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NGC NGC 5307
Butterfly PN NGC 5307
Planetary Nebula
Centaurus
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Angular size
1′
Magnitude
11.2
Best months
Mar-Jun
Constellation
Centaurus
Catalog IDs
NGC 5307
Common aliases
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Example framing
Celestron EdgeHD 1400
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ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV
0.34° × 0.23°
Scale
0.20″/px
Target fills
7%
of frame
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Celestron EdgeHD 1100
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ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV
0.48° × 0.32°
Scale
0.28″/px
Target fills
5%
of frame
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Meade LX200 10" ACF
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ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV
0.26° × 0.26°
Scale
0.31″/px
Target fills
7%
of frame
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NGC NGC 5307 — Butterfly PN NGC 5307