R Aquarii

R Aquarii
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R Aquarii

A symbiotic star composed of a white dwarf and a red giant orbiting each other. Complex interactions between the two lead to gaseous hydrogen filaments that are twisted and streaming forming spiral patterns. Data from the observation bundle.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
CHI-1-CMOS Planewave CDK24
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
QHY 600M
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
El Sauce Observatory, Chile
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Oct 22 - Nov 18, 2024
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Halpha, SII, OIII
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
PixInsight, RC-Astro Tools, Photoshop
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Ken Abremski / Telescope Live
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Another excellent image of this Ken. Having had a quick look at it it certainly is tiny, so all those that so far have posted their great results, well done. I'm waiting for some broadband data which I think when added could make everyones images even better. Cheers and CS.