Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Little Gem  ·  NGC 6445
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NGC 6445: The Box Nebula, rhedden
NGC 6445: The Box Nebula
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NGC 6445: The Box Nebula

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NGC 6445: The Box Nebula, rhedden
NGC 6445: The Box Nebula
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NGC 6445: The Box Nebula

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NGC 6445 is a planetary nebula in Sagittarius called "The Box nebula." It shines at 13th magnitude overall and spans about 35". At -20 degrees declination, this object does not spend much time high in the sky at my location at +33 N. I shot some frames of it after finishing my main imaging project last month, NGC 6946. While I would like to add more integration time, our weather is usually not very good for imaging this time of year.

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NGC 6445: The Box Nebula, rhedden