Abell 68
PK 60.0 -04.3


Combination of 20, 3 minute exposures.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.

Abell 68 is a rather smallish, and very low surface brightness planetary nebula in Vulpecula. The magnitude is quoted as 15.2, but the nebula is almost lost amongst the mass of surrounding stars.