Weinberger 3-1

Weinberger 3-1 (We3-1, PK044+10.1, PN G044.3+10.4) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Hercules.

A nice oval planetary nebula that measures approximately 3 arcminutes. It was discovered in 1978 by Ronald Weinberger.

This image taken over several nights in August 2021.

R-channel - 48 x 150 sec. bin 1x1;

G-channel - 48 x 150 sec. bin 1x1;

B-channel - 48 x 150 sec. bin 1x1;

Ha- 40 x 900 sec. bin 2x2;

OIII- 40 x 900 sec. bin 2x2.

Total integration time about 26 hours.

My setup: Telescope 8" Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain (SCT) CPC800 GPS (XLT) on the equatorial wedge, focal reducer Starizona Night Owl 0.4х, Feq=864mm, camera Starlight Xpress Trius SX694, SX mini filter wheel, filters Astrodon LRGB E-series gen.2, Astrodon Ha 5nm, Astrodon OIII 3nm.

Capture and processing software: MaxIm DL6, PHD2, PixInsight, StarTools, Photoshop CC, Zoner photo studio 14.

North at the top.

Copyright: Boris