Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Vulpecula (Vul)  ·  Contains:  PK072-17.1
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Abell 74, Peter Goodhew
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Abell 74 is a highly-evolved, and thus very faint, planetary nebula. It was discovered on photographic plates taken with the 48" Schmidt telescope at the Mount Palomar Observatory.
The first known visual observation was made on 3rd August 1986 by my great friend Dana Patchick using a 17.5" F4.5 reflector.
The OIII signal is significantly fainter than the Ha signal.

Ha image: Abell74 Ha.jpg

OIII image:
Abell74 OIII.jpg

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