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We 1-3
We 1-3 is a planetary nebula in Auriga. It is around 8800 light years from Earth.  The faint background galaxy is LEDA 16272, at 325 million light years away.
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Nomenclature
:  We 1-3, Weinberger 1-3, PN G163.1-00.8, PK 163-00.1
Image Right Ascension: 04:54:30.98
Image Declination: +42:16:40.9
Size: 2 arc minutes
Discovery: R. Weinberger

EQUIPMENT USED
Twin APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
Twin QSI6120 CCD cameras, QHY 294 M Pro, QHY 268 M Pro
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
Ha 5nm: 95x900" bin 1x1
Red: 21x300" bin 1x1
Green: 22x300" bin 1x1
Blue: 19x300" bin 1x1
Total integration: 29 hours 30 minutes
Pixel scale: 0.533 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.274 degrees
Capture dates: 11-20 December 2023
Capture location:  Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Pixinsight, Photoshop CS2
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