowned for being faint, although claims that it is the faintest planetary nebula are highly exaggerated. This was a collaboration with my great friend Sven Eklund.
TARGET
Nomenclature: Jacoby 1, PK 085+52.1
Right Ascension: 21:21:46.56
Declination: +52:22:04.1
Size:11 arc min
Discovery: George Jacoby in 1995
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors and Celestron EdgeHD 14"
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount and 10Micron GM3000 HPS mount
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras and ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
Astrodon filters and Chroma filters
"IMAGE CAPTURE
3nm OIII: 99x900" bin 2x2 and 120x120" bin 1x1
3nm Ha: 420x120" bin 1x1
5nm Ha: 94x900" bin 2x2
Red: 32x300" bin 1x1
Green: 27x300" bin 1x1
Blue: 26x300" bin 1x1
Total integration: 73h 20min
Pixel scale: 1.084 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 1.734 degrees
Capture dates: 23 April - 18 May 2023
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
3nm OIII: 99x900" bin 2x2 and 120x120" bin 1x1
3nm Ha: 420x120" bin 1x1
5nm Ha: 94x900" bin 2x2
Red: 32x300" bin 1x1
Green: 27x300" bin 1x1
Blue: 26x300" bin 1x1
Total integration: 73h 20min
Pixel scale: 1.084 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 1.734 degrees
Capture dates: 23 April - 18 May 2023
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: CCDStack2 and PixInsight
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
Pre-processing: CCDStack2 and PixInsight
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
OIII signal
Ha signal
