NGC 7662 Blue Snowball

Posted: Jul 15th, 2024

Technical Info

Telescope/Lens: Самодел на объективе TS115/7 APO Triplet

Camera: ZWO ASI676MC

Mount: МТ-120

Guide Scope: Искатель 50

Guide Camera: T7m

Software: NINA, Pixlnsight, ФШ

Accessories: Флаттенер 1.0 Sky Rover 130 APO

Exposure:

445 x 1" ISO/Gain: 400 - UV/IR

Orange zoneLight Pollution:

Ekaterinburg Rayon Ozera Gluhoe, Russia

Jul 15th, 2024

NGC 7662 BLUE SNOWBALL

Telescope/Lens: Самодел на объективе TS115/7 APO Triplet
Camera: ZWO ASI676MC
Mount: МТ-120
Guide Scope: Искатель 50
Guide Camera:  T7m
Software: NINA, Pixlnsight, ФШ
Accessories: Флаттенер 1.0 Sky Rover 130 APO

Ekaterinburg Rayon Ozera Gluhoe, Russia
Light Pollution: Orange zone

Exposure:
445 x 1" ISO/Gain: 400 - UV/IR

The bright object with the amusing name "Blue Snowball," cataloged as NGC 7662, is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Andromeda. It is highly luminous, and its blue disk is clearly visible through a telescope. Key characteristics of the object: Distance from Earth – about 2,500 light-years or slightly more (according to recent data from the Hubble Space Telescope). It has a smooth oval shape. Star temperature – 75,000 K. It has two shells, one of which is expanding, resembling a stellar wind. The Blue Snowball Nebula is popular among astronomers because it looks beautiful and unusual – like sparkling snow scattered around a bright disk.

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Author: Oleg Novoselov

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The bright object with the amusing name "Blue Snowball," cataloged as NGC 7662, is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Andromeda. It is highly luminous, and its blue disk is clearly visible through a telescope. Key characteristics of the object:

Distance from Earth – about 2,500 light-years or slightly more (according to recent data from the Hubble Space Telescope).
It has a smooth oval shape.
Star temperature – 75,000 K.
It has two shells, one of which is expanding, resembling a stellar wind.
The Blue Snowball Nebula is popular among astronomers because it looks beautiful and unusual – like sparkling snow scattered around a bright disk.

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