Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Aquila (Aql)  ·  Contains:  PK046+03.1  ·  PK047+04.1  ·  Sh2-78
Sh2-78 Planetary Nebula, Jerry Macon
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Sh2-78 Planetary Nebula

Sh2-78 Planetary Nebula, Jerry Macon
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Sh2-78 Planetary Nebula

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Sh2-78 (Sharpless 2-78) is an old planetary nebula, also designated CTSS3, which was only recognized as a PN in 1990, though it was cataloged by Sharpless decades earlier as an HII region.

The Ha is stronger than the Oiii but both register well, and a pure RGB image shows no sign of the PN.

This PN is very rarely imaged. This is only the second on Astrobin, the first is from jerryyyyy, a very nice rendition.

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Sh2-78 Planetary Nebula, Jerry Macon