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EkGo 1

Eklund-Goodhew 1 (EkGo 1) is a newly-discovered  potential planetary nebula in the constellation Cygnus.
It was discovered by Sven Eklund and Peter Goodhew in July 2022 while imaging another newly-discovered planetary nebula for Marcel Drechsler and Xavier Strottner (StDr 161  planetarynebulae.net/FR/page_np.php?id=1077).
Data Capture: Sven Eklund and Peter Goodhew
Data calibration and integration: Sven Eklund
Image processing: Marcel Drechsler
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Nomenclature
: EkGo 1
Right Ascension: 20:33:22.73
Declination:  +51:22:02.37
Size: 150 arc seconds
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors, Celestron EdgeHd 14"
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount, iOptron CEM120
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras, ZWO ASI6200M Pro
IMAGE CAPTURE
Blue: 18x300"
Green: 18x300"
Red: 18x300"
Ha: 59x900" bin 1x1, 435x300" bin 2x2
OIII: 18x900" bin 1x1, 278x300" bin 2x2
Total Integration: 83 hours 10 minutes
Pixel scale: 0.530 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.132 degrees
Capture dates: 3 July - 8 September 2022
Capture location:  Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
IMAGE PROCESSING:
PixInsight and Photoshop
Ha image
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OIII Image
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