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Originally Posted by pgc hunter

very nice! Btw, does anyone know why this is called the "Gabriel Mistrel" nebula? Who or what is a "Gabrial Mistral"?

Thanks ...

Apparently the nebula looks like a Chilean Nobel Prize Winning poet.

Here's a link ........ certainly does look like her profile.

http://www.astrosurf.com/antilhue/NGC%203324.htm