IC 3568/C-14/Art 285

[darditti]

Here is an unusual little object: the 18" diameter mag. 12 planetary IC 3568. Conveniently located in the circumpolar constellation of Camelopardalis, only 8 degrees from the pole, it nevertheless seems to be rarely imaged; in fact I could find no images of it on the net apart from the Hubble one:

In my LRGB image it is looking exactly like a tiny replica of Comet Holmes at its peak. It was easy to see visually in the C14 in light-polluted sky (mag. 4) and almost starlike.

The image was secured through 50 minutes of 1 minute unguided exposures.

David

[Jamie]

Thanks for posting this fine image David.

Not one i have seen before...

[CELESCOPE]

Blimey that is a small one to image David, but fantastic to see one thats not imaged much , detail is excellent.thanks for sharing that with us .

Rog:)

[Sam]

That's a great image for such a tiny object and not one often observed/imaged. Thanks for sharing it!

Sam

[Stephen Green]

Unusual object to see really nice image thanks David

Stephen

[Doc]

I'm sure I've seen this one in my 16" dob but cannot find any notes on it.

Great photo of a rarely seen planetary, love the colour and detail you have managed to capture.

[Dangerous-Dave]

Cracking shot David, reminds me of a cross between the Eskimo and comet Holmes.

Not seen you on UKAI for a while, glad to see you're still imaging.

[Taff]

Very nice indeed David' thats a great capture.Mark