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| Catalogue and alternative designations |
DS1, ESO 215-4 |
| Type | Planetary nebula |
| Position | 10 54 41, -48 47 06 |
| Constellation | Vela |
| Camera and Telescope | STXL6303 and 36.8 cm Ritchey Chretien |
| Focal Ratio | F9 |
| Exposure Details | This is a HaOIIILRGB image with Luminance = 100 minutes, Hydrogen Alpha = 180 minutes, OIII = 180 minutes and Red = Green = Blue = 40 minutes. Luminance unbinned, colours binned 2x2 with Astrodon filters. |
| Description | DS 1 is a planetary nebula discovered by John Drilling in 1983. It's quite large at 6x5 arcminutes. OIII emission predominates causing the blue green colour. |