Planetary Nebula IC289 in Cassiopeia
Taken by Thomas Wildoner on November 7, 2024 @
Weatherly, PA, USA
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Date Taken: 2024:11:25 10:40:31
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This image shows the planetary nebula IC 289, located in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia. Formerly a star like our Sun, it is now just a cloud of ionized gas being pushed out into space by the remnants of the star’s core, visible as a small bright dot in the middle of the cloud. I last imaged this in August using a refractor and decided to put a bigger scope on it for this image.
Observation data: J2000.0 epoch
Right ascension: 03h 10m 19.3017s
Declination: +61° 19′ 00.914″
Distance: 5,190 ± 500 ly
Constellation: Cassiopeia
Tech Specs: Orion 8” RC Telescope, ZWO ASI2600MC camera running at -10F, 81 Minutes using 60 second exposures, Celestron CGEM-DX pier mounted, ZWO EAF and ASIAir Pro, processed in PixInsight. Image Date: November 7, 2024. Location: The Dark Side Observatory (W59), Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).
Photographer's website:
https://www.thedarksideobservatory.com
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