The Soap Bubble Nebula NGC 246 (aka the Skull Nebula) (Steven E Labkoff, MD)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Cetus (Cet) · Contains: NGC 246

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The Soap Bubble Nebula NGC 246 (aka the Skull Nebula)

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The Soap Bubble Nebula NGC 246 (aka the Skull Nebula)

The Soap Bubble Nebula (aka: the Skull Nebula) - NGC 246

This planetary nebula is in Cetus, the Sea Monster. From Wikipedia:

NGC 246 (also known as the Dogg Nebula[4] or Caldwell 56) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Cetus. The nebula and the stars associated with it are listed in several catalogs, as summarized by the SIMBAD database.[1] It is roughly 1,600 light-years away.[6] The nebula's central star is the 12th magnitude[6] white dwarf HIP 3678. It is not to be confused with the Rosette Nebula (NGC 2337), which is also referred to as the "Skull."[7]

Date: 12/12/2022
Target: NGC 246 - the Soap Bubble Nebula, AKA the Skull Nebula
Location: Cetus, the Sea Monster
Data Acquisition location: The Westport Astronomical Society

Lights: 37 @ 180s
Darks: 40
Flat Darks: 40
Flats: 40
Bias: 110

Camera: OM1 (formerly Olympus)
Filter: Optolong L-Pro
Telescope: 14" Celestron EdgeHD
Guide Scope: 102mm Refractor
Mount: Astrophysics 1200 GTO
Software - Integration - PixInsight
Software - Finishing: Photoshop, NIK Tools
Software - Guiding: PHD2
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Status	Advanced success
Started	...
Astrometry.net job	6760394
PixInsight job	L84O1YCLOKABR9TD2Q1FW7W7H4GBGXFV
PixInsight queue size	n/a
PixInsight stage	TASK_LOG

RA (center)	00h47m04s.280
RA (top/left)	00h47m32s.627
RA (top/right)	00h46m24s.364
RA (bottom/right)	00h46m35s.482
RA (bottom/left)	00h47m43s.788

Dec (center)	-11°52′09″.90
Dec (top/left)	-11°44′08″.98
Dec (top/right)	-11°47′51″.80
Dec (bottom/right)	-12°00′11″.18
Dec (bottom/left)	-11°56′25″.41

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