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Soap Bubble Nebula

Classification: Planetary Nebula, PN G75.5+1.7
Constellation: Cygnus (CYG)
Object Location: Ra 20h 15m 26.4s Dec +38° 02’25”
Size & Distance: App Dim 260” Apx. 5000 light-years

Date & Location: 07-11-2010 Palomar Mountain, CA
Exposure: Ha,Olll, 4ea. @ 15min (bin 1x1)
Optics: Takahashi Epsilon-210 f3 630mm.
Mount: Astro-Physics 900 GTO / ATS 10 x 36 Pier
Camera: SBIG-ST10XME @ -10c / PDF-focuser / guiding w/ TV APO60-SBIG-RGH
Filters: Astrodon 3nm Ha, Olll.
Software: MaxImDL 4.56, Photoshop CS,

Notes: Sky conditions: Above average seeing, calm winds, low 60’s
Cropped Image Field of view is 26 x 18 arc-min.
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This is an image of the Soap Bubble Nebula I did after it was discovered by a good friend and fellow imager, Dave Jurasevich. To read the story behind the discovery you can go to Dave’s website through my links, or, go to his site at
“www.starimager.com “ and through his “Image Gallery” you will find the whole story behind the discovery.
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