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Bullet M27 - Planetary Nebula
Bullet M57 - Planetary Nebula (Ring Nebula)
Bullet M76 - Planetary Nebula
Bullet M97 - Planetary Nebula (Owl Nebula)
 
Bullet NGC 246 - Planetary Nebula ( Herschel V-25, Caldwell 56 )
Bullet NGC 1501 - Planetary Nebula (PLN 144+ 6.1)
Bullet NGC 1514 - Planetary Nebula (Crystal Ball Nebula)
Bullet NGC 1535 - Planetary Nebula (Cleopatra's Eye)
Bullet NGC 2022 - Planetary Nebula
Bullet NGC 2346 - Planetary Nebula
Bullet NGC 2371 - Planetary Nebula (Double Bubble Nebula)
Bullet NGC 2392 - Planetary nebula (Eskimo Nebula, Caldwell 39)
Bullet NGC 2438 - Planetary Nebula
Bullet NGC 3242 - Planetary Nebula (Ghost of Jupiter)
Bullet NGC 4361 - Planetary Nebula
Bullet NGC 6058 - Planetary Nebula
Bullet NGC 6210 - Planetary Nebula (Turtle Nebula)
Bullet NGC 6369 - Planetary Nebula (Little Ghost Nebula)
Bullet NGC 6445 - Planetary Nebula
Bullet NGC 6543 - Planetary Nebula (Cats Eye Nebula, Caldwell 6)
Bullet NGC 6572 - Planetary Nebula (Emerald Nebula)
Bullet NGC 6781 - Planetary Nebula
Bullet NGC 6826 - Planetary Nebula (Blinking Nebula, Caldwell 15)
Bullet NGC 6842 - Planetary Nebula
Bullet NGC 6884 - Planetary Nebula
Bullet NGC 7008 - Planetary Nebula
Bullet NGC 7009 - Planetary Nebula (Saturn Nebula, Caldwell 55)
Bullet NGC 7026 - Planetary Nebula (Cheese Burger Nebula)
Bullet NGC 7027 - Planetary Nebula
Bullet NGC 7048 - Planetary Nebula
Bullet NGC 7076 - Planetary Nebula (Abell 75)
Bullet NGC 7139 - Planetary Nebula
Bullet NGC 7293 - Planetary Nebula ( Helix Nebula, Caldwell 63)
Bullet NGC 7354 - Planetary Nebula
Bullet NGC 7662 - Planetary Nebula (Blue Snowball, Caldwell 22)
 
Bullet Abell 4 - Planetary Nebula (PK 144-15.1)
Bullet Abell 12 - Planetary Nebula (PLN 198- 6.1)
Bullet Abell 21 - Planetary Nebula ("Medusa Nebula" / PLN 205+14.1)
Bullet Abell 31 - Planetary Nebula (PLN 219+31.1)
Bullet Abell 37 - Planetary Nebula (IC 972)
Bullet Abell 39 - Planetary Nebula (PLN 47+42.1)
Bullet Abell 43 - Planetary Nebula (PLN 36+17.1)
Bullet Abell 50 - Planetary Nebula (NGC 6742)
Bullet Abell 70 - Planetary Nebula (PK 38-25.1)
Bullet Abell 82 - Planetary Nebula (PLN 114- 4.1)
 
Bullet IC 418 - Planetary Nebula (Raspberry Nebula)
 
Bullet PLN 64+ 5.1 - Planetary Nebula or Be Star ? (Campbell's Hydrogen Star)
Bullet PLN 102- 2.1 - Planetary Nebula
Bullet PLN 164+31.1 - Planetary Nebula (Jones-Emberson, SE-1)
Bullet PLN 205+14.1 - Planetary Nebula (Medusa Nebula/Abell 21)
Bullet PLN 217+14 - Planetary Nebula
 
Bullet Jones 1 - Planetary Nebula (PK 104-29.1)
Bullet Pease 1 - Planetary Nebula in M15
 

 


