Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  PK047+42.1
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Abell 39 in OIIIRGB, Jeffery Richards
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Abell 39 in OIIIRGB

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Abell 39 in OIIIRGB

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Abell 39 is a low surface brightness planetary nebula in the constellation of Hercules. It is estimated to be about 3,300 light-years from earth and 4,600 light-years above the Galactic plane. It is almost perfectly spherical and also one of the largest known spheres with a radius of about 1.3 light-years.

This image is an OIIIRGB taken with my AGOptical iDK 14.5 telescope.

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Abell 39 in OIIIRGB, Jeffery Richards