Antilhue - Chile
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| 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. |
| 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 |