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Old 16-01-2018, 02:31 PM
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A tiny planetary in Puppis

NGC2440 is a tiny planetary in Puppis. It appears about 74" x 42". In one orientation is appears like a bow tie. The central star is a white dwarf with a surface temperature of around 200,000 kelvin.

This image is composed of Ha OIII LRGB with 14 hours of integration time.

There appears to be a faint halo around the object, which could be of further interest with a longer focal length / greater image scale.

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