Planetary Nebula NGC6772 in Aquila
(RA 19h 14.6m , Dec. -2° 42', 12.7 mag., >62 arcsec. in diameter)
This large and faint planetary is located 3° NE of l Aquilae (see finder chart below). It presents another example of "distortion", though not as dramatic as PK36-1.1 nearby.
The above image was taken on August 25, 2001 from Harrowsmith, Ontario. Cookbook 245 LDC camera was used on Celestron Ultima 8 f6.3 telescope autoguided with Cookbook 211 LDC camera attached to a 500mm f8 guidescope. Eleven white exposures (240 sec. each) were combined using AIP4WIN software.
North is to the left.
Map created in Guide 7.0 - 7°45' x 7°45'. North is up.
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© Jan Wisniewski