NGC 6302 - The Butterfly Nebula

Bernard Miller

NGC 6302 - The Butterfly Nebula

This is and image of NGC 6302, also known as the Butterfly or Bug Nebula. It is a bi-polar planetary nebula about 3.500 light years away in the constellation Scorpius. It's central star is one of the hottest known with a surface temperature of about 250,000 degrees Celsius.

SPECIFICATIONS

Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Planewave CDK24

Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

FLI PL 9000

Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Río Hurtado, Coquimbo Region, Chile

Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

31 August 2021

Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Astrodon 2GEN, Ha (3nm), OIII (3nm); 50mm square

Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Pixinsight and Photoshop