Ngc 6772

NGC 6772 is a small (81 arc seconds) 14th magnitude ancient bipolar planetary nebula in the constellation Aquila. It is approximately 4000 light years from Earth and was discovered by William Herschel on 21 July 1784. I was pleased to manage to capture the rarely-seen outer Ha shell.

Image captured on my remote dual rig at Fregenal de la Sierra in Spain between 21-30 June 2021.

Scopes: APM TMB LZOS 152 Refractors

Cameras: QSI6120wsg8

Mount: 10Micron GM2000 HPS

A total of 42 hours 15 minutes image capture (HaOIIILRGB)

Cooyright: Peter Goodhew