IPHASX J015624.9+652830
Astrobin Image Of The Day 11 September 2019
Astrobin Image Of The Day 11 September 2019
One of my favourite planetary nebulae - revisited with additional data and revised processing techniques. IPHASX J015624.9+652830 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia.
It was initially discovered as part of the IPHAS survey. It was spectroscopically confirmed as a true planetary nebula by the professional astronomer Laurence Sabin in September 2011. It was also independently discovered by the French amateur astronomer Laurent Ferrero in 2013 and is also known as Fe 6. It is 212 arc seconds in diameter. I love the way it appears to be a translucent sphere suspended in space. It's spherical shape is slightly distorted. This, combined with the bright rim to the north east suggests some interaction with the interstellar medium. The small bright central blue progenitor star is clearly visible. The internal morphology also hints at it being a possible bipolar PN.
It was initially discovered as part of the IPHAS survey. It was spectroscopically confirmed as a true planetary nebula by the professional astronomer Laurence Sabin in September 2011. It was also independently discovered by the French amateur astronomer Laurent Ferrero in 2013 and is also known as Fe 6. It is 212 arc seconds in diameter. I love the way it appears to be a translucent sphere suspended in space. It's spherical shape is slightly distorted. This, combined with the bright rim to the north east suggests some interaction with the interstellar medium. The small bright central blue progenitor star is clearly visible. The internal morphology also hints at it being a possible bipolar PN.
TARGET
Nomenclature: Fe 6, Ferrero 6, PN-G 129.6+03.4, J015625.5+652827, IPHASX J015624.9+652830
Right Ascension: 01:56:25.25
Declination: +65:28:29.10
Size: 3.5 arc min
Discovery: Independently discovered by the amateur astronomer Laurent Ferrero in November 2013 but spectroscopically confirmed by Laurence Sabin in 2011 as part of the IPHAS survey
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras
Astrodon filters
Nomenclature: Fe 6, Ferrero 6, PN-G 129.6+03.4, J015625.5+652827, IPHASX J015624.9+652830
Right Ascension: 01:56:25.25
Declination: +65:28:29.10
Size: 3.5 arc min
Discovery: Independently discovered by the amateur astronomer Laurent Ferrero in November 2013 but spectroscopically confirmed by Laurence Sabin in 2011 as part of the IPHAS survey
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
5nm H-Alpha: 27x1800", 97x900", 14x600"
3nm OIII: 22x1800", 86x600", 14x600"
Luminance: 21x300 bin 1x1
Red: 24x300 bin 1x1
Green: 29x300 bin 1x1
Blue: 25x300 bin 1x1
Total integration: 77 hours 25 minutes
Pixel scale: 0.533 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.269 degrees
Capture dates: 24-31 August 2019, 14 February-2 March 2023
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
5nm H-Alpha: 27x1800", 97x900", 14x600"
3nm OIII: 22x1800", 86x600", 14x600"
Luminance: 21x300 bin 1x1
Red: 24x300 bin 1x1
Green: 29x300 bin 1x1
Blue: 25x300 bin 1x1
Total integration: 77 hours 25 minutes
Pixel scale: 0.533 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.269 degrees
Capture dates: 24-31 August 2019, 14 February-2 March 2023
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