| Object Data |
| Description |
The Eskimo Nebula is a beautiful remnant from an
ordinary star that has just recently gone through its red giant phases,
casting off most of it outer layers of matter, and is now a degenerate
white dwarf. The extreme ultraviolet from the hot young stellar corpse
is providing the energy to light up the nebula.
|
| Constellation |
Gemini the Twin Brothers |
| Right Ascension |
7h 29m 23s |
| Declination |
+20° 54' 18" |
| Magnitude |
9.9 |
| Angular size |
18 arcseconds |
| Distance |
1.6 kiloparsecs (5,200 light years) |
| Radial Velocity |
75 kilometers per second |
| Image Data |
| Photographer |
Alan Chen |
| Main Scope |
Meade 12" SCT OTA on a Losmandy Titan stardrive @ f/10 |
| Guide Scope |
Star2000 self-guided |
| Guide Camera |
Star2000 self guided |
| Imaging Camera |
Starlight Xpress MX7C |
| Resolution |
767 x 540 @ 0.56 arcseconds per pixel |
| Exposure |
Eighteen exposures of four minutes each, interlaced,
36 minutes effective. Aligned, stacked, and processed with AstroArt. |
| Date |
March 21, 2003 |
| Location |
Alan's back yard in Orlando, Florida |
