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NGC 6828

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NGC 6828 is a planetary nebula, a gas bubble thrown off by a dying star. This one is fairly small - 25 arc seconds, or about as big as the ball of Saturn looks - but it is quite bright, magnitude 8.8, making this as good target for moderate scopes under dark skies.


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