Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)
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Soap Bubble Planetary Nebula, M.J. Post
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Soap Bubble Planetary Nebula

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Soap Bubble Planetary Nebula

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This faint planetary in Cygnus, also known as PN G75.5 +1.7, was not discovered until 2008, and then by an amateur with a modest refractor telescope.  It is about 22,000 years old, explaining why it's so large (4.5 arc min, 5 light years) and faint.  Distance is about 4000 light years.

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Soap Bubble Planetary Nebula, M.J. Post