New Discovery - PSNR G320+42: The Crown of Thorns Nebula

by Bray Falls

Objects in field: NGC 5247, 73 Vir, 87 Vir, 89 Vir, PK318+41.1, The star 73 Vir, The star 87 Vir, The star 89 Vir

Equipment: Takahashi FSQ-106EDX III, ZWO ASI6200MM Pro

Integration: 185h 25m

The Discovery Two months ago, I embarked on a section of Oiii survey through a barren section of the sky in Virgo, Libra, and Corvus. After working my way through 17 tiles, I came across a field near the PN A66-36. In this field were a couple neat things, firstly a huge extensive Oiii emission around A66-36, but also a defined filament structure seemingly unrelated to the PN. Very exciting! Here…