NGC 1501
Amateur Astronomy Photo Of The Day 10 February 2021 www.aapod2.com/blog/ngc1501
Astronomical Picture Of The Day by astronomia.com apod.astronomia.com/2021/02/23/nebulosa-ostrica/
Another bright planetary nebula to capture during a full moon.
NGC 1501 is a complex planetary nebula in the constellation Camelopardalis.
It's progenitor star is a pulsating star, meaning that its brightness varies regularly and periodically. In the case of NGC 1501’s progenitor star, this is incredibly fast, with the star’s brightness changing significantly in just half an hour.
TARGET
Nomenclature: NGC 1501, Oyster nebula
Right Ascension: 04:06:59.40
Declination:  +60:55:14.20
Size: 57 arc sec
Discovery: William Herschel in 1787
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
Blue: 7x300"
Green: 8x300"
Lum: 9x300"
Red: 7x300"
OIII 52x300" bin 1x1
Total Integration: 6.9 hours
Pixel scale: 0.265 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.116 degrees
Capture dates: 28-29 January 2021
Capture location:  Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain

IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
OIII image