Anyone had a go at NG2392 Eskimo Nebula ?

[Garethr]

Hi all

Has anyone had a go at this target?  Looks interesting 

Gareth 

[michael8554]

Quite a dim and tiny object, which of your OTA's and cameras would you use?

Michael

[Garethr]

My Book states the following which made me think it could be worth a go with the 200P

 

NGC 2392 is a bright planetary nebula that is known as the Eskimo or Clown Face nebula. It is located 2.3 degrees southeast of Wasat (Delta Geminorum) in the constellation of Gemini.

The 9.1-magnitude Eskimo nebula lies 3,000 light-years away and has an apparent size of 48 x 42 arcseconds, which is 1 light-year in space in real size. The white dwarf central star shines at magnitude 10.5.

The Eskimo is a complex double-shelled planetary nebula. The progenitor star is surrounded by two shells of gas ejected by the star.

NGC 2392 was discovered by William Herschel in 1787.

Gareth

[Pompey Monkey]

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Why don't you give it a go and report back?

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....Assuming that you get some clear skies in the next year or so....  

[MartinB]

It's small but bright  This was my effort from 6 years ago with an LX200ACF at F7, the image is cropped.  Needs good seeing (a bit wobbly when this was taken)

[Davey-T]

Imaged it a few years ago, will try and find it.

Dave

Here's one 10"SCT Atik314L

[Garethr]

Pompey,

Its worth a try surely, after all "nothing ventured nothing gained"

Agree a clear night will be needed and they are seriously few and far between at the moment

Gareth

[ollypenrice]

These are inspiring results!

Olly

[Joel Shepherd]

I tried it about a year ago with a small CCD and very short exposures, and got what I thought was a worthwhile result:

Also tried it with Ha and bigger CCD a few nights back but haven't had a chance to muck with the data. It's a wee object, so teasing detail out of it is a bit of a challenge, but certainly doable (as other folks have shown!).