Deep Sky Object in Winter
PK197-6.1 (Supernova Remnant in Orion)

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Date & Time: Dec 10 2021, from 23:09 to 24:35 JST(+0900)
Composed 18 shots with 5 minutes exposed
Optical: TAKAHASHI 16cm(6.3") epsilon (f=530mm, F3.3)
with IDAS LPS-V4 Light-pollution suppression filter
Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI JP Equatorial & SBIG STV
Digital Camera: Canon EOS 6D (Remodeled)
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(5472×3648)
Device Size...36×24mm, Sensitivity...ISO2500


PK197-6.1 / Supernova Remnant
R.A.05h 59m 24.5s (2000.0)
Dec.+10°41' 40" (2000.0)
Apparent Size15.4'
Real SizeN/A
Magnitude -
DistanceN/A
This image has captured a dimmed nebula hiding at about 3.4 degrees NNE of Betelgeuse in Orion. The nebula has an indistinct ring shape emitting the reddish H-alpha light with a diameter of 15 arc minutes. It is believed that the nebula is a supernova remnant. An open cluster seen at 50 arc minutes east is NGC2141.
This image has been cropped with an equivalent focal length of 700mm.



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