Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Aquila (Aql)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6772  ·  PK033-06.1
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Acquisition details

Frames:
Astrodon 5nm H-Alpha filter: 68×900(17h) bin 1×1
Astrodon Blue: 14×300(1h 10′) bin 1×1
Astrodon OIII 3 nm: 74×900(18h 30′) bin 1×1
Green: 14×300(1h 10′) bin 1×1
Lum: 39×300(3h 15′) bin 1×1
Red: 14×300(1h 10′) bin 1×1
Integration:
42h 15′

RA center: 19h14m36s.382

DEC center: -02°4224.40

Pixel scale: 0.267 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 0.518 degrees

Field radius: 0.073 degrees

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Resolution: 1558x1187

File size: 177.4 KB

Locations: e-Eye, Fregenal de la Sierra, Extramadura, Spain

Data source: Own remote observatory

Remote source: e-EyE Extremadura

Description

A small (81 arc seconds) 14th magnitude ancient bipolar planetary nebula in the constellation Aquila. It is approximately 4000 light years from Earth and was discovered by William Herschel on 21 July 1784. I was pleased to manage to capture the rarely-seen outer Ha shell.

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NGC 6772, 



    
        

            Peter Goodhew