This
Astrobin Debut Object is a planetary nebula located 10,000 light years away in the constellation of Sagitta at a declination of +19 degrees.
The main signal of this object is about 1 arc-minute across, which corresponds to the typical PN width of 2 light years. A faint broader diffuse area of signal is also visible, a bit off center from the PN.
This is a strange PN structure. My best guess is that we are looking end-on at a torus remnant, something like a faded version of
Abell 81. That makes sense from a broad view, but what is most unusual to me here is the turbulent nature of the fine details, especially the curling section at 2 o'clock.
Another DSO which I don't quite understand, which has become the norm lately.
This PN is part of the extensive Kohoutek catalogue, which I have captured in a part
here. The catalog contains PN discovered by the Czech astronomer Dr. Luboš Kohoutek. Dr. Kohoutek discovered over 300 new PNe over his lifetime, many of which now bear his name. The 1500 objects in his catalogue are numbered according to the publication order that they appeared, so the catalog consists of objects designated K 1-xx, K 2-xx, and K 3-xx (up to K 6-xx) corresponding to their discovery publication. The larger, brighter and more interesting objects are generally from the first (1-xx) published series of objects, as this object is. As the list progresses to 2-xx, 3-xx, and beyond, the objects become smaller, more faint and more challenging to image.
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