Photographer:
Kjell H. Winnem
Location of Photo:
Hof,Norway
Date/Time of photo:
March 3&7 2010
Equipment:
Homebuilt 10 inch Newtonian and mount in dome. Cam.:Meade DSI Pro II guided off-axis with modified ToUcam 840K Pro II and PHD,GPUSB interface to mount. Exp.:H-a 3x60min, SII 60min, OIII 60min, CFHT-palette. Processing:Nebulosity2 and PS CS3.
Description:
The Medusa Nebula is a very old and large planetary in Gemini,also known as Abell 21. As it is so big,its surface brightness is very low,with surface magnitudes of between +16 and +25 reported. The Medusa was discovered i 1955, and until the early 1980s it was thought to be a supernova remnant.
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