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Fleming 1

Fleming 1 is an unusual planetary nebula situated in the constellation Centaurus.
It has a pair of symmetrical jets spanning more than 2.8 pc and delineated with a number of knots.
The jets and knots are moving away from the center of the nebula and were probably ejected 10,000 to 16,000 years ago.
The innermost part of the nebula has a butterfly shape and is immersed into a faint halo.
The butterfly's wings point in the direction of jets with their axis titled by 50° to the line of sight.
The waist of the "butterfly" is surrounded by a torus of expanding hot gas forming the inner bright ellipse.
Fleming 1 is probably 5,000 years old.{WIKI}

L-Ha-RGB image
Luminance for 60 min
RGB 10 min each (BIN 2)
Ha for 2 Hrs

Total of 3.5 Hrs

Telescope: ASA600 24" RC with Reducer at f4.5
Mount: ASA DDM200 Direct Drive with Absolute Encoders
Camera: Moravian G3 61000 pro

Imaged from Tivoli farm, Namibia

Moravian C3 61000 pro

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