Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scutum (Sct)  ·  Contains:  PK016-01.1
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Two rarely-imaged planetary nebulae: PN G016.3-02.3 and M1-46 in Scutum, Peter Goodhew
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Two rarely-imaged planetary nebulae: PN G016.3-02.3 and M1-46 in Scutum

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Two rarely-imaged planetary nebulae: PN G016.3-02.3 and M1-46 in Scutum, Peter Goodhew
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Two rarely-imaged planetary nebulae: PN G016.3-02.3 and M1-46 in Scutum

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Two very rarely imaged planetary nebulae - and both within a narrow field of view.

I could only find one other, much wider field, image of them at http://www.atacama-photographic-observatory.com/photos/0088_B312_HOLRVB_a.jpg

M1-46 is tiny and intensely bright - so bright it resembled a star - so processing was needed to make its intricate structure visible. It is almost purely Ha, whereas PN G016.3-02.3 is predominantly OIII.

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Description: Improved processing of M1-46

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Two rarely-imaged planetary nebulae: PN G016.3-02.3 and M1-46 in Scutum, Peter Goodhew