Planetary Nebula 

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)
Image Image
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
   
M57 (RIng Nebula)  M57 Planetary Nebula (Lyra)
Image Image
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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Planetary Nebula - Messier catalogue


M27 - Planetary Nebula (Dumbbell Nebula) 

M27  (Vulpecula) 
Image 
CCD  Image, 3 x 60 sec exposure, C filter, 
2004-08-14  23:54 h UT (#65048-50)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E
 
Image 
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 Classic + ST-7E / operating at f/10.3
2005-05-18  01:34 h UT (#87135-50)
(See M27 images by individual filter)

  

Image
CCD Image / Cropped to Central Area
4 x 20 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2009-07-31 00:25 h UT  (#379478-82)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

  

Image
CCD Image (Log scaling)
Image details as above
[ full frame image ]

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M57 - Planetary Nebula (Ring Nebula) 

M57 (Lyra)
Image 
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)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E
 
Composite high detail + colour image of M57
(constructed from images taken 13 months apart from two sites)
Image 
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) 
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E
[ Full Size | Original Luminance Image ]

  

Image
Colour CCD Image (LRGB), Cropped to Central Area, 
Luminance : 22 x 30 sec exposure (average combine), 
1x1 binning, C Filter, Sharpened (Unsharp Mask)

Red: 4 x 30s, Green : 5 x 30s, Blue: 4 x 45s (average combine), 1x1 binning 
2009-07-30 22:07 h UT  (#379295-348) + (colour #379323-41)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME
(RGB frame enlargement factor x1.0096 wrt to C Frame)

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M76 - Planetary Nebula (Little Dumbbell)

M76 (Perseus)
Image
CCD Image (square root scale, 60% size) 
3 x 3 min (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter
2010-10-07 00:33hUT (#430329-31)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME
 
M76 - detail 
Image
CCD Image (log scale, 100% size, cropped) 
Image details as above

 

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M97 - Planetary Nebula (Owl Nebula)

M97 (Ursa Major)

Image
CCD Image (50% size scaling)
5 x 90 sec exposure (average frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2009-04-22 01:05 h UT  (#364272-75)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

 

M97 - detail

Image
CCD Image (cropped)
Image details as above

 

M97 - colour image

Image
Colour CCD Image 
Cropped to Central Area
Red : 3 x 120 sec exposure (average combine) + 1.216 weight
Green : 3 x 120 sec exposure (average combine) + 1.00 weight
Blue : 3 x 180 sec exposure (average combine) + 1.096 weight
Luminance : 5 x 90 sec exposure (average frame), C Filter 
 Exposure/Colour Weights based on analysis of RGB frames of four G2V Stars
3x3 binning,
Luminance: 2009-04-22 01:05 h UT  (#364272-75)
Colour:  2009-05-10 00:56 h UT  (#367191-99)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME
[ full frame image ]

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Planetary Nebula - NGC Catalogues


NGC 246 - Planetary Nebula ( Herschel V-25, Caldwell 56)

Caldwell 56/ NGC 246 /  Herschel V-25 (Cetus)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (Linear scale, cropped)
10 x 60 sec exposure,  3x3 binning, C Filter
2009-09-20 01:46 h UT  (#389421-30)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

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NGC 1501 - Planetary Nebula (PLN 144+ 6.1)

NGC 1501 / Herschel IV-53 / PLN 144+ 6.1 (Camelopardalis)

Image
CCD Image (Linear Brightness Scale, cropped)
6 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2010-09-11 01:03hUT (#427169-75)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
   

NGC 1501  - detail (spectra)

Image
CCD Image Spectra (rotated, cropped)
6 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, S Filter 
2010-09-11 01:18hUT (#427191-96)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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NGC 1514 - Planetary Nebula (Crystal Ball Nebula)

NGC 1514 (Taurus)

Image
CCD Image
3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2006-12-15 23:58 hUT (#163232-34)
 
