Minkowski's Butterfly (M2-9)
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By |
Catalog |
Obj Type |
Location |
Date Taken: |
Harvey |
N/A - Unknown |
Planetary Nebula |
CTIO, Chile |
07-03-2007 |
Description |
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Minkowski's Butterfly is a bipolar planetary nebula 2100 light years away in Ophiuchus. It is a difficult target at a size of 17 arc sec and a magnitude of 14.7. In the center two stars orbit each other in a circle about the size of Plutos orbit. This image is a 3 hour Ha. These stars cast off the gaseous envelope forming the bipolar structure. This object is rarely imaged and the best known image is from HST |
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Technical Details |
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Exposure Time: |
Ha 900s X 12 | |||
Camera: |
Apogee Alta U47 | |||
Telescope: |
RCOS Carbon Truss 16 inch f/11.3 Ritchey-Chretien | |||
Mount: |
Software Bisque Paramount ME | |||
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