Hi All,
NGC 2440 - A Planetary Nebula in Puppis. Over 4000 Light years away, this planetary nebula lies in a rich starfield in the constellation of Puppis (The Deck of the now defunct Argo Navis constellation). With a dying central star being one of the hottest known in the universe at over 200,000 Celsius, this planetary nebula is powered in Visible light, Ultraviolet and Infrared by the dying star's cast off energy.
My longest exposure to date, I am quite pleased with getting 2 hours of 5 min exposures taken with an ATIK 314L+ and Skywatcher BD200N reflector. Guided with DBK21AU618.AS and Orion 50mm guidescope with PHD. Captured on 17th March 2013.
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Comments and criticisms are welcome.
Cheers
Chris