NGC 1514 (Taurus)
Image
CCD Image, 4x60s exposure (summed)
C Filter
2004-09-18 23:58h UT (#72070-74)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E
 
NGC 1514 (Taurus)
Image
Enhanced CCD Image (blur and range adjustment)
, 4x60s exposure (summed), C Filter
2004-09-18 23:58h UT (#72070-74)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E
 
NGC 1514 (Taurus) 
Image
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)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E 

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NGC 1535 - Planetary Nebula  (Cleopatra's Eye)

NGC 1535 (Eridanus)

Image

CCD Image (50% size)
3 x 30 sec, 1x1 binning, C Filter
2007-12-07 22:44hUT (#240062-64)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

 

NGC 1535 - detail

Image

CCD Image (250% size)
3 x 30 sec, 1x1 binning, C Filter
2007-12-07 22:45hUT (#240064)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

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NGC 2022 - Planetary Nebula

NGC 2022 (Orion)

Image

CCD Image 
3 x 45s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2008-12-18 22:05 h UT (#335252-54)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E
  

NGC 2022 - detail

Image

Negative CCD Image (250% size, cropped)
Image details as above

 

NGC 2022 - spectra

Image

CCD Spectra 
3 x 120s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, 
Star Analyser 100 Filter
2008-12-18 22:30 h UT (#335276-78)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

 

Image

CCD Spectra (200% size)
Rotated, Cropped
Image details as above

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NGC 2346 - Planetary Nebula

NGC 2346 (Monoceros)

Image
CCD Image
5 x 120s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2006-12-17 23:07 hUT (#165152-56)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E
NGC 2346 - detail
Image
Enlarged CCD Image (250% size)
Slight smoothing, square root brightness scaling
Image details as Above

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NGC 2371 - Planetary Nebula ("Double Bubble Nebula")

NGC 2371  (Gemini)  
[ Herschel H316-2 ]
Image
CCD Image (35% size) 
4 x 60s (average combine), 2x2 binning, V Filter 
2010-02-20 21:59 h UT  (#414277-81)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
 
NGC 2371  - detail 
Image
CCD Image (cropped, linear scale) 
Image details as above
 
Image
False Colour CCD Image (cropped, log scale)
Image details as above

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NGC 2392 - Planetary Nebula (Clown Face or Eskimo Nebula, Caldwell 39) 

Caldwell 39 / NGC 2392  (Gemini)
Image 
Colour CCD Image
Red 3x20s (av), Green 3x20s (av), Blue 3x30s (av)
2004-02-19  20:25 to 20:31 h UT (#58117-25)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

  

NGC 2392 (Gemini)

Image

CCD Image (square root scaling)
3 x 30 sec (average combine), 2x2 binning (half-frame), C Filter
2009-03-09 22:22 h UT  (#356101-03)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.8) + ST-10XME

  

NGC 2392 - detail

Image

CCD Image (square root scaling, 200% size)
Image details as above

  

NGC 2392 - Spectrograph

Image

CCD Image (200% size enlargement)
3 x 45s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, S Filter
2009-01-09 21:32 h UT (#342143-45)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E + Star Analyser 100

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NGC 2438  - Planetary Nebula

NGC 2438 (Perseus)
(sits in M46)

Image
CCD Image
2 x 60s exposure (average combine), 
2x2 binning, C Filter, Linear Scale
2007-12-06 21:29 hUT (#239203-05)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E
 

NGC 2438 - detail

Image
Annotated CCD Image (250% size)
Image details as above

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NGC 3242 - Planetary Nebula ("Ghost of Jupiter")

NGC 3242 (Hydra)

Image

Annotated CCD Image (53% size reduction)
3 x 20s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2009-03-21 22:16 h UT (#358071-73)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

  

NGC 3242 - detail

Image

CCD Image (Log brightness scaling, cropped to central area)
Image details as above

 

Image

CCD Image (cropped to central area)
3 x 20s sec exposure (average combine), 1x1 binning, C Filter
Frames aligned using AIP4WIN Planetary Align Function
2009-03-21 22:15 h UT (#358068-70)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

