Observation by Nick Hewitt: McNeil's nebula still AWOL

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Nick Hewitt

Observer

Nick Hewitt

Observed

2022 Oct 25 - 10:00

Uploaded

2022 Oct 26 - 09:58

Objects

M78
McNeil's variable nebula
NGC2071

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 05^h46^m
Dec: +00°06'
Position angle: -0°40'

Field size

0°48' × 0°52'

Equipment

iTelescope 69 0.28-m f/2.2 reflector

Exposure

4 x 120s

Location

Siding Spring, NSW

Target name

Messier 78 with(out) McNeil's nebula

Title

McNeil's nebula still AWOL

About this image

The variable nebula discovered a couple of decades ago by Jay McNeil (USA) disappeared from view in 2018. The BAA's Mike Harlow alerted us to this 4 years ago. It still seems obscured. Will it reappear this winter?

Files associated with this observation

Messier 78 2022-10-25 iT69 4 x 120s annotated.jpg (1.4 MB)

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Ron Johnson, Callum Potter, Grant Privett, Jeremy Shears, Mike Harlow, Richard Sargent, Alan Thomas, David Basey, Simon Paul Davis, Paul Whitmarsh, Peter Carson

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