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Abell 71

Abell 71 is a faint planetary nebula in the constellation Cygnus. It has a diameter of 168 arc seconds and is 2,400 light years from Earth.  The background nebulosity is part of SH2-115.
This was a joint project with my good friend Sven Eklund, with data captured on both my dual rig of 6" refractors and his C14 Edge HD - all located at Fregenal de la Sierra in Southern Spain.
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Nomenclature
: Abell 71
Right Ascension: 20:32:23.50
Declination:  +47.20.51.61
Size: 168 arc seconds
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors, Celestron C14 EdgeHD
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount, iOptron CEM120
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras, ZWO ASI1600MM Pro
Astrodon and Chroma filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
Blue: 21x300"
Green: 21x300"
Red: 22x300"
Ha: 78x900" bin 1x1
OIII: 59x900" bin 1x1, 143x300" bin 2x2
Total Integration: 51 hours 30 minutes
Pixel scale: 0.530 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.286 degrees
Capture dates: 7-21 June 2022
Capture location:  Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain

IMAGE PROCESSING:
Pixinsight, CCDStack2 and Photoshop CS2
Ha image
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OIII image
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