EGB 6 Faint Planetary Nebula in Leo
Ellis Grayson Bond 6
Constellation: Leo
Ra: 09h 53m
Dec: +13d 44m 50s
Distance: 1,500 light years
Image Size: 20' x 20'
North: Up
Ra: 09h 53m
Dec: +13d 44m 50s
Distance: 1,500 light years
Image Size: 20' x 20'
North: Up
Description
Ellis Grayson Bond (EGB) 6 is a large, planetary nebula in the constellation of Leo at RA 09h 53m and DEC +13d 44m 50s having a size of 11′ x 13′ with low surface brightness. This faint nebula was discovered by Bond in 1984 from Palomar Sky Survey prints. It is 1,500 light years distant with an age of ~60,000 years. North is up. It has a very hot (110,000 K) white dwarf central star (WD0950 + 139), which has been the subject of much research regarding the evolution of stars and the formation of planetary nebula. Initial suggestions that this star may actually be a binary was validated recently with HST images.
Exposure: 19.5 hrs Total; 9 hrs H-a, 9.5 OIII, 1hr RGB
Telescope: RCOS 16in. f/8.9 RC
Mount: Software Bisque Paramount ME
Oag: Astrodon MonsterMOAG
Acquisition: CCDAutoPilot4
Calibration: CCDStack2
Observatory Site: Sierra-Remote Observatories, Shaver Lake, CA
Telescope: RCOS 16in. f/8.9 RC
Mount: Software Bisque Paramount ME
Oag: Astrodon MonsterMOAG
Acquisition: CCDAutoPilot4
Calibration: CCDStack2
Observatory Site: Sierra-Remote Observatories, Shaver Lake, CA
Camera: Apogee U16M
Filters: Astrodon Gen 2 RGB, 3nm H-a, OIII
Guider: SBIG ST-402
Camera Operation: MaximDL 4.62
Processing: Photoshop CS5 Extended
Image Date: 02/12/2011 - 04/05/2011
Filters: Astrodon Gen 2 RGB, 3nm H-a, OIII
Guider: SBIG ST-402
Camera Operation: MaximDL 4.62
Processing: Photoshop CS5 Extended
Image Date: 02/12/2011 - 04/05/2011