Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cancer (Cnc)  ·  Contains:  HD75880  ·  HD76037  ·  IC 523  ·  PK219+31.1  ·  Sh2-290
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Sh2 290 Abell 31, Dave Erickson
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Sh2 290 Abell 31

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Sh2 290 Abell 31

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Sh2-290, Abell 31, a planetary nebula approximately 2,000 light years distant. From Earth this planetary nebula is one of the largest in the sky the Helix NGC7293 is the only larger planetary nebula.

This image was taken over several nights using a 6" F/6.45 Melior Apo, and a QHY 600 Pro with Astrodon RGB+Halpha, Gain at 56 and offset at 64. Imaging was done by remote control at the solar powered observatory in Kennedy Meadows California, USA.

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Sh2 290 Abell 31, Dave Erickson