Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Gemini (Gem)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2371
NGC 2371 - Candy Nebula, Victor Van Puyenbroeck
NGC 2371 - Candy Nebula, Victor Van Puyenbroeck

NGC 2371 - Candy Nebula

NGC 2371 - Candy Nebula, Victor Van Puyenbroeck
NGC 2371 - Candy Nebula, Victor Van Puyenbroeck

NGC 2371 - Candy Nebula

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Description

** Short Exposure Planetary Nebula series **

I spent 2 nights visiting several bright planetary nebula, dedicating just 1 hour of exposure time to each object. I've compiled a mini-series to showcase/document the results.

Like most PNs, NGC 2371 is easily picked up with an OIII filter. The faint loop connecting the central region and lower 'wing' is just barely visible above the noise floor.

The central region contains two bright knots and some additional structure that could have been colorized with H-alpha data, but I unfortunately didn't capture any Ha. I've added a comparison with Hubble data in Rev C to illustrate the position of these knots.

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  • Final
    NGC 2371 - Candy Nebula, Victor Van Puyenbroeck
    Original
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    B
  • NGC 2371 - Candy Nebula, Victor Van Puyenbroeck
    C

B

Description: RGB only

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C

Description: Comparison with HST data

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NGC 2371 - Candy Nebula, Victor Van Puyenbroeck