Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  PGC 1950965  ·  PGC 1964507  ·  PK081-14.1
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Abell 78, 



    
        

            Peter Goodhew
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Abell 78, 



    
        

            Peter Goodhew
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Acquisition details

Frames:
Astrodon 5nm H-Alpha filter: 43×900(10h 45′) bin 1×1
Astrodon Blue: 9×300(45′) bin 1×1
Astrodon Green 1.25: 10×300(50′) bin 1×1
Astrodon OIII 3 nm: 68×900(17h) bin 1×1
Astrodon Red: 10×300(50′) bin 1×1
Integration:
30h 10′

RA center: 21h35m29s.328

DEC center: +31°4144.66

Pixel scale: 0.530 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: -10.005 degrees

Field radius: 0.377 degrees

WCS transformation: thin plate spline

More info:Open 

Resolution: 4250x2838

File size: 1.4 MB

Locations: e-Eye, Fregenal de la Sierra, Extramadura, Spain

Data source: Own remote observatory

Remote source: e-EyE Extremadura

Description

Abell 78 is an unusual planetary nebula 5,000 light years away in the constellation Cygnus. It is unusual in that after exhausting its hydrogen fuel it re-ignited by burning helium. This is the cause of the inner filaments. It is faint and small - just 2 arc minutes in diameter.

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