Observation by Alan Thomas: NGC 6804 Planetary Nebula in Aquila

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Alan Thomas

Observer

Alan Thomas

Observed

2026 Aug 19 - 22:42

Uploaded

2026 Aug 26 - 10:01

Objects

NGC6804

Equipment

PlaneWave CDK24 24 inch f/6.5 Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph
FLI ProLine KAF-16803 CCD camera
10Micron GM4000 robotic German equatorial mount

Exposure

2min.

Location

Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife

Target name

NGC 6804 Planetary Nebula in Aquila

Title

NGC 6804 Planetary Nebula in Aquila

About this image

This planetary nebula in Aquila was discovered by William Herschel in August 1791.

This PIRATE image shows a pale shell, with two prominent arcs, and bright central star (mag. 14.4) set amongst innumerable stars.

Apparent magnitude 12.0. Distance c.4-6,000ly. Size c.1.3ly.

Files associated with this observation

NGC6804 download (2).jpg (360.2 kB)

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