Abell 33: The Diamond Ring Nebula
Image Title: Abell 33: The Diamond Ring Nebula
Copyright: Rajat Kumar
Date image was taken: February 15, 2026
Location: New Delhi, India
Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup
Description and Details: Abell 33 - A planetary nebula in Hydra near Sextans. It is also called the Diamond Ring Nebula. The star on the rim, HD 83535, is a 7.2 mag. It is a foreground star and has no relation to the PN itself. Located at a distance of 2700 light-years, the PN is 4 arc-min wide and is quite faint with a magnitude of 13. Imaged from Bortle 8.
Total integration: 21h 37m
Integration per filter:
- Lum/Clear: 4h 10m (125 × 120")
- Multiband: 17h 27m
Equipment:
- Telescope: GSO 6" f/9 Ritchey-Chretien
- Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
- Mount: iOptron HAE29
- Filters: Optolong L-Ultimate 2", ZWO UV IR CUT 2"
- Accessories: Beelink U59 Mini PC, ZWO EAF
- Software: Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP), Emil Kraaikamp AutoStakkert!, Nikita Misiura StarNet, Patrick Chevalley Cartes du Ciel, Russell Croman Astrophotography NoiseXTerminator, Serif Affinity Photo, Siril Team Siril, Stark Labs PHD Guiding, Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA), Steffen Hirtle GraXpert
Name: Rajat Kumar
Email: rajatk05@gmail.com
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