MWP1 Methuselah Nebula (Eddie Bagwell)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg) · Contains: HD202811 · PK080-10.1

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MWP1 Methuselah Nebula

MWP1
PK 080 - 10.1
PN G080.3 - 10.4
Methuselah Nebula

MWP1 was discovered by astronomers Motch, Werner and Pakull and lies some 4,500 light-years away in the northern constellation of Cygnus. It is a faint, bipolar Ancient Planetary Nebula and one of the largest known. Based on its expansion rate, the nebula has an age of approximately 150,000 years and spans about 15 light-years.

Acqusition Notes: Long exposures are needed to bring in the data on this one as it is extremely faint. I gathered mostly O3 for my narrowband subs to acquire the Oxygen in the wavy outer bands but after stacking the Ha subs, I was surprised by the amount of Hydrogen in the nebula. I also used RGB to bring out the natural colors of the surrounding stars.

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RA (center)	21h17m08s.754
RA (top/left)	21h17m14s.472
RA (top/right)	21h15m33s.562
RA (bottom/right)	21h17m03s.150
RA (bottom/left)	21h18m43s.580

Dec (center)	+34°12′54″.41
Dec (top/left)	+34°33′11″.34
Dec (top/right)	+34°18′07″.70
Dec (bottom/right)	+33°52′36″.92
Dec (bottom/left)	+34°07′36″.86

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