Peter Goodhew
Sh2-71
Sh2-71 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Aquila. It was first found by Rudolph Minkowski in 1946, although he didn't recognise that it was a planetary nebula. It was only in 1959 when Stewart Sharpless independently discovered it that we realised that it might be a planetary nebula. It has an unusually complex morphology which is attributed to a triple star system at its core. It is around 3,260 light years from Earth - so this image shows its appearance around 1,300 years before the birth of Christ.
This was a joint project with my good friend Sven Eklund, with data captured on both my dual rig of 6" refractors and his C14 EdgeHD - all located at Fregenal de la Sierra in Southern Spain.
Data captured between 11-24 July 2022.
Scopes: APM TMB LZOS 152 Refractors and Celestron C14 Edge HD
Cameras: QSI6120wsg8 and ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
Mounts: 10Micron GM2000 HPS and iOptron CEM120
A total of 88 hours 5 minutes (HaOIIIRGB)
More information at www.imagingdeepspace.com/sh2-71.html
Sh2-71
Sh2-71 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Aquila. It was first found by Rudolph Minkowski in 1946, although he didn't recognise that it was a planetary nebula. It was only in 1959 when Stewart Sharpless independently discovered it that we realised that it might be a planetary nebula. It has an unusually complex morphology which is attributed to a triple star system at its core. It is around 3,260 light years from Earth - so this image shows its appearance around 1,300 years before the birth of Christ.
This was a joint project with my good friend Sven Eklund, with data captured on both my dual rig of 6" refractors and his C14 EdgeHD - all located at Fregenal de la Sierra in Southern Spain.
Data captured between 11-24 July 2022.
Scopes: APM TMB LZOS 152 Refractors and Celestron C14 Edge HD
Cameras: QSI6120wsg8 and ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
Mounts: 10Micron GM2000 HPS and iOptron CEM120
A total of 88 hours 5 minutes (HaOIIIRGB)
More information at www.imagingdeepspace.com/sh2-71.html