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Old 12-01-2014, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Rigel003 View Post
Fantastic detail in NGC 2438 Mike. Makes it look a bit like the Eskimo. A couple of years ago I found another brighter planetary on the outskirts of the cluster, well outside the field of your shot. Image here
Looks like M46 is planetary central.
Yes I was aware of this but as you say outside teh FOV but I hadn't realised the Calabash Nebula was the faint thing I had picked up (but nearly smudged out )...now I do

Mike
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