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Old 03-04-2019, 07:14 AM
Placidus (Mike and Trish)
Narrowing the band

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Lovely. As Strong Mike says, looks like its forming a shock front due to movement relative to the background gas. Can't see any obvious candidate for the white dwarf. Perhaps that fits with the movement hypothesis.

Certainly looks like a hammer, but with the depth you've achieved, it could also be called the Thumbtack nebula, or even the Dangerous Mushroom nebula.
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