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Two of the most famous planetary nebula are M27 and M57. Shown below are sketches of these two nebula (made in 1995) compared with CCD Images (made in 2004/2005). Both sketches and CCD images were made using 8" LX200.
| M27 (Dumb-bell Nebula) | M27 Planetary Nebula (Vulpecula) | |
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| 1995-08-31 Inverted from original sketch, F6.3/8" LX200, 26mm. |
2005-05-18 01:34 h UT (#87135-50) CCD Colour Image (LRGB) Luminance 3x1min (average), Red : 3x1min (average), Green 3x1min (average), Blue 3x2min (average) 8" LX200 with operating at f/10.3 |
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| M57 (RIng Nebula) | M57 Planetary Nebula (Lyra) | |
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| 1998-08-14 Inverted from original sketch F10/8" LX200 9.7mm, x206, 15' FOV |
CCD Colour Composite Image of M57 Luminance (C med 3x30s), Blue 220% (B av 3 x 60s), Green (V av 2x60s), Red (R av2x60s) 2004-09-18 23:16 hUT (# 72004-16) |
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| M27 (Vulpecula) |
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CCD Image, 3 x 60 sec exposure, C filter, 2004-08-14 23:54 h UT (#65048-50) |
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CCD Colour Image (LRGB) Luminance 3x1min (average), Red : 3x1min (average), Green 3x1min (average), Blue 3x2min (average) Processing and combined using CCDSoft. Brightened using PaintShop Pro 8" LX200 with operating at f/10.3 2005-05-18 01:34 h UT (#87135-50) (See M27 images by individual filter) |
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| M57 (Lyra) |
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| CCD Colour Composite Luminance (C med 3x30s), Blue 220% (B av 3 x 60s), Green (V av 2x60s), Red (R av2x60s) 2004-09-18 23:16 hUT (# 72004-16) |
| Composite high detail + colour image of M57 (constructed from images taken 13 months apart) |
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| CCD Colour Composite Luminance Image taken on 2003-08-03 from southern England (#47146-55) (C sum 10x30s, f/10, 1x1 binning, unsharp masked) combined with Colour Images taken on 2004-09-18 from NE Scotland (# 72004-16) Blue 260% (B av 3 x 60s, f/7, 2x2 binning), Green (V av 2x60s, f/7, 2x2 binning), Red (R av2x60s, f/7, 2x2 binning) [ Full Size | Original Luminance Image ] |
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| M76 (Perseus) |
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CCD Image, 7 x 60 sec exposure (average combine) Clear Filter 2004-08-22 23:15 h UT (#68129+) |
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M97 (Ursa Major) |
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| CCD Image 8 x 180s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 2006-12-17 00:31 hUT (#164397-404) |
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| Caldwell 15 / NGC 6826 (Cygnus) [ Herschel H73-4 ] |
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CCD Image 2 x 60s (average combine), clear filter 2005-06-07 00:36 h UT (#88097-99) |
| NGC 6826 - planetary nebula detail |
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CCD Image as above (central portion enlarged x3) |
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| Caldwell 22 / NGC 7662 (Andromeda) |
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CCD Colour Composite Luminance (C med 3x60s), Blue 250% (B med 6 x 60s), Green (V med 3x60s), Red (R med 3x60s) 2004-11-02 00:41 h UT (#73063-77) |
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Enhanced CCD Colour Image Luminance (C med 3x60s), Blue 250% (B med 6 x 60s), Green (V med 3x60s), Red (R med 3x60s) Luminance has been sharpened using Richardson-Lucy processing 2004-11-02 00:41 h UT (#73063-77) |
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| Caldwell 39 / NGC 2392 (Gemini) |
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Colour CCD Image Red 3x20s (av), Green 3x20s (av), Blue 3x30s (av) 2004-02-19 20:25 to 20:31 h UT (#58117-25) |
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| Caldwell 55 / NGC 7009 - The Saturn Nebula |
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| 2002-09-23 21:47 to 21:50h UT CCD Image, 5 x 30 sec exposure (2x2 binning) 11.4 x 7.6 arc min (#27035-39) |
| Caldwell 55 / NGC 7009 (detail) |
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| 2002-09-23 21:47 to 21:50h UT CCD Image, 5 min exposure (1x1 binning) .... arc min (#27045) |
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PLN 205+14.1 (Gemini) |
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CCD Image 12 x 2 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 2006-11-18 02:22h UT (#153222-33) |
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PLN 205+14.1 |
