NGC 1360  22 October 2004
12" LX200 GPS  20 minutes with SXV-H9 at f6.3 Binned 2x2
Acquired and processed with MaximDL/CCD

 

OBJECT NAME(s):	NGC 1360 / PK 220-53.1
OBJECT TYPE:	Planetary Nebula
CONSTELLATION:	Fornax
MAGNITUDE:	9.4
SIZE:	11' x 7.5'
DISTANCE:	978 Light Years
NOTES:	A curious diffuse oval planetary nebula which seems to have defied the usual description of this sort of object. North is down