Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  PK080-10.1

Image of the day 03/02/2024

    MWP 1 - The Methuselah Nebula (PK 080-10.1), Jose Carballada
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    MWP 1 - The Methuselah Nebula (PK 080-10.1)

    Image of the day 03/02/2024

      MWP 1 - The Methuselah Nebula (PK 080-10.1), Jose Carballada
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      MWP 1 - The Methuselah Nebula (PK 080-10.1)

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      MWP 1 (Motch-Werner-Pakull 1) is a rarely imaged and faint bipolar planetary nebula situated in the Cygnus constellation, also recognized as The Methuselah Nebula.

      Positioned 4,500 light years away from Earth, this celestial body is estimated to be approximately 150,000 years old.
      It was discovered in the 1990s by Motch, Werner, and Pakull (MWP-1).

      Additionally, the remarkably faint PN G 79.8-10.2 (Alv1) is discernible in the lower right quadrant of the nebula.

      In that picture, we're talking about a deep capture that took an integration of 66 hours.
      I used an f/3.3 telescope and a super-sensitive mono camera for that job.

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