Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lynx (Lyn)
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A large planetary nebula in Lynx --   PK158+17.1, aka PuWe1, Richard Carande
A large planetary nebula in Lynx --   PK158+17.1, aka PuWe1
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A large planetary nebula in Lynx -- PK158+17.1, aka PuWe1

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A large planetary nebula in Lynx --   PK158+17.1, aka PuWe1, Richard Carande
A large planetary nebula in Lynx --   PK158+17.1, aka PuWe1
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A large planetary nebula in Lynx -- PK158+17.1, aka PuWe1

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Four nights were required to get 15 hours on this target due to intermittent clouds each night.  Data was all duo-band (Ha/Oiii).  This is a relatively large planetary nebula (apparent size) that is only 1,200 light-years away.  However, it is very dim.  In this processing, you can almost start to see a larger red (hydrogen?) cloud around the main object -- more data might bring this out clearer.

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A large planetary nebula in Lynx --   PK158+17.1, aka PuWe1, Richard Carande