Abell 33, planetary nebula in Hydra
About this object
Abell 33 is a fairly dim planetary nebula in the constellation Hydra. The planetary nebula is about 4.5 arcmin around and shines at a magnitude of nearly +13 making it a very hard object to visually see without a large telescope. On the upper left part of the gas cloud is the star SAO 137026 shining at magnitude 7.
Image Details
- Optics : Stellarvue SVQ100 refractor
- Mount: Mountain Instruments MI-250
- Camera: QSI 583
- Filters: Astrodon RGB, Ha, OIII filter set
- Exposure: RGB: 180min, Ha: 300min, OIII: 460min bin 2x2
- Camera/Mount Control: Maxim DL 5.23, CCD Commander
- Processing: PixInsight 1.8, PS CS6
- Location: Stark Bayou Observatory, Ocean Springs, MS
- Date: March 14
