Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Vela (Vel)  ·  Contains:  Eight-Burst Nebula  ·  NGC 3132
NGC 3132 PN, Kfir Simon
NGC 3132 PN
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Description

NGC 3132, also known as the Eight-Burst Nebula, the Southern Ring Nebula,

is a bright and extensively studied planetary nebula in the constellation Vela.

Its distance from Earth is estimated at about 2,000 light-years (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 3132 PN, Kfir Simon