PK 289 -0 .1 by Kfir Simon

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PK 289 -0 .1

A crop of the upper left corner of the previous image showing this little PN.

Imaged with the 16" f3.75 Dream Astrograph.
Apogee Alta U-16M camera.
L- Ha-RGB image

Lum- 60 min
Ha - 90 min
RGB 20 minutes each Bin 2x2

(Total of 3:30 Hrs )

Imaged from Tivoli farm in Namibia July 2013.

Apogee USB/Net

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Sakib		08-Jun-2014 04:54
Actually this isn't really a planetary nebula!! It is the luminous blue variable star AG Carinae with a LBV ejecta nebula, the same class as the Homunculus Nebula around Eta Carinae!! It is easy to see how it was mistaken for a planetary nebula!

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