HFG1 PK 136+05

Rancho Del Sol Observatory · Camino, California

HFG1 PK 136+05 by Ken Crawford

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Image Equipment Details

  • RCOS 20" carbon truss - 100mm FFC
  • Paramount ME
  • Apogee Alta u16803
  • SBIG ST402 Guider
  • Astrodon MegaMoag
  • Astrodon 50mm Sq Filters

Exposure Details

  • Clear/ Lum = 0 minutes
  • Red = 100 minutes
  • Green = 100 minutes
  • Blue = 100 minutes
  • Ha 5nm = 1080 minutes
  • OIII 3nm = 960 minutes
  • SII 5nm = 0 minutes

Software Used

  • MaxDL 5
  • CCDAutopilot 5
  • CCDStack2
  • Photoshop CS5

About this image


HFG1 (PK 136+05 ) is an very old planetary nebula with a trail of shocked emission. The nebula surrounds the precataclysmic binary system V664 Cas. This image consists of over 39 hours of exposure time to reveal the details of the PN and the faint structures of surrounding gas.

HFG1 Mouse Over
Cass A Ha-OIII

HFG1 (PK 136+05) revealed with over 34 hours of total exposure time. RGB Data was blended into the stars.

Combined Ha and OIII data of over 34 hours of exposure time. This inverted image shows the structures around HFG1

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