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GK Persei: Nova of 1901
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(Click the image above for the largest available version.)
Please see this animation showing the expansion of the Gk Persei nebula!
Also see this
picture showing the extended Hydrogen-alpha emission in a large envelope. The star's motion through space compresses the leading (bottom) edge of this halo. Bipolar jets are also visible bisecting the envelope.
Picture Details:
- Optics             32-inch Schulman Telescope (RC Optical Systems)
- Camera           SBIG STX CCD Camera
- Filters              AstroDon Gen II
- Dates               August and September 2011
- Location          Mount Lemmon SkyCenter
- Exposure          L(Ha)RGB = 2400:150:150:150 minutes
- Acquisition       ACP Observatory Control Software (DC-3 Dreams),TheSky (Software Bisque), Maxim DL/CCD (Cyanogen)
- Processing        CCDStack (CCDWare), Photoshop CS5 (Adobe)
- Credit Line and Copyright        Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona
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