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The Wizard Nebula

jsg — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 13:52:45 GMT

The Wizard Nebula

[Photo added to post from accompanying link.]

Re: The Wizard Nebula

Tronhard — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 03:49:48 GMT

Great image, Jerry. I wonder why they call it the Wizard Nebula?

Re: The Wizard Nebula

jsg — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 04:11:33 GMT

Thanks Trevor!

Not sure why it's called the Wizard Nebula. Sometimes these deep space objects were named long before we had the photographic tools to get high resolution and high-quality images of them. Perhaps that's why.

If you enjoy astrophotography, here's my gallery:

https://www.astrobin.com/users/jsg/

And if you enjoy music videos based on astrophotography, enjoy my You Tube channel!

https://www.youtube.com/@astromusicvideo

Best,

Jerry

Re: The Wizard Nebula

Tronhard — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 04:15:35 GMT

Thanks for the info and the links, I shall explore!