The area around SH2-71 (Planetary Nebula PK 36-1.1)
About this object
This wide-field image is of the region around SH2-71 which is a planetary nebula in the constellation Aquila. SH2-71 is also known as PK 36-1.1. It's the small red object just above left of center in the image and shines at magnitude 12. SH2-71 is a bipolar planetary nebula with a binary central star. This wide-field perspective shows other clouds of dark dust within this area along with another very small magnitude 16 red object called PK 35-0.1, which was thought to be a planetary nebula but is now thought to be a HII region. This small object is right of center and below the dark dust cloud. Click on the image to get a larger size with these objects labeled.
Image Details
- Optics : Stellarvue SV80ST2 Triplet Refractor with a SFF7-21 Field Flattener
- Mount: Mountain Instruments MI-250
- Camera: QSI 583
- Filters: Astrodon 31mm LRGB filters
- Exposure: RGB: R (52x5min), G (21x5min), B (26x5min) bin 2x2
- Camera/Mount Control: Maxim DL 4.56, CCD Commander
- Location: Stark Bayou Observatory, Ocean Springs, MS
- Date: May/Jun 11
