PK 36 1.1 AKA Sharpless 2-71

PLANETARY NEBULA IN AQUILA

 (ra: 19.02,0/ dec -02:09)

July 2009, Home Backyard in Martínez -  Buenos Aires, Argentina

DATA

TYPE: Planetary Nebula

Apparent Magnitude: 13.2

Apparent Diameter: 2.1 x 1.3

DISTANCE: info not available

IMAGE INFORMATION

SCOPE: Celestron C8 SCT working at f6 (roughly)

CAMERA: SXVF H9

GUIDING: William Optics Zenithstar 66 with WO 0.8 x fr/ff

IMAGE ACQUISITION: AstroArt 3.0 - Control Interface 3.72 plug in

FILTERS: Astronomik Type II, Astronomik Ha 6 nm - Atik Filter Wheel

SKY CONDITIONS: urban skies - transparency and seeing regular

EXPOSURES: LHaRGB (20,20,20,20,20)

PROCESSING: Images Plus (Calibration, no darks no flats no bias) Images Plus Adaptive RL, Photoshop CS2

OBJECT DESCRIPTION AND IMAGE SESSION

This Planetary Nebula is located in the vast region of the constellation of Aquila. About 6 degrees from south west form Delta Aquila.

A very faint object but relatively big for its type. The picture was taken from my backyard with the Moon located at 30 degrees and it was almost full.

The image came with too much noise than usual probably because the Moon light