Red Rectangle Nebula

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 havent seen it through a scope, but will give it a go this winter.
Very nice geometric shape!

Graham wrote:

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

How about

Wolf-Rayet 104 - a star chasing its tail.
www.astro.lsa.umich.edu/~monnier/WR104/wr104.htm

Mark

You know, I never knew there was a Red Rectangle Nebula out there! :blush: The APOD picture is probably the best one there. It does have an uncanny symmetrical geometry about it.

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.