Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
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| Designation | Shapley 1, PLN 329+2.1 |
| Object type | Planetary nebula |
| Coordinates | 15 h 52 min - 51° 32' |
| Constellation | Norma (Nor) |
| Description | This fine planetary nebula was discovered by Harlow Shapley in 1936. It has an apparent diameter of only 80 arcseconds and a mag 14 central star. It is unusual among planetaries in that it is probably a true torus seen face-on, instead of a gas globe that is more transparent in the middle. Close inspection reveals a faint outer halo. The field of view of this 50% cropped image is about 8 x 5 arcminutes. |
| Exposure | LRGB 60:30:30:30 min @ -18°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) - 25May2004 - 02:30 UTC |
| Conditions | Transparency 8, Seeing 7, Temperature +5°C |
