Halos in NGC 2899 & VBRC 2

by Marco Lorenzi

Objects in field: NGC 2899, IC 2488, N Vel, PK277-03.1, PK277-03.2, The star N Vel

Equipment: Takahashi CCA-250, ZWO ASI6200MM Pro

Integration: 32h 20m

This deep telescopic narrowband image shows a rarely photographed pair of planetary nebulae in the constellation of Vela. On the top right is NGC 2899 while on the top left is VBRC 2. NGC 2899 (aka RCW43) morphology strongly resembles a loose bipolar structure with conspicuous bright condensations. The advantage of long exposures taken under dark skies is revealing fainter extended structures…