Planetary Nebula NGC 7048 in Cygnus August 23 2009 Amateur Astronomy Picture of the Day

August 23 2009 Planetary Nebula NGC 7048 in Cygnus

Imaged from 6/29/09-8/15/09 Red 90 Minutes Binned 2x2 Red 60 Minutes Binned 3x3 Green 76 Minutes Binned 3x3 Blue 76 Minutes Binned 3x3 Meade 10" SCT at F 6.3 Takahashi NJP Mount SBIG ST-10 CCD Image acquisition used ACP with remote access Stacked with Deep Sky Stacker, Processed with MaximDL, CCD Sharp, Photoshop CS2 I could not find any common names for this object, perhaps it could be the "Little Owl" or Alien Nebula? Remote imaged at Fenwick Observatory in Richmond, Va
Submitted by: Joshua Hufford (JoshuaH)	Location: Fenwick Observatory Richmond VA	Date: August 16 2009

2009-08-23 08:09:28 GMT ak666666

I like this picture a lot.
Ali Khan, Lahore Pakistan.

2009-08-23 08:38:42 GMT Kochava

looks like a soap bubble to me. maybe the "Soap Bubble Nebula"?

2009-08-23 10:59:08 GMT StarsAbove

I think it is nicknamed the "Ornament" nebula.

Really well done image.

2009-08-24 02:46:11 GMT Kochava

I didn't mention the "Ornament" nickname because I checked and that is only its name on Slooh, not anywhere else. so, I was thinking what else would be a good name for it since it doesn't have a standard nickname.

2009-08-25 09:24:04 GMT ak666666

Exploding RBC (Red Blood Cell) nebula??
Ali Khan

2009-08-25 11:13:18 GMT RichieJarvis

Great image Joshua - lovely!

2009-09-09 02:13:40 GMT LarryW

All must take time to zoom in on this Nebula. Detail is very interesting. This is a hard object to accomplish. I voted it for AAPOD of the month.

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August 23 2009