Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cancer (Cnc)  ·  Contains:  IC 523
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Abell 31, HOO, riot1013
Abell 31, HOO
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Abell 31, HOO

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Abell 31, HOO, riot1013
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Abell 31, HOO

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The exceedingly faint Abell 31 is an ancient planetary nebula in the constellation of Cancer. It is estimated to be about 2,000 light years away. Although it is one of the largest planetary nebulae in the sky, it is not very bright.

I had planned a fairly long capture of this image but had some weather roll in, limiting my time to about a quarter of what I had planned. I will revisit this target as soon as the weather permits.

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Abell 31, HOO, riot1013