Designation |
NGC 3132, Eight-Burst Nebula,
Southern Ring Nebula, Bennett 43 |
Object type |
Planetary nebula |
Coordinates |
10h07min -
40°27' |
Constellation |
Vela (Vel) |
Description |
NGC
3132 is a bright (mag 8) but small planetary nebula. At 0.8 arcmin,
its footprint is only slightly larger than Jupiter. The prominent
central star has a very close (1.6") companion - not visible here -
that caused multiple outbursts and originated the intricate, somewhat
concentric structure. Hence the popular name Eight-Burst nebula.
This field is only 4 x 6 arcmins with north towards the top.
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Exposure |
LsyntRGB 45:45:45 min @ -15°C,
all unbinned 5 min exposures |
Camera |
SBIG ST-10XE selfguided + SBIG
CFW-8 with Astrodon Tru-Balance Filterset |
Optics |
RCOS 14.5" Ritchey-Chrétien
@ f/9 |
Mount |
Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
Software |
MaxIm DL/CCD, Sigma Pre Beta 11, Adobe
Photoshop CS |
Location - Date - Time |
San Esteban (Chile) - 13Mar2004 -
02:00 UTC |
Conditions |
Transparency 7, Seeing 7, Temperature
+15°C |