WHTZ 3
WHTZ 3 is a very faint 92 arc seconds planetary nebula in Aquila. It was discovered by Ronald Weinberger, Herbert Hartl, Sonia Temporin and Caterina Zanin in 1999. It was also independently discovered by my good friend Dana Patchick and is also known as Patchick 11.
TARGET
Nomenclature: WHTZ 3
Right Ascension: 19:57:59.3
Declination: +04:47:38.98
Size: 92 arc seconds
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras
Astrodon filters
Nomenclature: WHTZ 3
Right Ascension: 19:57:59.3
Declination: +04:47:38.98
Size: 92 arc seconds
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
Blue: 21x300"
Green: 21x300"
Red: 22x300"
Ha: 81x900" bin 1x1, 12x300" bin 1x1
OIII: 58x900" bin 1x1, 72x300" bin 1x1
Total Integration: 47 hours 5 minutes
Pixel scale: 0.265 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.188 degrees
Capture dates: 18-27 August 2022
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
Blue: 21x300"
Green: 21x300"
Red: 22x300"
Ha: 81x900" bin 1x1, 12x300" bin 1x1
OIII: 58x900" bin 1x1, 72x300" bin 1x1
Total Integration: 47 hours 5 minutes
Pixel scale: 0.265 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.188 degrees
Capture dates: 18-27 August 2022
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
IMAGE PROCESSING:
CCDStack and Photoshop CS2
CCDStack and Photoshop CS2
Ha image