G53.6-2.2 supernova remnant optical counterpart

[Tom How]

http://astro.neutral.org/imagehtml/20160829-G53.6-2.2.html

I thought I'd share another infrequently imaged supernova remnant, G53.6-2.2 in Sagitta appears to have a very faint optical counterpart with emission and filaments. 
Quite tough with the dense starfield, even with the 3nm filter. 

Might be interesting to come back with the OIII at some point.

Abell 63 (PK 53-3.1 ), a small 40' planetary nebula is lurking on the far left centre of the frame.

12*1500s with Astrodon 3nm Ha.

Takahashi Sky 90 
Atik 490 CCD Camera
Takahashi F4.5 reducer/flattener
Astrodon 3nm Ha filter

Off axis guider with SX Lodestar.
Homemade telescope mount.
Homemade telescope observatory dome.

 

 

 

Edited September 1, 2016 by Tom How

[wimvb]

Another faint remnant, rarely seen. Great.

And great to see your work here again.

[Tom How]

Thanks! Always a mystery what you'll get with these objects  - most of the time you get nothing - but every so often something interesting like this pops up!

[toxic]

very nice and a heck of a lot of stars in there

[Tom How]

That's half the battle with these objects: Dense milkyway starfields drown out the faint features, even with the 3nm filter.

 

[Tom How]

I'm told RegiStar says 3876 stars

[wimvb]

Probably more. As someone on this forum wrote a while back: sometimes it's hard to see where the stars end and the noise begins.