Deep Sky Object in Winter
NGC2022 (Planetary Nebula in Orion)


Date & Time: Dec 10 2021, from 21:36 to 22:17 JST(+0900)
Composed 1min.×4shots & 4min.×8shots
Optical: Meade 25cm(10") Schmidt-Cassegrain (f=2500mm, F10.0)
Auto-guided with Meade LX200 Equatorial & Lacerta M-GEN
CMOS Camera: ZWO ASI183MC
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording format...32bit FITS(2×2 binning), converted to 16bit TIFF(1040×1040)
Device Size...5×5mm, Gain...400


NGC2022(PK196-10.1) / Planetary Nebula, type IV+II
R.A.05h 42m 5.9s (2000.0)
Dec.+09° 05' 00" (2000.0)
Apparent Size0.3'
Real SizeN/A
Magnitude12.0
DistanceN/A
NGC2022 is a compact planetary nebula bathed in a vast reddish diffused nebula of "The Angel Fish" in northern Orion. The planetary nebula has an apparent diameter of 0.3 arc minutes and a brightness of 12th magnitude. This image shows you the nebula as a clear bluish round shape, but your naked eyes aided by larger scopes can detect only dimmed white lump of light.



NGC1999, IC430 & Herbig-Haro object
Horse Head Nebula & NGC2024

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