Henize 2-111 planetary nebula in Centaurus in Ha, Alexandr Zaytsev
Henize 2-111 planetary nebula in Centaurus in Ha, Alexandr Zaytsev

Henize 2-111 planetary nebula in Centaurus in Ha

Revision title: Original revision of the image with full star suppression applied

Henize 2-111 planetary nebula in Centaurus in Ha, Alexandr Zaytsev
Henize 2-111 planetary nebula in Centaurus in Ha, Alexandr Zaytsev

Henize 2-111 planetary nebula in Centaurus in Ha

Revision title: Original revision of the image with full star suppression applied

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2h 50min of integral Ha exposure of a uniquely shaped "spiral" planetary nebula Henize 2-111 [1-4] in Centaurus, revealing lots of fine details in its core, periphery and the radial spokes.

[1] https://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/full/seri/IAUS./0155//0000208.000.html

[2] https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/522623/pdf

[3] https://arxiv.org/abs/1712.01474

[4] https://arxiv.org/pdf/1712.01474.pdf


Captured remotely using Telescope #3 (ASA-N D = 0.5m f/3.8, FLI ProLine 16803) system of ChileScope observatory over 4 imaging sessions carried out on Jun 6, 7, 10, 12, 2023. This image is a subframe of the T3 Chilescope image [5] (same set of exposures used):

[5] https://www.astrobin.com/rs99z8/D/


The He 2-111 planetary nebula is also visible on the image obtained with T5 Chilescope system earlier, albeit in much lower resolution [6]:

[6] https://www.astrobin.com/nuqbfs/E/

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