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| Catalogue and alternative designations | NGC
2736, Pencil nebula
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| Type | Part of the vela supernova remnant |
| Position | 09 00.4, -45 54 |
| Constellation | Vela |
| Camera and Telescope | STXL6303 and 36.8 cm Ritchey Chretien |
| Focal Ratio | F9 |
| Exposure Details | Ha:OIII:OIII with LRGB data. About 31 hours total imaging time. |
| Description | NGC 2736 is known as the pencil nebula and is an outlying filament of the Vela supernova remnant the centre of which being some 4 degrees to the west. It was discovered by John Herschel in 1834 and is sometimes called "Herschel's ray". |