Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Puppis (Pup)  ·  Contains:  M 46  ·  NGC 2437  ·  NGC 2438  ·  PK231+04.2
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Planetary nebula NGC2438, Göran Nilsson
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Planetary nebula NGC2438

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Planetary nebula NGC2438, Göran Nilsson
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Planetary nebula NGC2438

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NGC 2438 is a planetary nebula about 3,000 light years away in the constellation Puppis. It is probably the remains of the death of the red giant in its center. This is HaRGB data I processed from the Liverpool Telescope. It shows more detail than most images I have seen but the rather few and short exposures available does not allow me to bring out the outer shell of the nebula.

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Bessell B 9 x 90 s (blue channel)

Bessell V 10 x 90 s (green channel)

sdss-r 10 x 90 s (red channel)

Ha 2 x 120 s (added proportionally to the red channel)

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Planetary nebula NGC2438, Göran Nilsson