PP 81

Constellation: Lupus

PP 81* is a cometary reflection nebula hiding in the dark expanse of gas of Barnard 228, a large molecular cloud, in the constellation Lupus. Illuminating the nebulosity is the variable star HIP 77157, which is 518.54 Ly from Earth. Link to interactive sky chart.

*PP 81 stands for: Parsamian Petrosian 81 and is a catalog of Cometary Nebula and related objects.

Dates:

This is derived from the outstanding data taken by Martin Pugh in May and June 2024 (Martin’s website: Remote Astrophotography with Martin Pugh (martinpughastrophotography.space).

His telescope is located in Chile (Observatory: El Sauce).

Colour palette is LRGB.

Telescope & Mount:

Planewave CDK24 on a Planewave L600 mount.

Imaging:

Camera: Moravian C3-61000 (bin 2×2)

Data:
Astrodon L: 32x900s
Astrodon R: 21x900s
Astrodon G: 19x900s
Astrodon B: 21x900s

Total integration time: 23h 15′