Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Hercules (Her)  ·  Contains:  PK047+42.1
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Abell 39, a really big ball!, Frank Kane
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Abell 39, a really big ball!

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Abell 39, a really big ball!

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Hercules has the biggest balls of them all... planetary nebula Abell 39 is a perfect sphere 2.6 light years across!

LRGB, with OIII added into luminance. Unguided thanks to the MyT being awesome.

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Abell 39, a really big ball!, Frank Kane