PK205-14.1, Medusa Nebula, Gemini
The medusa nebula is an ancient planetary nebula in Gemini which shines at a dim 14th magnitude and has a sfc brightness of 16.4   The blue central star  which expelled the gas creating the nebula can be seen  near the center of the arc.  I shot this image using 2x2 binning to maximize the signal in the shortest amount of time.  The image has been resized 130% larger than the original.

Image Details

Optics              8"LX200 f6.3
Mount              LX200 fork mount
Camera
 Starlight Xpress SXV-H9
Filter
 Astronomik Type 2C, Schuler -UVIR filter used for luminence
Date
 22 Feb 04
Location  
My Backyard Observatory in Ocean Springs, MS, Limiting 4.5   
Exposure
 60:28:20:26 all binned 2X2
Notes
 Guided with MX5-16 on 80mm refractor, seeing marginal