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Old 23-06-2021, 10:58 PM
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Fleming 1

This image is one of my last from Clayton Bay and was collected over the last couple of months.

Fleming 1 has long been on my imaging list and I am afraid it might still have to stay there. Despite taking 24.5 hours of data, the 8300 sensor and the seeing were not helpful in either instance.

The nebula is a planetary with two symmetrical jets which extend to 2.8pc. According to Wikipedia the jets were most likely ejected around 10,000 to 16,000 years ago.

At the core of the nebula is a shape similar to a butterfly shape. At the core of that shape is a torus of hot expanding gases. Personally I think this all looks a bit like a face looking directly at us, not really a butterfly at all.

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Old 24-06-2021, 04:36 PM
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Not one I’ve ever seen before, lovely.
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Old 24-06-2021, 10:39 PM
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That is an intriguing subject for sure, I love it! Well done Paul.
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Old 25-06-2021, 08:30 AM
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Don't see that imaged often, the only other example I could find was by the ESO.

Looks like you've made a good fist of capturing this pretty little gem.
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Old 25-06-2021, 10:25 AM
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Spectacular PN Paul I see a face in the guts of It....don't remember seeing this one before either....you don't sound to excited with this shot Paul? I think a beaut.
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Old 25-06-2021, 01:19 PM
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Good effort Paul.

Have you a plan B to capture more photons ?
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Old 25-06-2021, 01:43 PM
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Very nice Paul, I hadn't heard of this one before 👍
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Old 25-06-2021, 07:45 PM
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An intriguing and thoroughly interesting PN you’ve caught Paul
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Old 28-06-2021, 09:51 PM
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You're being a bit hard on yourself - I think it's a terrific shot of a very interesting object. Thanks for sharing!
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Old 29-06-2021, 09:09 PM
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Good catch Paul. The detail is pretty good for such a small object. I agree about the face—a bit like a comic book alien.
There is also some intriguing stuff near the PN. The red object to the right and the arc of stars to the left which includes another reddish object.
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Old 30-06-2021, 10:17 PM
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What a fabulous object Paul!

The way it is spun-up is fantastic!
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There is also some intriguing stuff near the PN. The red object to the right and the arc of stars to the left which includes another reddish object.
Hi Geoff,

This ESO VLT image shows the red filaments in more detail.
The caption reads that "it is likely that a very rare pair of white dwarf stars
lies at the heart of this object. Their orbital motions can fully explain the
remarkably symmetric structures of the jets in the surrounding gas clouds
in this and similar objects."

It's interesting to compare Paul's image with the VLT one :-

https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1244a/
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Old 01-07-2021, 02:29 PM
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Beautiful image Paul
It really speaks to the vastness of space.

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Hi Geoff,

This ESO VLT image shows the red filaments in more detail.
The caption reads that "it is likely that a very rare pair of white dwarf stars
lies at the heart of this object. Their orbital motions can fully explain the
remarkably symmetric structures of the jets in the surrounding gas clouds
in this and similar objects."

It's interesting to compare Paul's image with the VLT one :-

https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1244a/
Thanks Gary. Very interesting.
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