ASTRO IMAGES By Doug Wheeland

      NGC 7662 - Planetary Nebula in Andromeda

                     EQUIPMENT
Telescope ----  12.5" RCOS RC at 114" FL
Mount --------  Astro-Physics AP1200
Camera -------  SBIG ST8E/CFW8
Guided -------  SBIG AO7

             IMAGE INFORMATION
22 Nov. 2002
60 min. Total
1 min. Sub-Exposures
LRGB Filtered
Acquired Using MaxIm CCD

                      PROCESSING
Data Reduction Using MaxIm DL
Finished Using Adobe Photo Shop

                        LOCATION
Star Ranch Road Observatory
South Western Colorado Springs
Elevation 6500 Feet

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Also known as "The Blue Snowball", this planetary nebula is perhaps 2000 - 5000 light years distant.

All Images Copyright Douglas R. Wheeland

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