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Messier 37 with Hidden Nebula, 



    
        

            Antoine Grelin
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Messier 37 with Hidden Nebula, 



    
        

            Antoine Grelin
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Acquisition details

Dates:
March 25, 2023
Frames:
78×600(13h)
Integration:
13h
Avg. Moon age:
3.99 days
Avg. Moon phase:
16.95%

RA center: 05h52m12s.65

DEC center: +32°3213.8

Pixel scale: 1.156 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 54.821 degrees

Field radius: 1.597 degrees

WCS transformation: thin plate spline

More info:Open 

Resolution: 8141x5684

File size: 38.0 MB

Data source: Own remote observatory

Remote source: Utah Desert Remote Observatories

Description

Open cluster M37 in RGBHA (13 hours), revealing the faint planetary nebula IPHASX J055226.2+323724, very rarely photographed. This nebula is the oldest planetary nebula found. I shot HA completely at random and without really expecting much, as I had no idea there was a nebula hiding in there until I combined the channels. It is only after doing some research that I realized it was only recently studied, and only one or two pics of this nebula could be found online, both taken just a few months ago!

Full blog post: https://www.galactic-hunter.com/blog/m37-open-cluster-in-auriga

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    Messier 37 with Hidden Nebula, 



    
        

            Antoine Grelin
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    Messier 37 with Hidden Nebula, 



    
        

            Antoine Grelin
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Title: Close up view of the Nebula

Description: Close up view of the Nebula

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Messier 37 with Hidden Nebula, 



    
        

            Antoine Grelin