Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Vela (Vel)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2899
NGC 2899, Kfir Simon
NGC 2899
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NGC 2899, Kfir Simon
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NGC 2899 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Vela.

It is estimated at a distance of nearly 6500 light years.

It was discovered by John Herschel in 1835 (WIKI)

Imaged with 2 telescopes:

1M F6.8 Chilescope for Ha as luminance (1 HR bin 2)

16" F8 hypergraph from Tivoli farm in Namibia RGB 60 min each channel (Bin 2)

June-July 2019

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NGC 2899, Kfir Simon