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Planetary nebula AMU 1 (PN G075.9+11.6)

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Published:
2063
Planetary nebula AMU 1 (PN G075.9+11.6)
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2331x1971 px
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Photo description / processing

AMU 1 (PN G075.9+11.6) is a bipolar planetary nebula in Cygnus. AMU 1 is a faint but extremely strange and beautiful planetary nebula with a size of 5x2 arcminutes. It was discovered by the astronomers Alba Aller, Luis Miranda and Ana Ulla in 2013 and was found in the field covered by the Kepler telescope. It has a complex multishell morphology and a series of low ionisation structures and has a binary central star with orbital period of 2.93 days. As far as I know, this is the first amateur color photo of this nebula. In appearance, I would even give it a name - "Peaceful Atom". This image taken over several nights in September, October 2020. R-channel - 34 x 150 sec. bin 1x1; G-channel - 34 x 150 sec. bin 1x1; B-channel - 34 x 150 sec. bin 1x1; Ha- 60 x 900 sec. bin 2x2; OIII- 55 x 900 sec. bin 2x2. Total integration time about 33 hours.

Technical information

Telescope/Lens
Celestron CPC 800 GPS XLT
Camera
Starlight Xpress Trius SX-694
Mount
Equatorial Wedge
Guide Scope
Baader Guide Scope 61/250
Guide Camera
ZWO ASI120MM
Accessories
Starizona Night Owl 0.4x Reducer, Astrodon LRGB E-Series Gen. 2 Filter Set, Astrodon 5nm H-alpha Filter, Astrodon 3nm OIII Filter
Software
MaxIm DL, PHD2, Pixinsight, StarTools, Adobe Photoshop, Zoner Photo Studio 14
Location
Chervonograd, Ukraine

Light pollution

Yellow, Bortle 5 zone

Date taken

Exposure

  • 34 × 150″ · ISO/Gain: 0 · Astrodon R ·
  • 34 × 150″ · ISO/Gain: 0 · Astrodon G ·
  • 34 × 150″ · ISO/Gain: 0 · Astrodon B ·
  • 60 × 900″ · ISO/Gain: 0 · Astrodon Ha 5nm ·
  • 55 × 900″ · ISO/Gain: 0 · Astrodon OIII 3nm ·

Total exposure: 33 h 0 m

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