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Simies 147 Supernova remnant in Taurus

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Observer
Peter Carson
Time of observation
23/01/2012 - 00:00
Object
Simies 147 Supernova remnant in Taurus
Observing location
Leigh on sea nr Southend Essex
Equipment
Canon 200mm lens
Losmandy G11 mount
Sbig ST8300 CCd camera
Astrodon 3nm Ha filter
Losmandy G11 mount
Sbig ST8300 CCd camera
Astrodon 3nm Ha filter
Exposure
11x 30 min exposures. Total 5hs 30 mins
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This object is exceedingly faint but very large. It only just fits on the chip using a 200mm lens. I started the exposures on the 23rd Jan and decided I needed more so finished it off on the 26th Jan.
The curious vertical lines in the centre of the image are not artifacts but are probably filaments seen edge on.
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Superb!!!
Superb!!!
Superb!!!
Superb!!!
Superb!
a great image, worth all those hours!!
Simeis 147
That's an amazing amount of detail Peter. Well done!
Jeremy
I think Nick Hewitt likes
I think Nick Hewitt likes this :)
I agree it is an absolutely amazing image; well done. Looking on this field of view calculator website (http://www.12dstring.me.uk/fovcalc.php), your FoV is over 5 degrees by nearly 4 degrees - it is huge!
I hope you have submitted this observation to the Deep Sky Section, and you will also contact Hazel McGee and see if she'll include the image and a bit of write up about it for the Journal, I'm sure this will have great appeal amongst the wider BAA audience.
I also wonder if there are many older images of it to compare to see how much change in size or structure, if any, have occurred over the years.
James
Super image
Funnily enough I was just talking about this object in my talk to Worcester AS last night.
Stunning and with such
Stunning and with such limited equipment. Nice change from the usual images frequently available these days.
Picture of the week! Well
Picture of the week! Well done. Well deserved.
https://britastro.org/node/10033