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Old 11-04-2022, 04:38 PM
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Menzel 1 PN

Taken last night during very average seeing, which is why I didn't
bother removing the focal reducer.

Tiny, but a pretty little PN.
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Old 11-04-2022, 07:49 PM
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Very nice. Looks like a mini Helix.

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Old 11-04-2022, 08:53 PM
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Quote:
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Very nice. Looks like a mini Helix.

Greg.
Indeed...I only imaged it on a whim....the attached link gives a better idea of how it sits in an uncropped 35mm sensor's field.

A bit like a bug on a windscreen....and admittedly not something you'd get
overly excited about unless you have a HST for a closer look.
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