Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Vela (Vel)  ·  Contains:  Eight-Burst Nebula  ·  NGC 3132
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The VERY tiny Eight-Burst Planetary Nebula (NGC3132), Philip Bartlett
The VERY tiny Eight-Burst Planetary Nebula (NGC3132)
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The VERY tiny Eight-Burst Planetary Nebula (NGC3132)

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The VERY tiny Eight-Burst Planetary Nebula (NGC3132), Philip Bartlett
The VERY tiny Eight-Burst Planetary Nebula (NGC3132)
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The VERY tiny Eight-Burst Planetary Nebula (NGC3132)

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The Eight-Burst Planetary Nebula is quite small, at only 1 arc minute (the size of a pea at 30 metres) it is the smallest target that I have imaged to date. It is a mere 4,000 light years from earth and while small, it is very bright compared to larger nebula (surface brightness of 7.6 mag/arcmin^2).

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