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NGC 4361 - Planetary Nebula

NGC 4361 (Corvus)
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
5 x 60 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2015-04-09 22:27hUT (#583036-41)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
 
NGC 4361 - detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
Image details as above

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NGC 6058 - Planetary Nebula

NGC 6058  (Hercules)
Image 
CCD Image (cropped)
3 x 45s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2012-10-15 19:40 h UT (#515094-96)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
 
Wider View
Image 
CCD Image (58% size, cropped)
Image details as above

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NGC 6210 - Planetary Nebula (Turtle Nebula)

NGC 6210 (Hercules)

Image
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)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E
 
NGC 6210 - spectra 
Image
CCD Spectra
3 x 60s, 1x1 binning, Star Analyser 100
2008-05-18 00:58hUT (#286101-03)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

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NGC 6369 - Planetary Nebula (Little Ghost Nebula)

NGC 6369 / Herschel IV-11 (Ophiuchus)

Image

CCD Image (70% size reduction)
8 x 20s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2009-05-26 23:37 h UT (#369086-88)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME
Image at just 6 deg above SSE horizon

NGC 6369 - detail

Image

CCD Image (150% size enlargement, cropped)
Image details as above

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NGC 6445 - Planetary Nebula

NGC 6445 (Sagittarus)

Image

CCD Image (35% size reduction)
7 x 20s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2009-07-02 23:10 h UT (#374023-29)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

 

NGC 6445 - detail

Image

CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
Image details as above

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NGC 6543 - Planetary Nebula ("Cats Eye Nebula", Caldwell 6 )

NGC 6543 / Caldwell 6 (Draco)

Image

Annotated CCD Image (Cropped to central area)
3 x 30s sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2009-04-08 21:31 h UT (#362010-12)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

  

NGC 6543  - detail

Image

CCD Image (Cropped to central area)
3 x 10s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2009-04-08 21:314 h UT (#362016-18)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

  

Image

CCD Image 
(200% size enlargement, Cropped to central area, log scaling)
Image details as above

  

  NGC 6543  - false colour

Image

False Colour CCD Image
 (200% size enlargement, Cropped to central area, log scaling)
Image details as above

 

  NGC 6543  - Spectra

Image

CCD Spectral mage (cropped)
 30s sec exposure, 2x2 binning, S Filter (Star Analyser 100)
2009-04-08 21:314 h UT (#362022
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

  

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NGC 6572 - Planetary Nebula ("Emerald Nebula")

NGC 6572 (Ophiuchus)

Image
CCD Image
5 x 30s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 
2008-04-18 00:55hUT (#283237-41)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E
NGC 6572 - spectra 
Image
Image
Image
CCD Spectra
3 x 45s, 1x1 binning, Star Analyser 100
2008-04-18 01:01hUT (#283245-47)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

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NGC 6781 - Planetary Nebula

NGC 6781  / Herschel H743-3 / PLN 41- 2.1 (Aquila)

Image

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)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

 

NGC 6781 - detail

Image

CCD Image (300% size)
Image details as above
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

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NGC 6826 - Planetary Nebula (Blinking Nebula, Caldwell 15)

Caldwell 15 / NGC 6826 (Cygnus) 
[  Herschel H73-4 ]
Image
CCD Image 
2 x 60s (average combine), clear filter
2005-06-07  00:36 h UT (#88097-99)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E
 
NGC 6826 - planetary nebula detail 
Image
CCD Image as above
(central portion enlarged x3)
  
NGC 6826 - spectra 
Image
CCD Spectra
3 x 60s, 1x1 binning, Star Analyser 100
2008-04-18 02:28hUT (#283337-39)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

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NGC 6842 - Planetary Nebula

NGC 6842  (Vulpecula) 

Image

Annotated CCD Image (cropped)
3 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2014-11-23 20:10hUT (#571048-52)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME

 

