Observation by Peter Mulligan: Blinking planetary, NGC 6826

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Peter Mulligan

Observer

Peter Mulligan

Observed

2018 Oct 06 - 18:32

Uploaded

2018 Oct 08 - 14:21

Objects

NGC6826

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 19^h44^m
Dec: +50°31'
Position angle: +58°31'

Field size

0°27' × 0°18'

Equipment

Skywatcher 200p on EQ5
Canon 1100D
2X Barlow

Exposure

18-20sec, 800 ISO,

Location

Sheffield, UK

Target name

NGC 6826

Title

Blinking planetary, NGC 6826

About this image

The Gaia DR2 data puts this source at 5136l/y, nearly double the distance of the old value.

Files associated with this observation

NGC 6826.jpg (2.0 MB)

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