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PaRasMoMi 1, Reg Pratt
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PaRasMoMi 1, Reg Pratt
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PaRasMoMi-1. A large planetary nebula candidate in Monoceros that was discovered in 2021 by Dana Patchick, Sakib Rasool, Sankalp Mohan, and Utkarsh Mishra. The bubble is only 26 arcmin in size. However, the field around the bubble contains a ton of ionized HA and OIII making this a viable target even for wide field instruments. The SHO-like processing of the first published image suggests there is also a decent amount of SII in the area. More research will need to be done to confirm whether or not this is a true planetary nebula.

You won't find many examples of this object online. Like many of the rare objects I chase, this ball of oxygen was extremely difficult to process decently and on many occasions had me question what I'm doing in this hobby and with my life as a whole. I'm not at all satisfied with the result but it's important to recognize when one is at the limit of they capabilities.

Choosing the path of rare/difficult astronomical objects has taught me one big lesson. Occasionally you have to knock out a few soft targets just to remind yourself that you are, in fact, a competent Astrophotographer. This is not one of those times. I really should get on that.

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