Abell 34 Planetary Nebula (Jerry Macon)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Hydra (Hya) · Contains: PGC 154243 · PGC 154244 · PGC 154265 · PGC 3081651 · PGC 3093543 · PGC 82528 · PGC 938334 · PGC 939024 · PGC 939961 · PGC 943649 · PGC 944394 · PGC 945506 · PGC 945944 · PGC 946935 · PK248+29.1

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Abell 34 Planetary Nebula

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Abell 34 Planetary Nebula

Abell 34 (PNG 248.7+29.5, PK248+29.1) is a large but faint planetary nebula located approximately 2,400 light-years away in Hydra.

The bright area on the bottom of the very circular image of Abell34 is a very tiny galaxy PGC3081651. You can just make out its central core and the spiral wings. The RGB image shows not the slightest hint of its existence. What we see of it on the Oiii/Ha enhanced image comes entirely from the Oiii and Ha signals.

Abell 34 is fairly large for a planetary nebula at 4.8 arc-minutes in diameter.

The Oiii signal is many times stronger than the Ha. The Oiii shows up only very faintly on the RGB image. The central progenitor star of the PN is clearly visible in the center as a very small blue star.

Abell Planetary Nebula

ABELL Planetary Nebulae

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RA (center)	09h45m31s.954
RA (top/left)	09h46m37s.154
RA (top/right)	09h46m38s.557
RA (bottom/right)	09h44m26s.961
RA (bottom/left)	09h44m25s.124

Dec (center)	-13°09′47″.86
Dec (top/left)	-13°33′58″.45
Dec (top/right)	-12°45′52″.20
Dec (bottom/right)	-12°45′36″.80
Dec (bottom/left)	-13°33′42″.35

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