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NGC NGC 3242
Ghost of Jupiter
Planetary Nebula
Hydra
Advanced
Bright compact planetary.
Angular size
1′
Magnitude
7.8
Best months
Feb-May
Constellation
Hydra
Catalog IDs
NGC 3242
Common aliases
Caldwell 59
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Recommended telescopes
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 14
3910mm f/11.0 · 356mm aperture
Frames 5% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 11
2800mm f/10.0 · 279mm aperture
Frames 3% of APS-C FOV
Meade
Meade LX200 10" ACF
2540mm f/10.0 · 254mm aperture
Frames 3% of APS-C FOV
Astro-Tech
Astro-Tech AT12RC
2432mm f/8.0 · 305mm aperture
Frames 3% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
Takahashi Mewlon-210
2415mm f/11.5 · 210mm aperture
Frames 3% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 9.25
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 3% of APS-C FOV
Recommended cameras
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
Example framing
Celestron EdgeHD 14
+
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV
0.34° × 0.23°
Scale
0.20″/px
Target fills
7%
of frame
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Celestron EdgeHD 11
+
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV
0.48° × 0.32°
Scale
0.28″/px
Target fills
5%
of frame
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Meade LX200 10" ACF
+
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV
0.26° × 0.26°
Scale
0.31″/px
Target fills
7%
of frame
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NGC NGC 3242 — Ghost of Jupiter