Ghost of Jupiter (NGC 3242)

Posted 2007 February 16 @ 09:16

© 2006 G. Liakos

A beautiful planetary nebula in Hydra, discovered by William Herschel on February 7, 1785 with his newly completed 18.7-inch f/13 speculum telescope.

NGC 3242, also known as Bennett 45, can be seen from February to July and is number 39 on the Top 100 Deepsky Objects list.

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Keywords: Astronomy, deepsky observing, deep sky observing, astrophotography, George Liakos

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