Campbell's Hydrogen Star
| Object |
Campbell's Hydrogen Star (Planetary Nebula PK 64+5.1), in Cygnus |
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| Telescope (Photo) | Celestron 11" EdgeHD OTA @ f/10 on Losmandy G-11 Mount | |
| Telescope (Guiding) | Orion EON 80mm ED Refractor @ f/12.5 on Losmandy G11 Mount | |
| Camera (Photo) | Canon 60Da DSLR Camera using ImagesPlus 5.75 Camera Control | |
| Camera (Guiding) | SBIG ST-i w/PHD Guiding | |
| Exposure Detail | 29 images at 60 seconds each, ISO1600; RAW file conversion, full calibration (flat, dark, bias, flat-dark), and initial image processing using ImagesPlus 5.75; final image processing using Photoshop CS5 | |
| Location | Cincinnati Astronomical Society's Dark-Sky Site (Adams County, Ohio) (N38.876, W83.464) | |
| Date | 09/19/2014 | |
| Comments | This unusual object is a star with a very strong hydrogen, and nearly missing oxygen spectrum, and a very small planetary nebula surrounding it. |