Planetary Nebula NGC 6804, the shell of gas left by a dying star

Planetary Nebula NGC 6804, the shell of gas left by a dying star. Photo by Ari Heinze

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NGC 6804 is classified as a planetary nebula -- a misleading name referring to the shell of gas expelled by a dying, sunlike star. Stars much more massive than our sun die in violent supernova explosions -- and leave behind a very different-looking cloud of expanding gas.

Date/Time
August 2010

Equipment
20" Obsession Telescope on equatorial platform

Settings
SBIG ST8 CCD

Image processing
Dark subtraction, flatfielding, RGB level adjustment, cropping.

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Date/Time	August 2010
Equipment	20" Obsession Telescope on equatorial platform
Settings	SBIG ST8 CCD
Image processing	Dark subtraction, flatfielding, RGB level adjustment, cropping.

Planetary Nebula NGC 6804, the shell of gas left by a dying star. Photo by Ari Heinze

Date/Time

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However, requests for any reasonable use will likely be promptly granted by email.