NGC 6751
Featured in the August 2021 Journal of the British Astronomical Association
Featured in the August 2021 Journal of the British Astronomical Association
NGC 6751, also known as the Glowing Eye Nebula or the Dandelion Puffball Nebula, is a planetary nebula in the constellation Aquila. It is about 6,500 light-years from Earth.
TARGET
Nomenclature: NGC 6751, The Glowing Eye Nebula, The Dandelion Puffball Nebula
Right Ascension: 19:05:55.6
Declination: -05:59:32.93
Size: 24.1 arc sec
Discovery: Albert Marth on 20 July 1863
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras
Astrodon filters
Nomenclature: NGC 6751, The Glowing Eye Nebula, The Dandelion Puffball Nebula
Right Ascension: 19:05:55.6
Declination: -05:59:32.93
Size: 24.1 arc sec
Discovery: Albert Marth on 20 July 1863
EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
Blue: 9x300"
Green: 9x300"
Lum: 10x300"
Red: 9x300"
Ha: 51x300" bin 1x1, 16x900" bin 1x1
OIII: 53x300" bin 1x1, 17x900" bin 1x1
Total Integration: 20 hours
Pixel scale: 0.265 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.184 degrees
Capture dates: 24 April - 6 May 2021
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
Blue: 9x300"
Green: 9x300"
Lum: 10x300"
Red: 9x300"
Ha: 51x300" bin 1x1, 16x900" bin 1x1
OIII: 53x300" bin 1x1, 17x900" bin 1x1
Total Integration: 20 hours
Pixel scale: 0.265 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.184 degrees
Capture dates: 24 April - 6 May 2021
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
OIII image
Ha image