Description of object: Besinde the central part, imaged with the PlaneWave CDK 17", we also
took this widefield image with the small 110mm TEC. This wonderful nebula is an
easy target with the unaided eye and still visible under moonlight. The
diameter in the sky is about three times the Moon, see image
above.
The CDK high resolution
image of the central part includig the famous "Herschels Keyhole Nebula" with a
detailed modern and historical description of NGC 3372
you´ll find here. |
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