Curdridge Observatory, Southampton,UK
Object name: G179.0+2.6
Apparent RA: 05 53 40
Apparent Dec:+31 05
Constellation: Auriga
28 Nov 2016
G179.0+2.6 supernova remnant is a fairly large (70 arc minute) radio remnant with no documented optical counterpart. A few test shots with both Ha and OIII indicated that the OIII was more interesting. I returned with a long integration of 22x1500s ( 9 hours ) which shows a very faint low contrast distorted ring of OIII emission coinciding with the radio remnant coordinates. This optical counterpart is clearly coupled to the radio remnant.
We have published a paper here regarding the discovery of this optical counterpart to supernova remnant G179.0+2.66>
View full sized image of G179.0+2.6
This image contains the optical counterpart of a supernova remnant
This image was autoguided using my homemade off axis guider with Lodestar.
Imaged with my homemade telescope mount
Exposure Details :
Astrodon 3nm OIII 1500x22s on 90 @ F4 f.l. 409 with Atik 490 camera
Equipment:
Pentax 150mm Medium Format lens
Sky 90 Refractor
Homemade focus motor
Atik filterwheel / DIY OAG combo with Lodestar guide camera
Atik 490 CCD camera
Homemade Telescope mount and homemade observatory
Curdridge Observatory, Southampton,UK
