C56 / NGC 246 The Skull Nebula - telescope processed image. NGC 246 is the first known planetary nebula with a hierarchical triple star system at its heart, featuring a white dwarf and two smaller companions.

C56 / NGC 246 The Skull Nebula - unprocessed image. It is nicknamed the "Skull" because of its hollowed-out appearance and "bloodshot" gas clouds of hydrogen (red) and oxygen (blue).

Last image tonight for the Odyssey Pro. Went to observe #C56 / #NGC246 #TheSkullNebula. #unistellar #odysseypro #space #astronomy #amateur

C56 / NGC 246 The Skull Nebula - telescope processed image with Moon and Sky Light Filter. The Skull Nebula (NGC 246 / C56) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Cetus, about 1,600 light-years away. It's the ejected outer layers of a dying star, illuminated by a triple-star system at its core.

C56 / NGC 246 The Skull Nebula - unprocessed image with Moon and Sky Light Filter. It's nicknamed the Skull Nebula due to its uncanny shape in telescopes, but its glowing gas is illuminated by the first-known triple-star system at its heart.

Forgot I also went to observe #C56 / #NGC246 #TheSkullNebula. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur

NGC 246 The Skull Nebula - processed image by the Odyssey Pro. NGC 246 (The Skull Nebula) is a large, planetary nebula in Cetus. It's the gaseous remnant of a dying Sun-like star with a triple-star system at its center.

NGC 246 The Skull Nebula - processed image by the s50. This planetary nebula, nicknamed the Skull Nebula, is the first known to have a hierarchical triple-star system at its center.

Only comparison between the Odyssey Pro and the s50 for today. 10 minute observations of #NGC246 #TheSkullNebula. Even though the duration is about 10 minutes, the Odyssey Pro stacks images each 4 second while the s50 stacks them at 10 seconds. #unistellar […]

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