Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cancer (Cnc)
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Abell 31 HOO RGB Stars, Greg Bass
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Abell 31 HOO RGB Stars

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Abell 31 HOO RGB Stars

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This faintness of this planetary nebula tested the limits of my 8" telescope under the brightness of my backyard sky.  When my first Ha image downloaded onto my laptop screen, I had to double check that my telescope was correctly pointed on the object as I could only just barely discern any nebula against the sky.  I thought I might have another M74 on my hands (an object that I've decided to image in the future with either more aperture or wait until I'm under a less light polluted sky).  However, after processing my first night of imaging, there was enough of a planetary nebula that I proceeded to allocate four more nights collecting data starting the end of January, beginning of February and the beginning of March.

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Abell 31 HOO RGB Stars, Greg Bass