Telescope : Planewave CDK 24
Camera : Moravian C5A-100
Mount : Planewave L-600
Focal length : 3974mm
Fov : 38 x 29 arcmins
Image Scale : 0.39 arcsec/pixel
Observatory : Deep Sky Chile
Filters: Chroma
R 30x60s G 30x60s B 30x60s
Ha 202 x 600s Oiii 202 x 600s
Integration: 68h50m
RA: 5h 3m 7s
Dec : -15° 36′ 19″
Abell 7 is a faint planetary nebula lying in the constellation of Lepus, which is roughly 1800 light years away from us. Abell 7 is estimated to be only 20,000 years old, but the central star, a fading white dwarf, is estimated to be some 10 billion years old. The nebula’s round spherical shape is about 8 light years in diameter and its complex details are best imaged using narrowband filters. Nearly 70 hrs of imaging time went into this target to draw out some of the fine details…
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