NGC 1535


35 minutes exposure on Kodak PMJ-2 400 film, using a 300mm f/6 newtonian at prime focus.

NGC 1535 is a small bright planetary nebula in Eridanus, situated about 4 degrees east of the 3rd magnitude star gamma eridanii. In an 8" telescope, it appears as a bright, grayish-green disk, that is almost perfectly circular.