NGC 6842 - wider view

Image

CCD Image (50% size)
Image details as above

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NGC 6884 - Planetary Nebula 

NGC 6884 (Cygnus) 
small planetary nebula, no visible detail 
Image
CCD Image 
3 x 60s (average combine), clear filter
2005-06-07  00:40 h UT (#88101-03)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E
 
NGC 6884
Image
CCD Image (negative)
details as above 
(#88101-03)

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NGC 7008 - Planetary Nebula

NGC 7008 / H I 192  (Cygnus)

Image

CCD Image
2 min exposure, 2x2 binning , C Filter
2006-09-04 22:03 h UT (#138063)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

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NGC 7009 - Planetary Nebula (Saturn Nebula, Caldwell 55)

NGC 7009 / Caldwell 55  (Aquarius)
Image
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)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E
 
Caldwell 55 / NGC 7009 - detail
Image
2002-09-23  21:47 to 21:50h UT
CCD Image, 5 min exposure (1x1 binning)
....   arc min  (#27045)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

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NGC 7026 - Planetary Nebula (Cheese Burger Nebula)

NGC 7026  (Cygnus)

Image

CCD Image
2 x 2 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning , C Filter
2006-09-04 22:08 h UT (#138066-68)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

 

NGC 7026 - detail

Image
Annotated CCD Image 
(200% size,cropped)
10s, 2x2 binning, C Filter
2008-05-08 01:34hUT (#286181)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E
  
Image
CCD Spectra
3 x 45s, 1x1 binning, Star Analyser 100
2008-05-08 01:22hUT (#286182-84)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

 

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NGC 7027 - Planetary Nebula

NGC 7027 (Cygnus)

Image

CCD Image (50% size reduction)
4 x 15s sec exposure (average combine), 1x1 binning (SF/5), C Filter
2009-07-04 23:10 h UT (#375071-75)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

 

NGC 7027 - detail

Image

CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
Image details as above

 

NGC 7027 - spectra

Image

CCD Image (190% size)
3 x 30s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, S Filter
2009-07-04 22:54 h UT (#375076-78)
rotated, cropped, 190% enlargement
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

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NGC 7048 - Planetary Nebula

NGC 7048 (Cygnus)

Image

CCD Image (50% size)
3 x 20s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2011-01-20 19:24 h UT (#449116-18)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

NGC 7048  - detail

Image

CCD Image (cropped, annotated)
2 x 30s sec exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2011-01-20 19:26 h UT (#449119-21)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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NGC 7076 - Planetary Nebula (Abell 75)

NGC 7076 / Abell 75 (Cep)
Image
CCD Image (cropped)
4 x 60 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2013-10-11 19:41hUT (#547201-04)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
NGC 7076 - detail
Image
Negative CCD Image (cropped)
Image details as above

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NGC 7139 - Planetary Nebula

NGC 7139 (Cepheus)

Image
CCD Image (full frame, 35% size)
9 x 30s (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 
2010-02-20 20:27 h UT  (#414159-67)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
  

NGC 7139 - detail

Image
Annotated CCD Image (cropped, 100% size)
Image details as above

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NGC 7293 - Planetary Nebula ( Helix Nebula,Caldwell 63)  

NGC 7293 / Caldwell 63 (Aquarius)

Image

CCD Image (50% size)
12 x 90s sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2009-10-07 21:36 h UT (#392266-78)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

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NGC 7354 - Planetary Nebula

NGC 7354 (Cepheus)

Image
Annotated CCD Image (cropped)
5 x 30s (median combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter 
2010-02-20 20:33 h UT  (#414169-73)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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NGC 7662 (Planetary Nebula, "Blue Snowball", Caldwell 22)

NGC 7662 / Caldwell 22 (Andromeda)
Image
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)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E
 
Image
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)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E
    

NGC 7662 - detail

Image
Annotated CCD Image (300% size, cropped)
3 x 30s exposure (average combine), 1x1 binning, C Filter 
2008-04-18 02:35hUT (#283343-45)
  
