Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Hydra (Hya)  ·  Contains:  HD111865  ·  HD111947  ·  HD112039  ·  PK303+40.1  ·  Sh2-313
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Abell 35 Planetary Nebula, Jeff Weiss
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Abell 35 Planetary Nebula

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Abell 35 (Sh2-313, PK303+40.1) is a planetary nebula located at a distance of about 520 light years from the solar system in the Constellation Hydra.  At its center is a cataclysmic variable known as LW Hydrae, which is a binary star composed of a white dwarf, responsible for the creation of the planetary nebula, and a white-yellow main sequence dwarf of spectral class G, separated by about 13  AU. [1]

Because of a number of extraordinary features, Abell 35 has represented a challenge to theories of binary star evolution [with numerous papers with various descriptions in the literature].

This 26.0 hr image with RGBHO filters was processed as RGB and natural color HOO combined with RGB stars using PixInsight and PS CS6.  The data was collected by DeepSkyWest in Rio Hurtado, Chile in April-June 2022.

Filters used were Chroma 8mm 50mm:  R: 29x600s, G: 24x600s, B: 19x600s: H:18x1800s and O:10x1800s.  

[1] Gatti, A.; et al., The separation of the stars in the binary nucleus of the planetary nebula Abell 35 , Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , vol. 301, n. 2, December 1998, pp. L33-L37. Retrieved 2009-12-29

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