Here's one that isn't imaged often - it's small.
It's called the Red Rectangle, in Monoceros.
My image isn't great - needs longer focal length, better optics etc.
I've caught the basics of it so I'm happy.
Yeah that's great, you have the square star shape showing quite clearly. These little blighters are tough to image, so well done on taking up the challenge
That is interesting Allan - the article text is about the Red Rectangle but I am sure that the provided image in the article is of the Red Square. (Unfortunately, I cannot let Anne know because the site Welcome page advises that she died over a year ago )
That is interesting Allan - the article text is about the Red Rectangle but I am sure that the provided image in the article is of the Red Square. (Unfortunately, I cannot let Anne know because the site Welcome page advises that she died over a year ago )
The Wikipedia articles give images or links to images. The 'Red Rectangle' is distinctly rectangular and doesn't show many close stars. The 'Red Square' is distinctly square and does show many close stars. And everything in the 'Red Square' photo is red - as I recall, the image is taken in the infrared.
It was too fascinating for me to resist. It was one of the first objects I pointed C11 at when I first bought my cooled camera. I need to revisit it with more exposure time. Thanks for the reminder!
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