NGC 7662 - spectra 
Image
CCD Spectra
3 x 60s, 1x1 binning, Star Analyser 100
2008-04-18 02:239hUT (#283346-48)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

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Planetary Nebula - Abell catalogue


Abell 4 - Planetary Nebula (PK 144-15.1) 

Abell 4 / PLN 144-15.1 (Perseus)
Abell 4 is the faint planetary nebula at centre of image (catalog mag +16.7)
Near it is an edge-on spiral galaxy PGC 2201333  (catalog mag +17.1)
Bright star is SAO 38305/HD 17052 (catalog mag +8.69)

Image

CCD Image (cropped)
6 x 60 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2011-11-01 21:51 h UT  (#482158-67)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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Abell 12 - Planetary Nebula

  

Abell 12 / PLN 198- 6.1 (Orion)
Adjacent bloomed bright star is 61-Mu Orionis 

Image

CCD Image ( cropped)
3 x 90s exposure, 2x2 binning, C Filter
2009-12-26 22:18h UT (#408287-89)
12" LX200R  (at f/5.7) + ST-10XME

Abell 12 - detail

Image

CCD Image (250% size, cropped)
Image details as above

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Abell 21 - Planetary Nebula ("Medusa Nebula" / PLN 205+14.1)

Abell 21 / PLN 205+14.1 (Gemini)
Image
CCD Image Mosaic (50% size)
4 x 90 sec exposure, 3x3 binning, C Filter
2015-02-20 21:17hUT (#580139-43)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME

 

Abell 21 / PLN 205+14.1  (Gemini)

Image

CCD Image
12 x 2 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2006-11-18 02:22h UT (#153222-33)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

 

Abell 21 / PLN 205+14.1

Image

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)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

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Abell 31 - Planetary Nebula (PLN 219+31.1)

Attempted Image of Abell 31 / (PLN 219+31.1)  (Cancer)
(planetary nebula is too diffuse to be seen in this image)
Image
CCD Image (cropped)
35 x 90sec exposure (average combine),  3x3 binning, C Filter
2011-01-28 22:46 h UT  (#450304-08)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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Abell 37 - Planetary Nebula (IC 972)

Abell 37 / IC 972 (Virgo)
Planetary Nebula is faintly visible in image below
Image 
CCD Image (cropped)
4 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2015-05-15 00:13 h UT (#589122-25)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME

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Abell 39 - Planetary Nebula (PLN 47+42.1)

Abell 39 / PLN 47+42.1 (Hercules)
Image 
CCD Image (slight smoothed, 50%, )
8 x 90s sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2012-10-15 21:18 h UT (#515213-20)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
[ internet picture showing Abell 39 for reference, by Capella Observatory ]
 
Image 
Negative CCD Image (Gamma adjusted)
Image details as above
  
Abell 39 - detail
 Image
Annotated CCD Image (80% size, cropped)
Image details as above

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Abell 43 - Planetary Nebula (PLN 36+17.1)

Abell 43 / PLN 36+17.1 (Ophiuchus)

Image
CCD Image (Linear Brightness Scale, cropped)
3 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2010-09-10 23:33hUT (#427052-56)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
   

Abell 43 - detail

Image
Negative CCD Image (cropped)
Image details as above

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Abell 50 - Planetary Nebula (NGC 6742)

Abell 50 / NGC 6742 / PLN 78+18.1  (Draco)

Image

Annotated CCD Image (cropped)
5 x 90 sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2013-10-12  22:07 h UT  (#548210-14)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

NGC 6742 - detail

Image

CCD Image (200% size, cropped)
Image details as above

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Abell 70 - Planetary Nebula (PK 38-25.1)

Abell 70 / PK 38-25.1 (Aquila)
Image 
CCD Image (cropped)
6 x 90s sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2012-10-15 22:26 h UT (#515281-89)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
 
Abell 70 - detail
Image 
Negative CCD Image (cropped, gamma adjusted)
Image details as above

