NGC 6772

PLANETARY NEBULA IN AQUILA

 (Image Centred at ra 19h 14m / dec -02:42)

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September  2014 - Camping La Porteña, San Antonio de Areco, Buenos Aires, Argentina

DATA

Type: Planetary Nebula  

Apparent Magnitude: 14

Apparent diameter: 1.3 x 0.55 arc minutes

Distance: not found 

IMAGE INFORMATION

TELESCOPE: 8" Orion Optics UK Mirror with Televue Paracorr (1150 mm focal length)

CAMERA: QSI 583 WS

FILTERS: Baader LRGB

SKY CONDITIONS: rural skies.

EXPOSURES: LRGB (30,,30,30,30) LRGB 

OBJECT DESCRIPTION AND IMAGE SESSION

Discovered by William Herschel in July the 21st 1784, NGC 6772 looks like a pearl surrounded by countless stars. Located 3º NE from lambda Aquilae, this nebula requires large aperture telescopes to be seen. NGC 6772 presents an shape that resemble a parallelogram with its edges well delineated. The mentioned structure could be caused by the rotation of the central star during the ejection process or by the presence of a gravitational effect from a neighbor star. As most Planetary Nebula its distance from Earth is very difficult to determinate.