Description:
A planetary nebula in the constellation Andromeda, some 2,200 light years away. I took this image with very little magnification to illustrate how the object appears in a small telescope. The name "planetary nebula" derived from the resemblance of many of these objects in small telescopes to planets. In fact, they have nothing to do with planets.
Image Name:
The "Blue Snowball" (NGC7662) in Andromeda
Date Taken:December 30, 2003
Location Taken: Conditions of Location: Equipment Used:Takahashi TOA-130 5" apochromat refractor telescope, Canon 10d digital camera
Processing Used:four 2.5-minute unguided images @ 800 ISO, combined in Images Plus (average combine, digital development) and further processed in Photoshop
Distance from Location:2,200 years
Constellation:Andromeda (mythological daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia)
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