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NGC 6781, the Snowglobe Nebula in Aquila

NGC 6781 Snowglobe Nebula in Aquila (APO120 R5).jpg

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This is the moderately large planetary nebula, NGC 6781 in Aquila, sometimes called the Snowglobe Nebula. It lies within the Milky Way in the rich and dusty starfields of Aquila. The nebula is listed as being magnitude 11.6 while the central progenitor star is 15th magntiude. The nebula measures 1.8 arc minutes across. It is about 5,000 light years away.

Technical:
This is a stack of 10 x 8-minute exposures with the Askar APO120 refractor at f/7 with its 1x Flattener, and the stock Canon R5 at ISO 800. Taken from home in Alberta on October 30, 2024 with the field getting into the southwest sky, so not ideally placed. Autoguided with the MGEN3 guider.
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This is the moderately large planetary nebula, NGC 6781 in Aquila, sometimes called the Snowglobe Nebula. It lies within the Milky Way in the rich and dusty starfields of Aquila. The nebula is listed as being magnitude 11.6 while the central progenitor star is 15th magntiude. The nebula measures 1.8 arc minutes across. It is about 5,000 light years away. <br /> <br /> Technical:<br /> This is a stack of 10 x 8-minute exposures with the Askar APO120 refractor at f/7 with its 1x Flattener, and the stock Canon R5 at ISO 800. Taken from home in Alberta on October 30, 2024 with the field getting into the southwest sky, so not ideally placed. Autoguided with the MGEN3 guider.