darditti Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Thanks for posting this fine image David.Not one i have seen before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELESCOPE Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 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:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 That's a great image for such a tiny object and not one often observed/imaged. Thanks for sharing it!Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Green Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Unusual object to see really nice image thanks David Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerous-Dave Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taff Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Very nice indeed David' thats a great capture.Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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