PK219+31.1/ Abell 31 from Bortle 8 | Astrobiscuit | Page 1

shrewd bluff Mar 4, 2024, 4:13 AM

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My first attempt to image any PN. Imaged it over 8 nights for a total of 26 hours of workable data. Its a 15.5 magnitude PN spanning around 17 arc minutes from our perspective - making its surface brightness very low.

Imaging Telescopes: William Optics ZenithStar 73iii / ZS73iii
Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Mount: iOptron GEM28
Filter: Optolong L-Ultimate 2"
Accessories: Beelink U59 Mini PC · William Optics Flat73A · ZWO EAF
Softwares: Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP) · Nikita Misiura StarNet · Patrick Chevalley Cartes du Ciel · Serif Affinity Photo · Siril Team Siril · Stark Labs PHD Guiding · Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA) · Steffen Hirtle GraXpert

round sandal Mar 4, 2024, 4:35 AM

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Great image. RA and DEC?

shrewd bluff Mar 4, 2024, 4:57 AM

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Thanks 🙂
Constellation Cancer

RA center: 08h54m11s.5
DEC center: +08°55′55″

vital pendant Mar 4, 2024, 5:49 AM

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For a first planetary nebula image, this is quite good! Most people try to image the Helix or Ring Nebula, because they're well known and easy to capture, but this is certainly a step further beyond those two. Awesome capture!!

shrewd bluff Mar 4, 2024, 6:11 AM

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vital pendant For a first planetary nebula image, this is quite good! Most people try to image...

Thanks, just wanted to try something different 🙂

#PK219+31.1/ Abell 31 from Bortle 8