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Turns our there is a planetary nebula (PK100+04.1) visible in this one as well.

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DrGFreeman · @jdlbt
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With the help of Pixinsight's Annotate Image script, I was able to locate another planetary nebula; PK075+04.1 in the image. The script identified to other PNs but they are not visible in the image.

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DrGFreeman · @jdlbt
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Looking a the image at 1:1 scale, I noticed a small orange ring of similar size as the largest neighbouring stars. After a little bit of investigation, it turns out to be the planetary nebula PK076+01.1 aka Abell 69.

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Smile, it's a clown face.

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The colors seen in planetary nebulas are caused by different elements, such as hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. They are part of the gas that makes up the nebula. Nebulas are all created by dying stars that are sloughing off layers of gas and dust. The heat from the star’s remnant core energizes the elements in the gas and causes them to glow in rich colors.

Credit: ESA/Hubble and NASA.

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A cluster of ancient stars casting solar winds look like daughter cells in an alga. The worlds of microscopes and telescopes can unite in one’s perception.

Based loosely on NGC 2392 and volvox algae. πŸƒπŸŒŒ

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APOD: 2020 October 16 - Planetary Nebula Abell 78

apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap201016.ht

Planetary nebula Abell 78 stands out in this colorful telescopic skyscape. In fact the colors of the spiky Milky Way stars depend on their surface temperatures, both cooler (yellowish) and hotter (bluish) than the Sun. But Abell 78 shines by the characteristic emission of ionized atoms in the tenuous shroud of material shrugged off from an intensely hot central star.

#Abell78 #planetarynebula

Last updated 5 years ago

APOD: 2020 October 16 - Planetary Nebula Abell 78

apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap201016.ht

Planetary nebula Abell 78 stands out in this colorful telescopic skyscape. In fact the colors of the spiky Milky Way stars depend on their surface temperatures, both cooler (yellowish) and hotter (bluish) than the Sun. But Abell 78 shines by the characteristic emission of ionized atoms in the tenuous shroud of material shrugged off from an intensely hot central star.

#Abell78 #planetarynebula

Last updated 5 years ago