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January 2023, 2023 Jason Matter January 2023, 2023 Jason Matter

Heckathorn-Fesen-Gull 1 (HFG1) aka PK 136+05

Image Description and Details : HFG-1 was discoverd in 1982 by Heckathorn, Fesen and Gull. Its central star is actually a binary star system, V664 Cas (magnitude 14) that is moving through our galaxy. V664 Cas consists of a white dwarf star and a large red giant, rotating around their centre of gravity every 14 hours. As HFG 1 moves through the ISM a bowshock is produced in front of it as well as a red trail of gas in its wake. Outer diameter about 15 arcmin.

HOO palette
82h Ha
36h Oiii
and some RGB for the stars.

Equipment:
Celestron EdgeHD14"
ZWO asi6200mm
Chroma 3nm
10Micron GM3000 HPSII
Scopedome 3M

Imaged from E-eye, Spain

Copyright: Sven Eklund

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January 2023, 2023 Jason Matter January 2023, 2023 Jason Matter

NGC 1360

Image Description and Details : NGC 1360, also known as the Robin's Egg Nebula, is a planetary nebula in the Fornax constellation. It is estimated to be between 1200 and 1800 light years from Earth.
Scopes: APM TMB LZOS 152 Refractors and Celestron C14 Edge HD
Cameras: QSI6120wsg8 and ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
Mounts: 10Micron GM2000 HPS and 10Micron GM3000 HPS
A total of 35 hours 30 minutes (HaOIIIRGB)
More information at

Copyright: Copyright: Peter Goodhew, Sven Eklund

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July 2022, 2022 Jason Matter July 2022, 2022 Jason Matter

Strottner-Drechsler 16

Image Description and Details : NEW DISCOVERY: Strottner-Drechsler 16 is a new candidate of a planetary nebula in the constellation Aquila. It was discovered by the German-French team of Marcel Drechsler and Xavier Strottner in 2020 and has the catalogue designation StDr 16 / PNG 039.1-04.5. This photo, taken in collaboration with Sven Eklund from Sweden and processed by Marcel Drechsler from Germany, is the first ever taken of this faint object. Typical for planetary nebulae is a compact envelope of H-alpha and OIII surrounding a tiny white dwarf. Coordinates: 19:18:50.58 + 03:27:20.82 Constellation: Aquila Size: 2.4 arcminutes This was a joint data capture project with my good friend Sven Eklund, with data captured on both my dual rig of 6" refractors and his C14 EdgeHD - all located at Fregenal de la Sierra in Southern Spain. Data captured between 21-26 June 2022. Scopes: APM TMB LZOS 152 Refractors and Celestron C14 Edge HD Cameras: QSI6120wsg8 and ZWO ASI1600MM Pro Mounts: 10Micron GM2000 HPS and iOptron CEM120 A total of 103 hours 25 minutes (HaOIIIRGB)

Copyright: Copyright: Peter Goodhew, Sven Eklund, Marcel Drechsler, Xavier Strottner

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