David's Astronomy Pages (Sky Tours)
Jul (2) - Summer Planetaries

Image collection based on the sky tour "Plenty of Planetaries" featured in the Jul 2013 edition of Astronomy Now.

Bullet  1. NGC 6369 - Planetary Nebula (Little Ghost Nebula)
Bullet  2. NGC 6309 - Planetary Nebula ("Box Nebula") - to be imaged (Ophiuchus)
Bullet  3. NGC 6818 - Planetary Nebula ("Little Gem Nebula")
Bullet  4. NGC 6781 - Planetary Nebula
Bullet  5. NGC 6891 - Planetary Nebula
Bullet  6. IC 4997 - Planetary Nebula
Bullet  7. NGC 6886 - Planetary Nebula
Bullet  8. NGC 6905 - Planetary Nebula
 

1.  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
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CCD Image (150% size enlargement, cropped)
Image details as above

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2.  NGC 6309 - Planetary Nebula ("Box Nebula")

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3.  NGC 6818 - Planetary Nebula ("Little Gem Nebula")

NGC 6818 (Sagittarius)
Starfield with position of planetary nebula is shown by white cross-hairs
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size)
5 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2017-11-02 19:49h UT (#603104-09)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
 
NGC 6818 - detail
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CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
Image details as above

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4.  NGC 6781 - Planetary Nebula

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)
 
NGC 6781 - detail
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CCD Image (300% size)
Image details as above

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5.  NGC 6891 - Planetary Nebula

NGC 6891 (Delphinus)
Starfield with position of planetary nebula is shown by white cross-hairs
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size)
2 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2017-11-02 19:41h UT (#603096-98)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
 
NGC 6891 - detail
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CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
Image details as above

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6.  IC 4997 - Planetary Nebula

IC 4997 (Sagitta)
Starfield with position of planetary nebula is shown by white cross-hairs
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size)
2 x 30s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2017-11-02 19:28h UT (#603076-81)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
 
IC 4997 - detail
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CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
Image details as above

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7.  NGC 6886 - Planetary Nebula

NGC 6886 (Sagitta)
Starfield with position of planetary nebula is shown by white cross-hairs
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size)
30s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2017-11-02 19:32h UT (#603085)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
 
NGC 6886 - detail
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CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
Image details as above

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8. NGC 6905 - Planetary Nebula

NGC 6905  (Delphinus)
Image
CCD Image (50% size)
4 x 20s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2017-11-02 21:48h UT (#603257-63)
12" LX200R  (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
  
NGC 6905 - detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, cropped)
Image details as above

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