Planetary Nebula NGC 5189

[westsky]

Planetary Nebula NGC 5189 in Musca.
I got to say this is one of the best objects in our sky, it small and faint but in a large scope (12"+) it is awesome.
I did this at the last moment to see if I could get a half decent image of it , I am pleased with the way it turned out but plan on doing it again this weekend with a longer exposure and at F10, there are green's and red's in this object which I have just managed to slighty capture. the colour is there but very faint in this image
If you have a 8" or larger scope do yourselve a favour and track this one down it's worth it.
It can be seen in a 6" from a dark sky site
so if you only have a smaller scope give it a try next time your out .

cheers
David.

[atalas]

Dave your a buisy boy! thats another nice southern sky object!

well done

Louie:cool:

[ving]

I'll have to track it down!
thnx david :)

[iceman]

Will add it to my list!

Do you know if it reponds to a UHC or OIII filter?

[westsky]

Mike I think it does well with a UHC but can't remember,I have used filters on it, Andrew (astro south) will be able to tell you he's younger than me and has a better memory :-))

Ving you should have no trouble picking it up in your 8"

David.

[iceman]

David I think you need to adjust your avatar in the horizontal direction.. it looks stretched?

[ving]

sorry mike?

where in musca is it david?

[iceman]

David I was talking to david, not you david. :D

[westsky]

Ving this might help
NGC 5189

Planetary nebula irregular.

Constellation Mus

Dreyer Descr. B,PL,CE,BMCURVEDAXIS

Magnitude: 10.00

RA, Dec: 13h 33m 50.6s , 66d 0m 38s S

Az, Alt: 165d 38m 13s , 7d 44m 9s N

Always above, transit at 0h 33m

Source Catalog NGC

Size (mins) 2.6

RA, Dec: 13h 33m 30.0s , 65d 59m 0s S (E2000)

its to the left and below of Acrux and below the Jewel Box,
follow Acrux, then NGC 4815 (open cluster) and then it should be about the same distance from 4815 as Acrux is from 4815,
hope that makes sense :-))

David.

[westsky]

David, don't be afraid to use some power on 5189, it takes it well from memory,I remember my first view of this in a 16" Dob, I think I just about fell over.

David.

[astro_south]

Iceman

The nebula will respond to a UHC (from experience) and it definitely likes the OIII (from reading), but it shouldn't be needed to view this object. So long as the sky is resonably dark you should be able to locate it in some small scopes. I have located it from my Brisbane backyard with a 4" short tube refractor, so you should have no trouble finding it in your dob.

The bigger aperture is needed to see some of the fainter details in David's picture. I have heard it referred to as the "spiral planetary", "leafy sea dragon" and the "seahorse". Check it out and take your pick on the common name.

[ving]

thnx david :)