NGC 3242
British Astronomical Association Picture Of The Week 19 March 2021
Published in the May 2021 issue of Astronomy Now Magazine
British Astronomical Association Picture Of The Week 19 March 2021
Published in the May 2021 issue of Astronomy Now Magazine
Most images of NGC 3242 - The Ghost Of Jupiter - are just of the bright core.
However there's plenty of interesting, but faint, nebulosity around it. The relationship between NGC 3242 and this nebulosity is unclear.
However there's plenty of interesting, but faint, nebulosity around it. The relationship between NGC 3242 and this nebulosity is unclear.
TARGET
Nomenclature: NGC 3242, Ghost Of Jupiter
Right Ascension: 10:24:46.1
Declination: -18:38:32.24
Size: 31.5 arc sec (inner core)
Discovery: William Herschel on February 7, 1785
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras
Astrodon filters
Nomenclature: NGC 3242, Ghost Of Jupiter
Right Ascension: 10:24:46.1
Declination: -18:38:32.24
Size: 31.5 arc sec (inner core)
Discovery: William Herschel on February 7, 1785
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
Blue: 27x300"
Green: 29x300"
Lum: 30x300"
Red: 29x300"
OIII: 152x300" bin 1x1
Ha: 105x300" bin 1x1, 38x900" bin 1x1
Total Integration: 40.5 hours
Pixel scale: 0.534 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.361 degrees
Capture dates: 6 January - 9 March 2021
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
Blue: 27x300"
Green: 29x300"
Lum: 30x300"
Red: 29x300"
OIII: 152x300" bin 1x1
Ha: 105x300" bin 1x1, 38x900" bin 1x1
Total Integration: 40.5 hours
Pixel scale: 0.534 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.361 degrees
Capture dates: 6 January - 9 March 2021
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
OIII image
Ha image
