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RCW 58
https://www.cielaustral.com/galerie/photo154.htm
Copyright: Ciel Austral

Abell 43
https://pbase.com/skybox/image/173713961
Copyright: Kevin Quin

NGC 4361
https://www.chart32.de/index.php/component/k2/item/73
Copyright: CHART32
Processing: Johannes Schedler

PaFal 1
https://www.astrobin.com/lbh6mq/
Copyyright: Bray Falls and Dana Patchick PaFal 1 is the first co-discovery by Dana Patchick and Bray Falls. Whilst it is considered to be a planetary nebula candidate, it is likely to be a bowshock inside a HII region similar to the misclassified not a planetary nebula Abell 35.

Ou 3
https://www.imagingdeepspace.com/ou3.html
Copyright: Peter Goodhew Ou 3 is the third discovery by Nicolas Outters.

Ek 5
https://www.astrobin.com/rx41ed/
Copyright: Sven Eklund This planetary nebula candidate discovered by the amateur astronomer Sven Eklund is also known as the Eye of Odin Nebula.

G55.7+3.4 and NHZ 1
https://www.astrobin.com/bd1gzg/B/
Copyright: Sophie Paulin and Tim Schaeffer

WR 16 nebula
https://www.astrobin.com/ys8i83/
Copyright: Anne-Maree McComb

Sh2-134 and LDN 1165
http://www.capella-observatory.com/Imag ... h2-134.htm
Copyright: Josef Pöpsel, Frank Sackenheim and Stefan Binnewies LDN 1165 is also known as B174.

Image taken from a remote observatory in the town of Ager, Spain, with FSQ106ED refractor, Ioptron cem120 EC mount, ASI2600mm camera and Antlia 36mm filters. In total there have been 16 hours of integration and processing with Pixinsight and Photoshop.

https://www.astrobin.com/full/zsny6b/0/

Blue Snowball Nebula (NGC 7662)
https://www.astrobin.com/u2yr7w/
Copyright: Boris Chausov

M92
https://www.astrobin.com/fohhnh/B/
Copyright: Ronald Hedden

HDW 3
https://www.astrobin.com/efcdgw/
Copyright: Eric Coles

KjPn 8
https://www.astrobin.com/95g612/B/
Copyright: David Serquera This planetary nebula can be found in many images of the Bubble Nebula.

StDr 55
https://www.starscapeimaging.com/StDr55/StDr55.html
Copyright: Jon Talbot

Abell 35
https://www.chart32.de/index.php/component/k2/item/354
Copyright: CHART32
Processing: Bernd Flach-Wilken

Abell 8
https://www.astrobin.com/rtwgkl/
Copyright: José Manuel López Arlandis

M64
https://www.astrobin.com/8cmap5/
Copyright: Davy Viaene

M108 and M97
https://www.astrobin.com/huphp7/
Copyright: Marvin Ahrens

M101
https://www.astrobin.com/248406/B/
Copyright: Stefan Roth

NGC 2985 and NGC 3027
https://www.astrobin.com/336493/C/
Copyright: Garrett Hubing

IPHASX J195318.5+371005
https://www.astrobin.com/yv9ld5/
Copyright: Maciej Kapkowski

Berkeley 51
http://www.astrophoton.com/OCL_Berkeley051.htm
Copyright: Bernhard Hubl

M38 and NGC 1907
https://www.astrobin.com/u93hx3/
Copyright: Alicia Rossiter Planetary nebula Abell 9 can be seen to the left of M38.