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HFG1 (PK 136+05) and Abell 6 (PK 136+4.1) -- Revised

I have never used PixInsight to process this image so here it is. I may revisit this next month.

 

Captured in Octorber 2015.

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HFG1 (Heckathorn-Fesen-Gullis 1) is a very faint and large (huge), ancient planetary nebula in Cassiopeia, with almost no Sii, small Ha, and moderate amount of Oiii emissions. The more stereotypical, "bubble"-shaped Abell 6 has both Ha and Oiii. Note a bow shock surrounding HFG1 and a faint Ha tail. This has turned out to be one of the most difficult imaging I have done so far, with F/3 Hyperstar+Atik460ex+5nm Astrodon filters. Shot over 3 nights in unusually hazy October sky from Grandview Campground, Inyo, CA.

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Uploaded on August 27, 2017