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Image Data
| Designation |
NGC 7009, the Saturn nebula,
PLN
37-34.1, Bennett 126 |
| Object type |
Planetary nebula |
| Coordinates |
21 h 00 min -
11° 21' |
| Constellation |
Aquarius (Aqr) |
| Description |
This
very bright (mag 8) planetary nebula shows a very intricate structure and two
short equatorial rays or 'ansae' with reddish, almost stellar
condensations at the ends. NGC 7009 has an apparent diameter of only
25 arcseconds. The field of view is about 8 x 5 arcminutes. |
| Exposure |
LRGB 50:40:40:50 min @ -20°C,
RGB binned 2x2 |
| Camera |
SBIG ST-10XE selfguided + SBIG
CFW-8 with Astrodon Tru-Balance filterset |
| Optics |
RCOS 14.5" Ritchey-Chrétien
f/9 |
| Mount |
Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
| Software |
MaxIm DL/CCD,
Sigma Pre Beta 11, Adobe
Photoshop CS |
| Location - Date - Time |
San Esteban (Chile)
- 10Sep2004 - 03:00 UTC |
| Conditions |
Transparency 5, Seeing
5, Temperature +9°C |
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