Hello All,
Having just recently acquired a 200mm reflector
(still playing with the concept of collimation given my refractor background) I found myself viewing a number of objects in greater detail than I had in a long time. Given the time of year naturally gravitate towards Eta Carina which left me with the following question to visual observers:
How visible is the Homunculus?
and the related question:
What might be the expected minimum required to view?
(for example it is often indicated that at least a 200mm is needed for the horse-head, coupled with dark skies)
I have endeavored to find out how big it is from web searches and the like but no clear estimate (I did find a statement to the effect it was about 16 arc-seconds).
Thanks for any insights from your collective wisdom.
Regards