MWP 1 (Motch-Werner-Pakull 1) is a rarely imaged and faint bipolar planetary nebula situated in the Cygnus constellation, also recognized as The Methuselah Nebula.
Positioned 4,500 light years away from Earth, this celestial body is estimated to be approximately 150,000 years old.
It was discovered in the 1990s by Motch, Werner, and Pakull (MWP-1).
Additionally, the remarkably faint PN G 79.8-10.2 (Alv1) is discernible in the lower right quadrant of the nebula.
In that picture, we’re talking about a deep capture that took an integration of 66 hours.
I used an f/3.3 telescope and a super-sensitive mono camera for that job.
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Takahashi Epsilon-160ED
Imaging Cameras
QHYCCD QHY294M Pro
Mounts
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Filters
Baader Blue (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm · Baader Green (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm · Baader H-alpha 6.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm · Baader O-III 6.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm · Baader Red (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm · Baader S-II 6.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm
Accessories
Pegasus Astro FocusCube2 · Pegasus Astro Powerbox Advance Gen2 · QHYCCD QHYCFW3-M-US · TS-Optics Off-axis guider 9mm (TSOAG9G2) ×
Software
Starkeeper Voyager Custom Array
Guiding Cameras
ZWO ASI290MM Mini
Acquisition details
Dates:
Sept. 24 – 25, 2023
Oct. 5 – 7, 2023
Frames:
Baader Blue (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm: 120×60″(2h)
Baader Green (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm: 120×60″(2h)
Baader H-alpha 6.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm: 180×600″(30h)
Baader O-III 6.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm: 180×600″(30h)
Baader Red (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm: 120×60″(2h)
Integration:
66h
Avg. Moon age:
17.13 days
Avg. Moon phase:
60.03%
RA center: 21h17m05s.16
DEC center: +34°12′59″.9
Pixel scale: 1.780 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: -4.105 degrees
Field radius: 0.856 degrees
WCS transformation: thin plate spline
Locations: AAS Montsec, Àger, Lleida, Spain
Data source: Own remote observatory
Remote source: Non-commercial independent facility
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