Thread: VY Canis majori
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Old 08-01-2009, 11:08 AM
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There was a discussion on Amastro, a Deep Sky Observers site, this object was called the "NIKE Swish"
It requires a medium to large scope and good seeing to resolve the nebula.
The star is very red, and quite noticable in a "fine star field"
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