Abell 36, planetary nebula.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Hi,

This was imaged the same night as my recent Abell 33 image, 36 is a much tougher DSO to process.
Digging it out of the background took 5 attempts.

Abell 36 is Magnitude 13.0 and a angular diameter of 293 arc seconds. It's not as spectacular as 33.

Here's some more info.

http://www.capella-observatory.com/I...Ns/Abell36.htm


8” F/4 astrograph , baader type 3 coma corrector,. HEQ Pro 5 mount, orion mini guider.
Camera.
Unmodded Cannon 1100D plus cooler box. 56 subs x 2 minutes at ISO 6400. Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker .Processed in Photoshop Cs2..

Cheers,

Justin.

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Great shot Justin! I've got a feeling how tough this one must be. I want it! Are you going through the Abell list?

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by cometcatcher

Great shot Justin! I've got a feeling how tough this one must be. I want it! Are you going through the Abell list?

Thanks Kevin!

Yes hope to do most of the larger Abell planetary nebulae.
Don't believe it's been done with a DSLR before.

Cheers,

Justin.

[RickS (Rick)]

Another nice catch, Justin!

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by RickS

Another nice catch, Justin!

Thanks Rick!

Nice to have a list of challenging DSO's.
Always great anticipation when the first sub comes up.

Cheers,

Justin.

[Ross G]

Great work!

I think my favourite of your current group of photos.

Ross.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by Ross G

Great work!

I think my favourite of your current group of photos.

Ross.

Thanks Ross!

Glad you like it.

Cheers,

Justin.

[Bassnut (Fred)]

Another excellent image. 56 2min subs is just nuts, but its working!. Top work.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Another great planetary that, nice job thanks for the view...so many of these things up there too

Mike

[Tony_ (Tony)]

Another nice PN Justin!
I like PNs because they often have good surface brightness - except most of these Abell PNs.
It's a pity some of the more interesting ones are so small.

Tony.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by Bassnut

Another excellent image. 56 2min subs is just nuts, but its working!. Top work.

Thanks Fred!

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Another great planetary that, nice job thanks for the view...so many of these things up there too

Mike

Thanks Mike!

I'm constantly surprised what there is to image and what can be imaged with dark skies.

Originally Posted by Tony_

Another nice PN Justin!
I like PNs because they often have good surface brightness - except most of these Abell PNs.
It's a pity some of the more interesting ones are so small.

Tony.

Thanks Tony!

Your right about he small ones being the most interesting.

Cheers,

Justin.

[astronobob (Bob)]

Mighty nice object Justin, very good work and inspiring as I need to build my scope roll away cover shed & get my gear sorted - missing imaging when see results like this

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by astronobob

Mighty nice object Justin, very good work and inspiring as I need to build my scope roll away cover shed & get my gear sorted - missing imaging when see results like this

Thanks Bob!

Nothing like having a permanent setup.

Cheers,

Justin.

[Placidus (Mike and Trish)]

Another beautiful and rarely imaged planetary in your hunter's bag, Justin. You're excelling at the stretch goals.

I read on APOD that the central star is not yet a white dwarf. Perhaps that means that this nebula is not quite fully ripe yet.

Best,
Mike

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by Placidus

Another beautiful and rarely imaged planetary in your hunter's bag, Justin. You're excelling at the stretch goals.

I read on APOD that the central star is not yet a white dwarf. Perhaps that means that this nebula is not quite fully ripe yet.

Best,
Mike

Thanks Mike!

Interesting to think about how the nebula will develop.

Cheers,

Justin.

[astronobob (Bob)]

Originally Posted by tilbrook@rbe.ne

Thanks Bob!

Nothing like having a permanent setup.

Cheers,

Justin.

I reckon your dam right Justin, having had an Obs 250ks away, just doesnt quite cut the mustard, well, in my situation, I think theres enough targets from the burbs to keep this duck busy from time to time
Looking forward to your next installments, tho im not here often these days ...