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Patchick 5 (Pa 5, PN G 076.3+14.1)

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Published:
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Patchick 5 (Pa 5, PN G 076.3+14.1)
Resolution:
2475x1932 px
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7179 KB

Photo description / processing

Patchick 5 (Pa 5, PN G 076.3+14.1) is a bipolar planetary nebula in constellation Cygnus. This planetary nebula, which is embedded in faint background nebulosity, was discovered by Dana Patchick, a member of the Deep Sky Hunter team in year 2005 by scanning the digital sky surveys (DSS). Pa 5 has a size of 2.6 arcminutes and distance is estimated to be about 4,500 light years. It is one of the few planetary with a confirmed binary central star with orbital period of 1.12 days. This image taken in August, September 2020. L-channel - 66 x 150 sec. bin 1x1; R-channel - 24 x 150 sec. bin 1x1; G-channel - 24 x 150 sec. bin 1x1; B-channel - 24 x 150 sec. bin 1x1; Ha- 41 x 900 sec. bin 1x1; OIII- 44 x 900 sec. bin 1x1. Total integration time about 27 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

  • 66 × 150″ · ISO/Gain: 0 · Astrodon L ·
  • 24 × 150″ · ISO/Gain: 0 · Astrodon R ·
  • 24 × 150″ · ISO/Gain: 0 · Astrodon G ·
  • 24 × 150″ · ISO/Gain: 0 · Astrodon B ·
  • 41 × 900″ · ISO/Gain: 0 · Astrodon Ha 5nm ·
  • 44 × 900″ · ISO/Gain: 0 · Astrodon OIII 3nm ·

Total exposure: 27 h 0 m

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