LoTr 5
British Astronomical Association Picture of the Weeek, 22 February 2020
Published in Astronomy Now Magazine April 2020
British Astronomical Association Picture of the Weeek, 22 February 2020
Published in Astronomy Now Magazine April 2020
A very faint planetary nebula in the constellation Coma Berenices. It has the highest galactic latitude of all planetary nebulae.
TARGET
Nomenclature: LoTr5
Right Ascension: 12:55:33.7
Declination: +25:53:30
Size: 9 arc min
Discovery: A.J. Longmore and S. B. Tritton in 1980
Reference: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 193, Issue 3, December 1980, Pages 521–524
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras
Astrodon filters
Nomenclature: LoTr5
Right Ascension: 12:55:33.7
Declination: +25:53:30
Size: 9 arc min
Discovery: A.J. Longmore and S. B. Tritton in 1980
Reference: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 193, Issue 3, December 1980, Pages 521–524
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
5nm H-Alpha: 41x1800 bin 3x3
3nm OIII: 43x1800 bin 2x2
Red: 20x300 bin 1x1
Green: 20x300 bin 1x1
Blue: 20x300 bin 1x1
Total integration: 47 hours
Pixel scale: 0.533 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.239 degrees
Capture dates: 31 December 2019 - 5 February 2010
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
5nm H-Alpha: 41x1800 bin 3x3
3nm OIII: 43x1800 bin 2x2
Red: 20x300 bin 1x1
Green: 20x300 bin 1x1
Blue: 20x300 bin 1x1
Total integration: 47 hours
Pixel scale: 0.533 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.239 degrees
Capture dates: 31 December 2019 - 5 February 2010
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
Ha image
OIII image