Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
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| Designation | NGC 3242, Bennett 45, Best 57, Caldwell 59, Ghost of Jupiter |
| Object type | Planetary Nebula |
| Coordinates | 10 h 25 min - 18° 38' (Hya) |
| Description | NGC 3242 is also called
the "Ghost of Jupiter" . It is
a planetary nebula located in western Hydra, 1.6° north of Mu
Hydrae. Dreyer calls it very bright (mag 9), irregularly
elongated in position angle 147° and shining with a blue color. He
gave its size as 45". Others give it as 35"x40".
The field of view is 15 x 10 arcminutes with north to the lower right. |
| Exposure | LRGB 30:12:12:12 min @ -15°C ; all exposures 3 min unbinned |
| Camera | SBIG ST-10XE with Astrodon filterset - selfguided |
| Optics | RCOS 14.5" Ritchey-Chrétien @ f/9 (prime focus) |
| Mount | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
| Software | MaxIm DL/CCD, Sigma Pre Beta, Registar, Adobe Photoshop CS |
| Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 04Apr2005 @ 02:00 UTC |
| Conditions | Transparency 7-8, Seeing 6, Temperature + 14°C |
