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Old 20-10-2014, 06:28 PM
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NGC1360 Planetary nebula

Quite dim, much exposure required, too much to mention.

Again, this was a bit harder than expected to get a pleasing result.

The explanation of this object is interesting though (stolen from AAO)

Other planetary nebulae show they can take a wide variety of shapes. Most show a distinctive and well marked symmetry, which can vary from more or less spherical, to doughnut-like annuli or to bi-polar, butterfly-like objects. Planetary nebulae also usually have well-defined boundaries, sometimes even a shell-like structure. For reasons that are not understood, NGC 1360 in Fornax defies all these conventions, yet its colour still clearly identifies it as a planetary nebula. The blue hue is oxygen, excited by the hot central star, and to the north-east of the nebula is a faint red smudge, probably traces of material ejected before the star became a true planetary nebula.

Ha RGB .Taken on an RCOS 10" RC Scope at f9, SBIG STXL6303E Camera and PME mount at itelescopes Siding Spring Observatory.
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Old 20-10-2014, 07:18 PM
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You take on the tough ones mate. Good colour, detail is good too given the size of the object.
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Old 20-10-2014, 08:05 PM
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Nice one, Fred! Good to see someone taking on the challenging objects
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Old 20-10-2014, 09:20 PM
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PN's are stagering things. The shapes and colours alone are incredible.

Nice image! Keep them coming - I never tire of PN's
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Old 20-10-2014, 09:32 PM
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Really nice one, great details!
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Old 20-10-2014, 09:56 PM
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Ripper, Fred. Quite a tiny object. You've nailed that tiny little snotty bit that comes out the end.
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Old 20-10-2014, 10:09 PM
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your full of surprises Fred - great image of something i have never heard of - again one off the dusty shelf seldom seen
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Old 20-10-2014, 10:14 PM
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Very smooth, and a great job considering the size of this thing!
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Old 22-10-2014, 08:11 AM
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Thanks Guys, much appreciated.
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Old 22-10-2014, 05:56 PM
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what an unusual object - very nice work and thanks for the info.

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Old 22-10-2014, 07:00 PM
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Wow, that's a nice planetary image. Great result, unique object. Tempting me back to the planetary object.
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Old 23-10-2014, 05:19 PM
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Remarkable image of NGC 1360 Fred!

Don't think I've seen an image with so much inner detail, just comes up as a blue egg with an unmodded DSLR.

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Old 23-10-2014, 05:33 PM
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Now that's very good! You rarely see that sort of detail with this object.

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Old 25-10-2014, 08:38 AM
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Am amazing capture Fred.

Looks great!

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Looks good. An unusual looking object? Love the colour
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