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Originally Posted by glenc

That is a very clear image of an unusual object. It looks like a PN.
The central star is mag 7.7, HIP 54283.
RCW 58, having a prominent ring of stellar ejecta, is classified as an E-type nebula according to:
http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/...sti_id=5234280

Thanks for posting this Steven.

Thanks Glen.

Originally Posted by Ric

A nice capture Steven.

What is the magnitude of this object?

Cheers

Ric,

The only information I have is on the Wolf-Rayet star but nothing on the nebula. It is however very faint, the integrated magnitude is no doubt fainter than 12.

Originally Posted by ghsmith45

Really unusual picture. great work.
Geoff

Thanks for your comments Geoff.

Originally Posted by jase

Nice one Steven. Enjoy these "non-mainstream" objects. What was the focal length and sub exposure times?

Jase,

The FL is 1268mm and the sub exposures are 10 minutes.

Regards

Steven