Abell 82 - A Neglected "Mini-Dumbbell" Planetary (Bill McLaughlin)

Abell 82 - A Neglected "Mini-Dumbbell" Planetary

Seldom imaged (I could only find 14 examples on Astrobin as of this date), Abell 82 (also known variously as PLN 114-4.1 or APN 114.0-4.6) is located in Cassiopeia not far from Caph and close to the galactic equator.

There is little detailed information available on this planetary. It measures under 1.6 arc minutes at magnitude 12.7 so is quite small and of medium brightness. There is decent if not spectacular signal in both Ha and O3.

It bears a strong morphological resemblance to the much larger and much brighter M27 Dumbbell right down to the "bar" of Hydrogen Alpha emission across the central region. IMHO, it is more the "Little Dumbbell" than the other "Little Dumbbell" (M76).

I was also able to capture decent detail on the two reddish U-shaped "globules" at the top of the nebula. Taken with my CDK 14 over 13 nights between October 20th and November 2nd from SkiesAway observatory in California

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Title: Abell 82 - A Neglected "Mini-Dumbbell" Planetary

Description: Seldom imaged (I could only find 14 examples on Astrobin as of this date), Abell 82 (also known variously as PLN 114-4.1 or APN 114.0-4.6) is located in Cassiopeia not far from Caph and close to the galactic equator. There is little detailed information available on this planetary. It measures under 1.6 arc minutes at magnitude 12.7 so is quite small and of medium brightness. There is decent if not spectacular signal in both Ha and O3. It bears a strong morphological resemblance to the much larger and much brighter M27 Dumbbell right down to the "bar" of Hydrogen Alpha emission across the central region. I was also able to capture decent detail on the two reddish U-shaped "globules" at the top of the nebula. Taken with my CDK 14 over 13 nights between October 20th and November 2nd from SkiesAway observatory in California

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RA (center)	23h45m38s.816
RA (top/left)	23h45m07s.633
RA (top/right)	23h45m09s.266
RA (bottom/right)	23h46m09s.842
RA (bottom/left)	23h46m08s.497

Dec (center)	+57°02′42″.81
Dec (top/left)	+57°07′07″.14
Dec (top/right)	+56°58′06″.69
Dec (bottom/right)	+56°58′18″.25
Dec (bottom/left)	+57°07′18″.42

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