deep-sky
nebula (planetary)
NGC 7048
NGC7048 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Cygnus.
This small nebula was discovered in 1878, its size is approximately 60 by 60 arc-seconds and is 6.200 light years from earth, the brightness is about magnitude 11. The nebula is slightly brighter on west and east sides.
The central star of NGC 7048 is though to be a white dwarf.
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Image information:
Object info
Name: NGC 7048
Type: Nebula (planetary)
Constellation: Cygnus
Distance: 6200 ly
Date & location
Date: July 27, 2012
Location: Landgraaf, The Netherlands
Equipment & optics
Total integration: 51m
Camera: SBIG ST-8300M
Optics: Orion Optics SPX 10″ Newton
Mount: Losmandy G-11 Gemini
Image comments
This image really needs to be redone as exposure times for this image were extremely limited (only 51 minutes) due to clouds coming in.
