Observation by Peter Goodhew FRAS: Abell 78

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Peter Goodhew FRAS

Observer

Peter Goodhew FRAS

Observed

2022 May 29 - 14:32

Uploaded

2022 Jun 02 - 14:34

Objects

Abell 78

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Constellation

Cygnus

Field centre

RA: 21^h35^m
Dec: +31°41'
Position angle: -10°00'

Field size

0°37' × 0°25'

Equipment

APM TMB LZOS 152 Refractors
QSI6120 CCD Cameras
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount

Exposure

30 hours 10 minutes total integration (HaOIIIRGB)

Location

Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain

Target name

Abell 78

Title

Abell 78

About this image

Abell 78 is an unusual planetary nebula 5,000 light years away in the constellation Cygnus. It is unusual in that after exhausting its hydrogen fuel it re-ignited by burning helium. This is the cause of the inner filaments. It is faint and small - just 2 arc minutes in diameter.
Image captured on my remote dual rig at Fregenal de la Sierra in Spain between 13-29 May 2022.
More information at https://www.imagingdeepspace.com/abell-78.html

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