Hello everyone,
Last Sunday on a cold winter night I tried to position my mount precisely to the north. Since the Polar Star is not visible at my observation location, I tried an alignment on Jupiter. I was 6 degrees off from Jupiter and tried to bring the mount in using PlateSolve. I discovered a very noticeable object, which I originally thought it was a reflection of Jupiter. It was about the size of the Medusa Nebula and very noticeable with Hyperstar on the C11 with ASI2600 at 5 seconds exposure and auto histostretching in SharpCap. Unfortunately the weather is bad for my observation location for the next few days. This means I can't check exactly. There is no object noted in this area in Aladin.
Now I'm no longer sure whether it was just a reflection and would ask you to take a quick look.The object was with my equipment in the same field of view as one of the listed objects. Unfortunately, I can no longer say exactly which object.
Either: NGC 927, IC 222, NGC 990, IC 238, NGC 1024I would be very grateful if someone could briefly check these objects to see if the object I mentioned is in the same field of view.
Request for feedback.
Kind regards,
Bernd from Austria
Looking for someone who can carry out a photographic clarification of an object near Jupiter
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Hi sure. Could you share coordinates?
I can make you a short integration in L tonight and post it here (in approx 12 hours). Focal length is 530mm (Epsilon 160ed), full frame sensor.
I can make you a short integration in L tonight and post it here (in approx 12 hours). Focal length is 530mm (Epsilon 160ed), full frame sensor.
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The only reasonably bright object within 6 degrees (in RA) was 144P/Kushida. NGC821 is also a possible but much fainter candidate.
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Oh great. Thank you very much
I was traveling in this area of the sky when I noticed the object.
If you could take photos of these coordinates, the object I described should be visible (unless it was just a reflection).
NGC 1024 (RA 02h 40m 30.4s / DEC +10° 57' 05")
NGC 990 (RA 02h 37m 36.8s / DEC +11° 44' 49")
NGC 975 (RA 02h 34m 40.5s / DEC + 9° 42' 30")
IC 222 (RA 02h 23m 59.6s / DEC +11° 44' 14")
I'm really excited to see if you find anything in the pictures…
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I was traveling in this area of the sky when I noticed the object.
If you could take photos of these coordinates, the object I described should be visible (unless it was just a reflection).
NGC 1024 (RA 02h 40m 30.4s / DEC +10° 57' 05")
NGC 990 (RA 02h 37m 36.8s / DEC +11° 44' 49")
NGC 975 (RA 02h 34m 40.5s / DEC + 9° 42' 30")
IC 222 (RA 02h 23m 59.6s / DEC +11° 44' 14")
I'm really excited to see if you find anything in the pictures…
Clear skies
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Bernhard Suntinger:
Oh great. Thank you very much
I was traveling in this area of the sky when I noticed the object.
If you could take photos of these coordinates, the object I described should be visible (unless it was just a reflection).
NGC 1024 (RA 02h 40m 30.4s / DEC +10° 57' 05")
NGC 990 (RA 02h 37m 36.8s / DEC +11° 44' 49")
NGC 975 (RA 02h 34m 40.5s / DEC + 9° 42' 30")
IC 222 (RA 02h 23m 59.6s / DEC +11° 44' 14")
I'm really excited to see if you find anything in the pictures...
Clear skies
Ok, I will do a 3 panel mosaic of the area tonight. I'll post results here when ready, around noon tomorrow.
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Hi,
Only could do two panels!
Each is 16*60s of L at gain 100, ASI6200MM + E160ed; calibrated/stacked/STF :
https://www.astrobin.com/mm8zs1/
https://www.astrobin.com/ag26ww/
Big diffusion halo around Jupiter!...
I'll let you check on https://nova.astrometry.net/upload for identification
Cheers
Laurent - SP
Only could do two panels!
Each is 16*60s of L at gain 100, ASI6200MM + E160ed; calibrated/stacked/STF :
https://www.astrobin.com/mm8zs1/
https://www.astrobin.com/ag26ww/
Big diffusion halo around Jupiter!...
I'll let you check on https://nova.astrometry.net/upload for identification
Cheers
Laurent - SP
Thank you very much!
Yes, i think this was the object I´ve seen last Sunday.
It is in the same area I´ve described above.
Can someone help me and give me tips on how to proceed here?
Yes, i think this was the object I´ve seen last Sunday.
It is in the same area I´ve described above.
Can someone help me and give me tips on how to proceed here?
Could you highlight which object you are talking about ?
Unfortunately, false alarm. I suspect Jupiter just cheated his way into the picture here.
@Spacetime Pictures Thank you very much for the clarification.
Unfortunately, the object I described is not visible in your two photos. I suspect that I only saw a reflection of Jupiter back then. Thank you again for your efforts.
Unfortunately, the object I described is not visible in your two photos. I suspect that I only saw a reflection of Jupiter back then. Thank you again for your efforts.
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Next time maybe! You're welcome
So, the mystery of the strange object near IC222 has now finally been solved!!
It's just a dominant light reflection from my f2 hyperstar system, which only appears so prominently in exactly this area of the image.
It's just a dominant light reflection from my f2 hyperstar system, which only appears so prominently in exactly this area of the image.
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Optics are weird 