IC 1848

 Posted: Aug 15th, 2026
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Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: Askar 71F
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM PRO
Mount: JUWEI 14
Guide Scope: ToupTek GS-200 AR
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI662MC
Software: Siril, Photoshop, Lightroom, StarNet++
Accessories: CAA, EAF, EFW, ASIAIR MINI, Askar Reducer x 0.75, Gemini PowerBox
Exposure:
16 x 300" ISO/Gain: 100 - Antlia EDGE Ha 4.5 nm
38 x 300" ISO/Gain: 100 - Antlia PRO OIII 3 nm
Yellow, Bortle 5 zone:
 Samara, Russia
 Aug 5th, 2026
4 h 30 m
126
Resolution: 5763x3602 px
Scale: 13274 KB
During processing, I noticed a small, unidentified object at the edge of the frame (top right). As it turned out, this bean-shaped feature is the planetary nebula WeBo 1, presented as a close binary star system, discovered in 1995 by Ronald Webbink and Howard Bond. At its center is now an orange giant that once absorbed material from its companion and turned it into a white dwarf. An unexpected surprise.
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Did we overstretch the red channel?
15 Aug, 2026 Reply
Poppy8micro Replied to Nickolay
I don't think so, what made you decide that.
15 Aug, 2026 Reply
Nickolay Replied to Poppy8micro
The background is crimson.
15 Aug, 2026 Reply
Poppy8micro Replied to Nickolay
Well, this is all hydrogen, or should it have been pushed into the darkness, then the LDN nebulae at the periphery wouldn't be visible.
15 Aug, 2026 Reply

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