Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  66 Cyg  ·  NGC 7037  ·  The star υ Cyg
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Wide view of the Methuselah Nebula, MWP1, showing large oxygen shell, Richard Carande
Wide view of the Methuselah Nebula, MWP1, showing large oxygen shell
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Wide view of the Methuselah Nebula, MWP1, showing large oxygen shell

Revision title: MWP1 data combined at three focal lengths

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Wide view of the Methuselah Nebula, MWP1, showing large oxygen shell, Richard Carande
Wide view of the Methuselah Nebula, MWP1, showing large oxygen shell
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Wide view of the Methuselah Nebula, MWP1, showing large oxygen shell

Revision title: MWP1 data combined at three focal lengths

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Using my 300mm Askar telescope with a fairly wide field of view, and L-eXtreme filter, I was able to capture the large shell of oxygen surrounding the planetary nebula MWP1.  Stars are from 55x60s broadband exposures.  Previous attempt at this focal length was with a bright moon and worse light pollution.  This is from Bortle 3 with almost no moon. Other recent posts of this object on Astrobin present a fairly good background on the interesting aspects of this PN.  Reading those is what motivated me to acquire this image.  I've now acquired it at 300mm, 650mm and 1960mm.

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Title: MWP1 data combined at three focal lengths

Description: In this updated version, I've combined data from three different focal length scopes: 300mm, 640mm and 1960mm. I have shared the individual images on Astrobin earlier, which you can find in my profile.

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Wide view of the Methuselah Nebula, MWP1, showing large oxygen shell, Richard Carande