The Snowglobe Nebula - NGC 6781 in Aquila
Taken by Thomas Wildoner on September 8, 2024 @
Weatherly, PA, USA
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Date Taken: 2024:09:09 08:19:22
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NGC 6781, also known as the Snowglobe Nebula, is a planetary nebula located in the equatorial constellation of Aquila, about 2.5° east-northeast of the 5th magnitude star 19 Aquilae.The nebula lies at a distance of 1,500 ly from the Sun. It has a visual magnitude of 11.4 and spans an angular size of 1.9 × 1.8 arcminutes. The bipolar dust shell of this nebula is believed to be barrel-shaped and is being viewed from nearly pole-on. The magnitude 16.88 central star of the planetary nebula is a white dwarf. (ref: Wikipedia)
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension: 19h 18m 28.085s
Declination: +06° 32′ 19.29″
Distance: 1,500 ly
Apparent magnitude (V): 11.4
Apparent dimensions (V): 1′.9 × 1′.8
Constellation: Aquila
Tech Specs: Orion 8” RC Telescope, ZWO ASI2600MC camera running at 0F, 81 x 60 second exposures, Celestron CGEM-DX pier mounted, ZWO EAF and ASIAir Pro, processed in PixInsight. Image Date: September 8, 2024. Location: The Dark Side Observatory (W59), Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).
Photographer's website:
https://thedarksideobservatory.com
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