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Approximate Colour CCD Image (CBVR) Luminance 12 x 2 min ( C filter), Red 2 min (R filter), Green 2 min (V filter), Blue 3 min (B filter) 2006-11-18 02:22h UT (#153222-36) |
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| NGC 1514 (Taurus) |
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CCD Image, 4x60s exposure (summed) C Filter 2004-09-18 23:58h UT (#72070-74) |
| NGC 1514 (Taurus) |
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Enhanced CCD Image (blur and range adjustment) , 4x60s exposure (summed), C Filter 2004-09-18 23:58h UT (#72070-74) |
| NGC 1514 (Taurus) |
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CCD Image 3 x 60s exposure (average combine), C Filter 2005-09-02 23:36 h UT (#93100-02) (cf. image from 2004-09-18) |
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NGC 1535 (Eridanus) |
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CCD Image (50% size) |
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NGC 1535 - detail |
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CCD Image (250% size) |
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NGC 2346 (Monoceros) |
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| CCD Image 5 x 120s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 2006-12-17 23:07 hUT (#165152-56) |
| NGC 2346 - detail |
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| CCD Image (250% size) Slight smoothing, square root brightness scaling Image details as Above |
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NGC 2371 (Gemini) |
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| CCD Image 2 x 2 min exposure (average combine), 1x1 binning (50% size), C Filter 2006-02-03 02:30h UT (#113094-95) |
| NGC 2371 (detail) |
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| CCD Image (details as above) |
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NGC 2438 (Perseus) |
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| CCD Image 2 x 60s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter, Linear Scale 2007-12-06 21:29 hUT (#239203-05) |
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NGC 2438 - detail |
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| Annotated CCD Image (250% size) Image details as above |
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NGC 6210 (Hercules) |
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| Approximate Colour CCD Image Red : 2 x 60 sec exposure (R Filter) Green : 2 x 60 sec exposure (V Filter) Blue : 2 x 120 sec exposure (B Filter) 1x1 binning (insert at 400% size) 2006-05-06 00:26h UT (#122181-86) |
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NGC 6781 / Herschel H743-3 / PLN 41- 2.1 (Aquila) |
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CCD Image 3 x 3 min & 5 x 2 min exposure (summed), 2x2 binning , C Filter 2006-09-08 22:05 h UT (#141160-71) |
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| NGC 6781 - detail |
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CCD Image (300% size) Image details as above |
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| NGC 6884 (Cygnus) small planetary nebula, no visible detail |
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CCD Image 3 x 60s (average combine), clear filter 2005-06-07 00:40 h UT (#88101-03) |
| NGC 6884 |
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CCD Image (negative) details as above (#88101-03) |
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NGC 7008 / H I 192 (Cygnus) |
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CCD Image 2 min exposure, 2x2 binning , C Filter 2006-09-04 22:03 h UT (#138063) |
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NGC 7026 (Cygnus) |
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CCD Image 2 x 2 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning , C Filter 2006-09-04 22:08 h UT (#138066-68) |
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PLN 102-2.1 (Lacerta) |
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CCD Image 3 x 120s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C filter, 2006-12-08 20:03h UT (#160116-18) |
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Negative CCD Image (250% size) (details as above) |
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PLN 164+31.1 (Lynx) |
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| CCD Image 4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter Lightly Smoothed (blur function) 2006-12-15 22:33 hUT (#163196-200) |
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PLN 217+14 (Canis Minor) |
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CCD Image 5 x 120s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C filter, 2007-02-17 21:51h UT (#176124-28) |
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| This Web Page: | Planetary Nebulae |
| Last Updated : | 2008-01-01 |
| Site Owner : | David Richards |
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