Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Cetus (Cet)  ·  Contains:  NGC 246  ·  PGC 2800923  ·  PGC 959801  ·  PK118-74.1
NGC 246 Skull Nebula, Jerry Macon
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NGC 246 Skull Nebula

NGC 246 Skull Nebula, Jerry Macon
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NGC 246 Skull Nebula

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Processed with synthetic L derived from RGB.

I did take 130 subs on the Np127is in L, but I get a better result just using the synthetic L from the RGB.

Imaged on nights of 8/24/2019 and 8/25/2019.

NGC 246, known as the Skull Nebula, is a planetary nebula in the constellation Cetus. The nebula and the stars associated with it are listed in several catalogs, as summarized by the SIMBAD database. It is roughly 1,600 light-years away. The nebula's central star is the 12th magnitude white dwarf HIP 3678.

Among some amateur astronomers, NGC 246 is known as the "Pac-Man Nebula" because of the arrangement of its central stars and the surrounding star field.

(Wikipedia)

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NGC 246 Skull Nebula, Jerry Macon

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