Re: [Utah-astronomy] McNeil's Nebula
Joe, I'm not sure whether film is sensitive enough to show the nebula but you could try. This nebula has a magnitude of 15 or 16. I know a lot of CCD imagers will be shooting M78 in the near future. I look forward to seeing more pictures. What impresses me about this discovery is that a person with modest equipment with a little skill can make a big scientific contribution. I think Mr. McNeil is using a homemade 10" f/5.6 Newtonian with a SBIG 10XE CCD camera. Debbie
I didn't realize it was that dim. Probably I won't try for it. I'm going to be shooting a few things Friday night. Thanks, Joe
If the weather is good, I've toyed with taking my 22" scope to SSt. George. Maybe we'll sneak a view with that. However, the weather isn't looking great right now. Brent --- UTAHDEB@aol.com wrote:
Joe,
I'm not sure whether film is sensitive enough to show the nebula but you could try. This nebula has a magnitude of 15 or 16. I know a lot of CCD imagers will be shooting M78 in the near future. I look forward to seeing more pictures. What impresses me about this discovery is that a person with modest equipment with a little skill can make a big scientific contribution. I think Mr. McNeil is using a homemade 10" f/5.6 Newtonian with a SBIG 10XE CCD camera.
Debbie
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