Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Delphinus (Del)

Image of the day 09/06/2020

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Abell 72 (PK 59 -18.1) Planetary Nebula in Delphinus, 



    
        

            Douglas J Struble
Abell 72 (PK 59 -18.1) Planetary Nebula in Delphinus
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Abell 72 (PK 59 -18.1) Planetary Nebula in Delphinus

Image of the day 09/06/2020

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Abell 72 (PK 59 -18.1) Planetary Nebula in Delphinus, 



    
        

            Douglas J Struble
Abell 72 (PK 59 -18.1) Planetary Nebula in Delphinus
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Abell 72 (PK 59 -18.1) Planetary Nebula in Delphinus

Acquisition details

Dates:
Aug. 17, 2020 ·  Aug. 22, 2020 ·  Aug. 23, 2020
Frames:
Astrodon OIII 3nm: 506×120(16h 52′) (gain: 200.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Astronomik Deep-Sky B: 31×60(31′) (gain: 0.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Astronomik Deep-Sky G: 30×60(30′) (gain: 0.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Astronomik Deep-Sky R: 43×60(43′) (gain: 0.00) -20°C
Integration:
18h 36′
Darks:
50
Flats:
50
Bias:
250
Avg. Moon age:
12.18 days
Avg. Moon phase:
14.75%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
8.00

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 3799228

RA center: 20h50m01s.9

DEC center: +13°3339

Pixel scale: 0.681 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 281.869 degrees

Field radius: 0.155 degrees

Resolution: 1282x1028

File size: 709.6 KB

Locations: Backyard White Zone Observatory, Taylor, MI, Michigan, United States

Data source: Backyard

Description

This was a major challenge for me at 0.68"/pixel with my ES 165 at only 2 arc minutes. My inspiration for this was shot with a 80cm f/7 AstroOptik Keller corrected cassegrain in Chili:

http://www.chart32.de/component/k2/planetaty/abell-72-pk-59-18-1-planetary-nebula-in-delphinus

This faint planetary nebula, Abell 72 (PK 059+18.1) in the constellation Delphinus, is an expanding glowing shell of ionized gas ejected from an old red giant star. The beautiful object of George O. Abell's Catalog of Planetary Nebula is 5'700 ± 1150 light years from earth and about 2 light years across.

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Abell 72 (PK 59 -18.1) Planetary Nebula in Delphinus, 



    
        

            Douglas J Struble