Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  The star 9Cas
CTB 1 (Abell 85) Supernova Remnant in Ha, 



    
        

            Mike Oates
CTB 1 (Abell 85) Supernova Remnant in Ha
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CTB 1 (Abell 85) Supernova Remnant in Ha

CTB 1 (Abell 85) Supernova Remnant in Ha, 



    
        

            Mike Oates
CTB 1 (Abell 85) Supernova Remnant in Ha
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CTB 1 (Abell 85) Supernova Remnant in Ha

Acquisition details

Dates:
Sept. 20, 2019
Frames:
Ha 3nm: 42×1800(21h)
Integration:
21h
Avg. Moon age:
20.56 days
Avg. Moon phase:
66.57%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
8.00
Mean SQM:
18.32

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 2951562

RA center: 23h59m37s.4

DEC center: +62°2746

Pixel scale: 1.436 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 0.041 degrees

Field radius: 0.858 degrees

Resolution: 3314x2748

File size: 3.4 MB

Locations: The Hills Observatory, Manchester, United Kingdom

Data source: Backyard

Description

A very faint supernova remnant in the constellation of Cassiopeia. CTB1 was originally thought to be a planetary nebula and was given the name Abell 85. It is about the same size in the sky as the Moon.

Long exposure subs in Ha with Astrodon 3nm filter. The aim of this image was to show in detail the structure of the remnant. It also shows just how much Ha there is in the area.

Imaged over 5 nights from 12 - 20th Sept 2019 under Bortle 8 skies with an average SQM-L of 18.32 (averaged nightly readings of 18.0 - 18.55)

After processing another image to the north of this one (Sh2-170 (The Little Rosette) Nebula), I found that I was able to show fainter nebula, obtain lower noise and better contrast, so I re-processed this again from scratch.

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CTB 1 (Abell 85) Supernova Remnant in Ha, 



    
        

            Mike Oates