
Red Rectangle Nebula
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Hi All!
I just came across this nebula (online!) and wow is it weird!
www.astrobirdphoto.com/planetarynebulae/HD14479H9C.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Rectangle_Nebula
antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap040513.html
Has anyone actually seen it or taken a picture of it?
Do others think this is weird or is it just me?
What do you think is a weird object?
Graham
I just came across this nebula (online!) and wow is it weird!
www.astrobirdphoto.com/planetarynebulae/HD14479H9C.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Rectangle_Nebula
antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap040513.html
Has anyone actually seen it or taken a picture of it?
Do others think this is weird or is it just me?

What do you think is a weird object?
Graham
13 years 6 months ago
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Replied by dave_lillis on topic Re:Red Rectangle Nebula
I havent seen it through a scope, but will give it a go this winter.
Very nice geometric shape!
Very nice geometric shape!
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Replied by dmcdona on topic Re:Red Rectangle Nebula
Graham wrote:
That's a leading question that could lead to many "interesting" responses.
But I guess keeping it clean and astronomically related to avoid the mods crawlinhg over me like a rash, how's about Hanny's Voorwerp? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanny's_Voorwerp
What do you think is a weird object?
That's a leading question that could lead to many "interesting" responses.
But I guess keeping it clean and astronomically related to avoid the mods crawlinhg over me like a rash, how's about Hanny's Voorwerp? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanny's_Voorwerp
13 years 6 months ago
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How about
Wolf-Rayet 104 - a star chasing its tail.
www.astro.lsa.umich.edu/~monnier/WR104/wr104.htm
Mark
Wolf-Rayet 104 - a star chasing its tail.
www.astro.lsa.umich.edu/~monnier/WR104/wr104.htm
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Replied by Seanie_Morris on topic Re:Red Rectangle Nebula
You know, I never knew there was a Red Rectangle Nebula out there!
The APOD picture is probably the best one there. It does have an uncanny symmetrical geometry about it.

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Seanie,
This gem lies in the constellation of Monoceros and is something that I had tried to pursue last year but could not get any imaging time due to four months of steady clouds and rains.
Fingers crossed I can get us something this winter.
Anthony.
This gem lies in the constellation of Monoceros and is something that I had tried to pursue last year but could not get any imaging time due to four months of steady clouds and rains.
Fingers crossed I can get us something this winter.
Anthony.
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Well I hope you have better luck this season round Anto, the prospect of you doing a new target like this for us all to see does make one tingle a little with excitement to see your result. 
Seanie.

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Replied by Dublinskywatch on topic Re:Red Rectangle Nebula
I have to say this one is new to me as well.
Never heard of it before now..
Never heard of it before now..

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