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Object name: NECKLACEDesignation(s): NECKLACE, This is a rather newly discovered (2005) planetary nebula in Sagitta. I only learned of it a few months ago and put it on the top of the to-do list though it didn't seem like a target for my small system. I'm breaking with my FIFO rule of processing (oldest processed first) with this post and processing newest first (LIFO for the accountants out there). It was taken on July 26, 2011. About the only clear, moonless night all July and so far in August. I'm breaking my rule since yesterday the Hubble Space Telescope folks released their image of the object. They beat me to it as they imaged it July 2, 24 days ahead of me. They beat me on resolution too but considering I saved more than billions of dollars putting my system together I can live with that. Since they give an explanation of this object that covers about all that is known about it I'll save my fingers and give you the link: Related Designation(s):NECKLACE, |