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My notes of NGC 3242 from December 29 2009 using the 12" dob.
NGC 3242 Ghost of Jupiter
PNe, Hydra, Size = 45x36", Nag V = 7.8
Another favourite. Intensely blue. The eye shape and surrounding halo + the central star was clear at 283x. Increasing power to 566x provided a fantastic view, the rim of the eye was beautifully sharp, the corners of the 'eye' were distinctly thicker than the rim, (like the stylised graphical impressions you usually find of the human eye). The central star was nice and pinpoint. The outer halo was well defined and uneven in surface brightness, particulary at each "end", where the brightness seemed to drop off.
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