Observation by Graham Winstanley: NGC 6905

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Graham Winstanley

Observer

Graham Winstanley

Observed

2019 Jun 28 - 23:00

Uploaded

2019 Jul 17 - 22:21

Objects

NGC6905

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Constellation

Delphinus

Field centre

RA: 20^h22^m
Dec: +20°06'
Position angle: -6°54'

Field size

0°21' × 0°15'

Equipment

Skywatcher ED80
Pier mounted NEQ6
QHY IMG2PRO at -10 deg
oag camera ASI120MM
Astronomik LRGB filters

Exposure

20 x 30s per filter

Location

Bassingham, Lincolnshire

Target name

Blue flash nebula

Title

NGC 6905

About this image

I was disappointed how small a target this planetary nebula turned out but continued nonetheless. The image posted has been cropped substantially.

NGC 6905 is also known as the Blue Flash Nebula and is found in Delphinus at a distance of about 7500 ly.

Files associated with this observation

NGC6905 LRGB crop.jpg (203.5 kB)

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