Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  PK158+00.1  ·  Sh2-216
Sh2-216 - 2019, Gary Imm
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Sh2-216 - 2019

Sh2-216 - 2019, Gary Imm
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Sh2-216 - 2019

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This object is a huge planetary nebula located 420 light years away in the constellation of Perseus at a declination of +47 degrees. It is the largest PN in the sky at 1.6 degrees apparent diameter, which corresponds to a diameter of 13 light years. For a perspective on its size, consider that it is over 50 times larger in apparent size than the PN I posted this morning (Abell 78). Although there is a bit of debate in the literature, this PN appears to be the closest PN to earth.

The nebula signal is predominantly Ha, with some OIII towards the top of the image. This nebula is extremely faint and it was a challenge to bring the nebula out of the background. I am not happy about the background noise in the full resolution view but I sacrificed that for the sake being able to see the nebula more clearly.

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