Ngc5189 apod

[PeterM]

Saw this non APOD the other day.
This is the most stunning image of this planetary nebula in Musca.
NGC5189, which is also known as "the spiral planetary" in Musca has long been one of my favourite deep sky objects to view through a telescope. Discovered in 1826 by J. Dunlop at Parramatta observatory it is one of the show pieces in most telescopes. I have heard this also called the "leafy sea dragon" which I think Kevin Dixon from the SAS (Qld) coined and its obvious why when seen in a large telescope. Do you know of other names for it? AND how lucky are we to have so many gems to view under a safe southern sky.
Geez I love this hobby.
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap121219.html

[astroron (Ron)]

Originally Posted by PeterM

Saw this non APOD the other day.
This is the most stunning image of this planetary nebula in Musca.
NGC5189, which is also known as "the spiral planetary" in Musca has long been one of my favourite deep sky objects to view through a telescope. Discovered in 1826 by J. Dunlop at Parramatta observatory it is one of the show pieces in most telescopes. I have heard this also called the "leafy sea dragon" which I think Kevin Dixon from the SAS (Qld) coined and its obvious why when seen in a large telescope. Do you know of other names for it? AND how lucky are we to have so many gems to view under a safe southern sky.
Geez I love this hobby.
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap121219.html

One of my favourite DSO's Peter
It was one of my suggestions on the Hubble Heritage site for images to be taken by "The Hubble Space Telescope".
I am so glad to see it at last imaged
I also imagine it as a "Big Dollar" sign in the night sky
Cheers

[mithrandir (Andrew)]

NGC5189 is the subject of Hubblecast episode 61. iTunes has it dated 2012-12-19.

[gary]

Thanks Peter! Fabulous!

That way around, it looks like an angry skull and cross-bones.