Observation by Alan Thomas: NGC 6842 Planetary Nebula in Vulpecula

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Alan Thomas

Observer

Alan Thomas

Observed

2026 Oct 03 - 20:35

Uploaded

2026 Oct 14 - 10:15

Objects

NGC6842

Equipment

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

Exposure

3min

Location

Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife

Target name

NGC 6842 Planetary Nebula in Vulpecula

Title

NGC 6842 Planetary Nebula in Vulpecula

About this image

This mag. 13.1 planetary nebula was discovered by Albert Marth in June 1863, using William Lassell's rather impressive home-built 48" 'Great Reflector' on Malta (he was Lassell's observing assistant).

This PIRATE image shows the irregular outline of the nebula and its mottled appearance.

Distance: c.4,500 ly. Diameter: c.1.65ly.

Files associated with this observation

NGC6842 pnv3image-jpeg-i PIRATE (2).jpg (348.7 kB)

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