Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scutum (Sct)  ·  Contains:  HD175314  ·  IC 1295  ·  PK025-04.1  ·  PK025-04.2
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Complete outer halo revealed around IC 1295, Peter Goodhew
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Complete outer halo revealed around IC 1295

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Complete outer halo revealed around IC 1295, Peter Goodhew
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Complete outer halo revealed around IC 1295

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IC 1295 is a planetary nebula in Scutum discovered by Truman Henry Stafford and first published in the 1887 Annual Report of the Board of Directors of the Chicago Astronomical Society.
This is believed to be the first image that reveals it's entire halo, which is predominantly OIII emission with some faint Ha.

OIII image: IC1295 OIII.jpg
Ha image: IC1295 Ha.jpg

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Complete outer halo revealed around IC 1295, Peter Goodhew