NGC 6826 - Blinking Planetary
NGC 6826 - Blinking Planetary |
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Object data of NGC6826 |
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| Object type: | Planetary Nebula | |
| Size: | 27" x 24" | |
| Magnitude: | 8.8 mag | |
| Constellation: | Cyg | |
| Distance: | 2,000 Ly | |
| Notes: |
NGC 6826 (also known as Blinking Planetary) is a small, but very bright planetary nebula in the constellation
Cygnus. Its
distance to earth is around 2,000 light-years. Due to its high surface brightness, very short individual exposure times are required. A much fainter halo with a diameter of 2 arc minutes can be captured with longer exposure times. |
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Exposure data |
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| Date: | 2021-08-25 until 2021-09-30 (4 nights) | |
| Location: | Nussbach / Austria (400m) | |
| Telescope: | 12" Newtonian telescope (f=1120mm) | |
| Camera: | QSI 660wsg-8 with Astrodon filters | |
| Binning: | L 1x1 / RGB 1x1 / Ha 5nm 1x1 / [OIII] 3nm 1x1 | |
| Mount: | ASA DDM85 | |
| Exposure time: | L 152x15s / RGB 48x15s each / Ha 40x8min / [OIII] 37x8min | |
| Exposure time total: | 11h 30min | |
| Notes: | Taken on nights with a bright moon | |
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