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Old 30-07-2011, 05:14 PM
tornado33
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2 Planetaries for the price of one

Hi all
I came across 2 Planetary Nebulas close enough to fit in the one frame. Both are too obscure for the NGC list. 12x10 mins, ISO400, LPS filter and MPCC coma corrector, 10 inch f5.6 scope.
Here is the full frame.

The brighter one near top left is MZ1, one of the three Menzel Planetaries. I cant believe such a bright object escaped being put on the NGC list. There is a much fainter greyish blue one near bottom right. It is He2-132. Individual crops of them are here.

Also, to finish up, 1 hour on the Omega nebula.
Seeing wasnt as good as a few nights back, but not too bad, also fairly moist too. Lucky Houghy is at Astrofest, as he would have been fogged out, there was low lying fog over where he lives

To finish up, 1 hour on the Omega nebula.
Scott
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