Daniel Pasternak 4 Nov 2015n
My first try at the Skull Nebula:
NGC 246, Caldwell 56 known as the Skull Nebula,[4] is a planetary nebula in the constellation Cetus. The nebula and the stars associated with it are listed in several catalogs, as summarized by the SIMBAD database.[1] It is roughly 1,600 light-years away.[6] The nebula's central star is the 12th magnitude[6] white dwarf HIP 3678.
Among some amateur astronomers, NGC 246 is known as the "Pac-Man Nebula" because of the arrangement of its central stars and the surrounding star field.[5]
Distance from Gaia (earth) 1,600 light years away
Magnitude 8.0
Dimensions 3.2’
Radius 2-3 light years
Canon 450d bought used for $99.00: I removed the 2 filters from inside the camera making it a full spectrum camera. LPS-2 light pollution filter.
CGEM-DX mount / C-11 in Hyperstar Mode F/2
21 lights 30 seconds each, 5 darks, 25 bias, 1 old flat from last year. Stacked in Deepsky stacker and tweaked in Photoshop.
Daniel Pasternak 4 Nov 2015n
My first try at the Skull Nebula:
NGC 246, Caldwell 56 known as the Skull Nebula,[4] is a planetary nebula in the constellation Cetus. The nebula and the stars associated with it are listed in several catalogs, as summarized by the SIMBAD database.[1] It is roughly 1,600 light-years away.[6] The nebula's central star is the 12th magnitude[6] white dwarf HIP 3678.
Among some amateur astronomers, NGC 246 is known as the "Pac-Man Nebula" because of the arrangement of its central stars and the surrounding star field.[5]
Distance from Gaia (earth) 1,600 light years away
Magnitude 8.0
Dimensions 3.2’
Radius 2-3 light years
Canon 450d bought used for $99.00: I removed the 2 filters from inside the camera making it a full spectrum camera. LPS-2 light pollution filter.
CGEM-DX mount / C-11 in Hyperstar Mode F/2
21 lights 30 seconds each, 5 darks, 25 bias, 1 old flat from last year. Stacked in Deepsky stacker and tweaked in Photoshop.