Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Delphinus (Del)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6905
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Blue Flash Nebula (NGC6905), DoubleStarPhotography
Blue Flash Nebula (NGC6905), DoubleStarPhotography

Blue Flash Nebula (NGC6905)

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Blue Flash Nebula (NGC6905), DoubleStarPhotography
Blue Flash Nebula (NGC6905), DoubleStarPhotography

Blue Flash Nebula (NGC6905)

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Description

NGC 6905, also known as the Blue Flash Nebula, is a planetary nebula in the constellation Delphinus.

The distance to the nebula lies at an approximate distance of 7,500 light years (2,300 parsecs) from Earth. The nebula’s exact distance is uncertain, but estimates put it in the range of between 5,500 light years (1,700 parsecs) and 8,500 light years (2,600 parsecs).

Despite it's relatively bright 10.9 apparent magnitude,  it appears to only have been imaged a hand full of times here on Astrobin from what I found posted.

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