Ngc6337

[Ric]

Hi all, here is one from last night. I was on a bit of a planetary nebula hunt hunt but conditions were probably not the best but as I haven't had a chance for over a week to get out the dew and jetstream were not going to stop me.

This is PN NGC6337 mag 12.3 in Scorpio.
It is described by Dreyer as a remarkable but extremeley faint object amongst stars.

This image was a combination of 50 images in Ha @ 21.2 seconds each
while battling some heavy dew on the corrector.

Cheers

[Garyh]

you have done well there Ric!
Really stands out like a little smoke ring!
what size is the PN?
cheers Gary

[RB (Andrew)]

I agree.
That looks so cool Ric, well done.
Just like a little smoke ring indeed !

I wonder how it would look visually through a monster dob ?

[jase (Jason)]

Good image on this fine target Ric. Pleased to see your Ha imaging improving. No flats or darks yet? (there appears to be a dust donut top left of PN). Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

[Ric]

Hi all and thankyou for your comments.

Gary, Star Atlas Pro list it's size as 0.80"

Andrew, I think it would be a show stopper seeing it through an Obsession dob or similar.

Jase, I had applied darks but there was no flats. Flats are now the next step of my learning curve to kill off those dust bunnies. I am a lot happier with my imaging/focussing techniques now, thanks for your advice and tips in previous threads.

Cheers

[glenc (Glen)]

I think the size is 51" or 0.85'.

[Ric]

Thanks Glen, the old eyeballs got a bit fuzzy on the fine print of the chart

[Tamtarn]

Like it Ric

Nice sharp detail considering the size and mag of this PN

Must check it out in the Dob

[Dr Nick (Nick)]

Well done!

[Ric]

Thanks Barb, Dave & Nick

Cheers