Herschel 69 and Caldwell 15

Date: 7 July 2022

Altitude: 57 - 68 degrees

Angular Size: 1° 00' x 0° 45'

Position Angle: 01° 21' from north through east

Orientation: North up; East left

Pixel scale: 1.30" per pixel

Total exposure time: 60 minutes

B filter: 66 x 22 seconds

V filter: 66 x 18 seconds

R filter: 66 x 15 seconds

Herschel 69 is also known as Caldwell 15, NGC 6826 and the “Blinking planetary”

Planetary nebulae: 10.4 magnitude central star

Constellation: Cygnus

Diameter: 0.5 light year

Distance: 3,600 light years

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