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Abell 34
One of the most beautiful planetary nebulae in the Abell catalog. It's very faint.
Revisiting it for the third time with even deeper data.
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TARGET
Nomenclature
: Abell 34
Right Ascension: 09:45:35.3
Declination: -13:10:15.6
Size:  290 arcseconds

EQUIPMENT USED
APM TMB LZOS 152 Refractors
10Micron GM2000HPS mount
QHYCCD QHY268 Pro M cameras

IMAGE CAPTURE
Ha: 29x900 bin 1x1, 429x300" bin 1x1
OIII: 17x600* bin 1x1, 45x900 bin 1x1, 360x300" bin 1x1
Red: 15x300" bin 1x1
Green: 15x300" bin 1x1
Blue: 13x300" bin 1x1

Total integration: 90 hours 40 minutes
Pixel scale: 0.53 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.35 degrees
Capture dates: 12-28 December 2024
Capture location:  Fregenal de la Sierra
IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: Pixinsight, CCDStack2
Post-processing: Pixinsight, Photoshop CS2
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