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Old 08-11-2008, 12:03 AM
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The Cygnus Nebula Trio

Have you seen the Cygnus nebula trio with your scope? They are IC1318, NGC6888 and Sh2-101.
IC 1318 is near gamma Cyg and Sh2-101 is 45' from eta Cyg. Today's APOD shows these three nebulae.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ima...etsavainio.jpg
See also: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070524.html

Last edited by glenc; 10-11-2008 at 04:13 AM.
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