Observation by Alan Thomas: NGC6741 Planetary Nebula in Aquila

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Alan Thomas

Observer

Alan Thomas

Observed

2022 Aug 06 - 22:42

Uploaded

2022 Aug 07 - 10:21

Objects

NGC6741

Equipment

Unistellar eQuinox 112mm reflector

Exposure

32min.

Location

Norbreck Observatory, Warrington, Cheshire, UK.

Target name

NGC6741 Planetary Nebula in Aquila

Title

NGC6741 Planetary Nebula in Aquila

About this image

This visually tiny planetary nebula in Aquila was discovered by the American astronomer and physicist, E.C.Pickering, in 1882. A Hubble image shows it as a peculiar rectangular object reminiscent of the magical flying carpet . . .

MousesHouses: Flying carpet

At a distance of c.7,000 ly and with an apparent size of 0.1', in this image this diminuitive object is hard to distinguish from its surroundings. No magic carpet can be seen. But it is there!

Bortle 7/8, light high cloud, Moon waxing gibbous 67%, nine days old.

Files associated with this observation

eVscope-20220806-224225 (2).jpg (1.0 MB)

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