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Abell 82 - Planetary Nebula (PLN 114- 4.1)

Abell 82 / PLN 114- 4.1 (Cassiopeia)
Image 
CCD Image (50%, )
3 x 45s sec exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2012-10-15 21:18 h UT (#515119-21)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
 
Abell 82 - detail
Image 
Negative CCD Image (Gamma adjusted)
Image details as above

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Planetary Nebula - Other catalogues


IC 418 - Planetary Nebula (Raspberry Nebula)

IC 418 (Lepus)

Image

Annotated CCD Image 
(50% size, insert 250% size)
3 x 30 sec (average combine), 1x1 binning, C Filter
2007-12-18 23:18hUT (#243230-32)

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PLN 64+ 5.1 - Planetary Nebula or Be Star ? (Campbell's Hydrogen Star)

PLN 64+ 5.1/ Campbell's Hydrogen Star (Cygnus)
PLN 64+ 5.1 is the bright object in the centre of the image

Image
CCD Image (cropped)
3 x 20s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2010-08-30 23:39hUT (#426218-20)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

PLN 64+ 5.1/ Campbell's Hydrogen Star - spectra
Spectra (bottom) shows that PLN 64+ 5.1 doesn't appear to be normal 
planetary nebula (if it is one at all). 
Instead the spectra looks like that of a Be star

Image
CCD Image (cropped, rotated)
0s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, S Filter 
2010-08-30 23:41hUT (#426222)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

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PLN 102- 2.1 - Planetary Nebula

PLN 102-2.1 (Lacerta)

 Image

CCD Image 
3 x 120s exposure (average combine), 
2x2 binning, C filter,  
2006-12-08 20:03h UT (#160116-18)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

  

Image

Negative CCD Image (250% size)
(details as above)

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PLN 164+31.1 - Planetary Nebula ("Headphones Nebula")

PLN 164+31.1  (Lynx)
Also known as  Jones-Emberson 1 (JE-1) , PNG 164.8+31.1, PK 164+31.1

Image
CCD Image
9  x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2012-10-22 00:22 hUT (#517272-79)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

PLN 164+31.1  - detail

Image
CCD Image (50% size, gamma enhanced)
Image details as above

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PLN 205+14.1 - Planetary Nebula ("Medusa Nebula" / Abell 21)

PLN 205+14.1 / Abell 21 (Gemini)

Image

CCD Image
12 x 2 min exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C Filter
2006-11-18 02:22h UT (#153222-33)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

  

PLN 205+14.1

Image

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)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

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PLN 217+14 - Planetary Nebula

PLN 217+14  (Canis Minor) 

Image 

CCD Image 
5 x 120s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, C filter,  
2007-02-17 21:51h UT (#176124-28)
8" LX200 Classic + ST-7E

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Jones 1 - Planetary Nebula (PK 104-29.1)

Jones 1 (Pegasus)

Image
CCD Image (60% size, cropped)
6  x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, V Filter 
2010-10-15 22:07 hUT (#516175-83)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

Image
CCD Image (60% size, cropped)
6  x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter 
2010-08-20 22:35 hUT (#424026-34)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME

 

Jones 1 - detail

Image
Negative CCD Image (60% size, cropped)
Image details as above

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Pease 1 - Planetary Nebula in M15

Pease I (Pegasus)
Pease I - a planetary nebula in the globular cluster M15 - is the 
small 'red' object whose position is indicated by the white cross-hairs
This false colour image uses Ha filter frame for red, 
and V filter frame for blue and green.
The Pl. Neb. is highlighted due to its high excess of light at Ha wavelengths, 
and appears 'red' compared to normal stars which appear whitish.

Image
False Colour CCD Image ( cropped)
Blue & Green : 3 x 45s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, V Filter 
Red : 6 x 60s exposure (average combine), 2x2 binning, Ha Filter 
2010-09-11 00:53hUT (#427158-66)
12" LX200R  (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME
[wider view]

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