Ngc3195

[sjastro]

This is an old image of the 30 arcsecond diameter planetary NGC 3195.

It was taken with a "modest" C11 at f/10. It is one of my favourite images despite the fact I still had not mastered star colours at this stage.

Details are 20m L=UV filter, 5m R, 5m G, 7.5 m B ST-8E & AO-7.
RGB binned 2 X 2. C11 scope at f/10.

http://users.westconnect.com.au/~sjastro/ngc3195c.html

Comments and criticisms welcome.

Steven
http://users.westconnect.com.au/~sjastro/small

[Ric]

Hi Steven, I can see why you like it there is some lovely detail inside the PN.

Cheers

[citivolus (Ric)]

Interesting, considering this object is circumpolar for anyone in Australia I'm surprised there are not more images of it out there. It looks like a very nice planetary.

[glenc (Glen)]

Thanks Steven, that is the best image of 3195 that I have seen.
The PN is mag 11.5 and 45" across, so it's not real bright.

[sjastro]

Thanks for the comments.

NGC 3195 would make an excellent target for long FL instruments.

Regards

Steven

[PeterM]

Hi all you beaut Deep Sky Imagers. While doing my SN search I keep coming across this little gem NGC3195 in Chamaeleon. The SkyX lists it as a PGC galaxy PGC3517763 clearly its not a galaxy (probably was catalogued that way) but a neat planetary as in sjastros great image above. Now seeing some off the beaten track images posted here recently I wondered why only this thread showing this image as it is a real southern beauty. As you can see my 30 second monochrome is not worthy, so come on guys gimme some of that Sidonio/Ward/Pugh/Bradley/SteveC/tornado33 & others treatment.

[Ross G]

A beautiful capture Steven.

Ross.

[PeterM]

Its a stunner Ross just like the object itself. Probably a difficult target for most (now there is a challenge if ever there was one). I wonder what 4 years of technology since 2008 can produce in 2012. Who is accepting the challenge?

[stevous67 (Steve M)]

It is still a nice capture, especially considering it's tiny size. Most of us cannot capture objects of this size, even with 2500mm focal lengths unless we have small quality CCDs to match. So, well done.

Steve

[multiweb (Marc)]

Great shot Steven. A very interesting structure. Goog to see you posting again.

[sjastro]

Thanks for the comments.
It brings back memories.

The image was taken back in 2003 on a very unstable fork mount, a C11 with "floating" optics and camera filter system that frequently jammed only when the green filter was in position.

The saving grace was the AO-7 guider and seeing conditions were outstanding that night.

Regards

Steven