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Ek 8

Ek 8 is a possible planetary nebula recently discovered by my good friend Sven Eklund.
Data was captured on Sven's C14 EdgeHD located at Fregenal de la Sierra in Southern Spain.
Picture
TARGET
Nomenclature
: Ek 8
Right Ascension: 20:45:58.5
Declination:  +38:44:48.12
Size: 2.8 arcminutes
EQUIPMENT
Celestron C14 EdgeHD
10Micron GM3000 HPS mount
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro camera
IMAGE CAPTURE
Ha: 237x120" bin 1x1
OIII: 496x120" bin 1x1
Total Integration: 24 hours 26 minutes
Pixel scale: 0.542 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.288 degrees
Capture location:  Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain

IMAGE PROCESSING:
PixInsight and Photoshop CS2
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