SH2-290 (Abell 31)

SH2-290 (Abell 31) Jul 9, 2023 150 views2476×20791.91 MB

SH2-290 (Abell 31)

In 3 groups

In 1 collection

Backyard

Tenerife, El Tablero, ES

Bortle

Cnc

8h 54m 19s · +8° 53′ 28″

0.64°

1.43″/px

-178.96°N

Integration

Imaging equipment

Telescope	Sky-WatcherExplorer 130PDS
Camera	Atik460EX Mono
Mount	iOptronCEM40
Filters	AstronomikH-alpha CCD 6nm 1.25" AstronomikOIII CCD 6nm 1.25"
Accessories	Baader2" MPCC Mark III Newton Coma Corrector (2458400A) RB-Focuselectronic focuser Myrddin V2.3 ZWOEFW 8 x 1.25″ / 31mm ZWOOAG (Off-Axis Guider)
Software	Pleiades AstrophotoPixInsight Stefan BergNighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)

Guiding equipment

Guiding camera	Starlight XpressLodestar

Objects

Description

This planetary nebula is one of the biggest discovered yet, with about 7 parsec extesion.
It's also very dim, with a superficial magnitude of 21.

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