Ra 48
Cover image of planetarynebulae.net February 2021
Ra 48 is a possible supernova remnant or Herbig Haro object in Taurus.
TARGET
Nomenclature: Ra 48, PNG 171.9-16.3
Right Ascension: 04:25:10.00
Declination:  +25:36:51.00
Size: 1 arc min
Discovery: Thierry Raffaelli
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
5nm H-Alpha: 10 x1800 bin 2x2, 15x900" bin 4x4
Red: 9x300 bin 1x1
Green: 10x300 bin 1x1
Blue: 8x300 bin 1x1
Total integration: 11.8 hours
Pixel scale: 0.534 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.142 degrees
Capture dates: 17 January 2021
Capture location:  Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2