Caldwell 59: Amateur Image vs. Hubble Image
Caldwell 59 (C59) is a planetary nebula located some 1,400 light-years away. Also called NGC 3242 and the Ghost of Jupiter, Caldwell 59 formed after an average star like the Sun finished burning through its supply of hydrogen and helium fuel. The left image was taken with an 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope using a 0.63x focal reducer and a DSLR Camera. The right image was taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.
Image Credit: Amateur Image: Photographed by and used with permission of K. Hartnett; Hubble Image: NASA, ESA, Bruce Balick and Jason Alexander (University of Washington), Arsen Hajian (U.S. Naval Observatory), Yervant Terzian (Cornell University), Mario Perinotto (University of Florence), Patrizio Patriarchi (Arcetri Observatory), and Reginald Dufour (Rice University); Processing by Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
- X
https://science.nasa.gov/image-detail/amf-5489a8e8-e494-4968-8e9d-a1c38ca05b47/
Image CreditAmateur Image: Photographed by and used with permission of K. Hartnett; Hubble Image: NASA, ESA, Bruce Balick and Jason Alexander (University of Washington), Arsen Hajian (U.S. Naval Observatory), Yervant Terzian (Cornell University), Mario Perinotto (University of Florence), Patrizio Patriarchi (Arcetri Observatory), and Reginald Dufour (Rice University); Processing by Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
Size779x621px
