Here is another one of the obscure Abell planetaries. A google search would seem to indicate that not many images exist of this object. Nothing spectacular by any means but there is some satisfaction in capturing such small and obscure objects. I believe this is one of only two Abell's to have a NGC designation. Object is 67" in diameter with a magnitude of 14.5.
Seeing conditions were not that great. The autoguide exposure was set at .5 sec with the guide star bouncing all around. It was one of those situations where I had gone so long without imaging due to weather, I didn't care what the conditions were. It was a clear night! The AO unit did a pretty good job though. Taken with a C11 at f/12, 21x5 min at 2x2, ST8XME camera, AO-8, MI-250 and processed in CCDSoft only.
Chris
Cedar, MN
Seeing conditions were not that great. The autoguide exposure was set at .5 sec with the guide star bouncing all around. It was one of those situations where I had gone so long without imaging due to weather, I didn't care what the conditions were. It was a clear night! The AO unit did a pretty good job though. Taken with a C11 at f/12, 21x5 min at 2x2, ST8XME camera, AO-8, MI-250 and processed in CCDSoft only.
Chris
Cedar, MN
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