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tornado33

11-01-2005, 10:36 PM

Hi again
Heres a real tiny, obscure object. The Red Rectangle Nebula
http://www.users.on.net/~josiah/temp/rect.jpg
Can see a tiny hint of it mainly to left of the brignt star at center. There is a Hubble scope image of it here http://www.meta-religion.com/Astronomy/Nebulas/hubble_shows_red.htm

Mick

11-01-2005, 10:46 PM

Nice is it halfway between Orion and Sirius?

tornado33

11-01-2005, 11:03 PM

Yep, sure is.
Its at RA 06 20.8
Dec -10 38

Mick

11-01-2005, 11:12 PM

Thanks Sky Charts doesn’t list the Nebular but it does have the position of the twin star HD 44179.

iceman

12-01-2005, 06:25 AM

Very nice, very obscure.. you light the strange ones.. :D

Again, one i've never heard of :)