Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
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| Designation | NGC 1360, Bennett 15 |
| Object type | Planetary nebula |
| Coordinates | 03 h 33 min - 25° 51' Fornax (For) |
| Description | Planetary nebulae are normally
symmetric, either as rings, spheres or bipolar structures. NGC 1360
on the contrary is a rather amorphous cloud and was only identified as a
planetary nebula by its strong radiation in the OIII (oxygen) band, due to
excitation by the magnitude 9 central star. It lies at an
estimated 700 light years, well away from the galactic (Milky Way) plane.
The reddish matter towards the lower right is accepted to have been
ejected from the original star before its final collapse and
transformation into this peculiar object.
North is towards the lower right (150°) in this 15 x 10 arcmin field of view. |
| Exposure | CRGB 100:40:40:40 min @ -18°C, RGB exposures binned 2x2 |
| Camera | SBIG ST-10XE selfguided + CFW8 with Astrodon CRGB filterset |
| Optics | RCOS 14.5" Ritchey-Chrétien @ f/9 (prime focus) |
| Mount | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
| Software | MaxIm DL/CCD, Registar, Adobe Photoshop CS |
| Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 20 (RGB) and 21 (Lum) Oct2006 @ 07:00 UTC |
| Conditions | Transparency 7/10, Seeing 6/10, Temperature + 11° C |
