Deep Sky Object in Summer
IC1295 (Planetary Nebula in Scutum)


Date & Time: Apr 9 2022, from 26:41 to 27:38 JST(+0900)
Composed 15 shots with 4 minutes exposed
Optical: Meade 25cm(10") Schmidt-Cassegrain with conversion lens (f=1600mm, F6.3)
with BaaderPlanetarium Moon&Skyglow filter
Auto-guided with Meade LX200 Equatorial & Lacerta M-GEN
Digital Camera: Nikon D810A
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(2040×2040)
Device Size...10×10mm
Sensitivity...ISO4000, White Balance...Daylight


IC1295 / Planetary nebula, type IIIb+II
R.A.18h 54m 37.2s (2000.0)
Dec.-08°49' 33"" (2000.0)
Apparent Size90.0"
Real Size2 light yrs.
Magnitude15.0
Distance4700 light yrs.
Other IDsPK 25-4.2
IC1295 is a planetary nebula positioned at the eastern region of Scutum. The nebula has a bluish round shape with an apparent diameter of 90 arc seconds and an indistinct ring structure. The distance has been estimated as 4700 light years with a real diameter of about 2 light years or so.



Around Abell45 & IC1287
IC1318 (Around gamma Cygni)

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