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McNeil's nebula

Started by jskuban, 02/24/2004 03:17PM
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Posted 02/24/2004 03:17PM Opening Post
Jay Skuban
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Not intending to be pretentious, I picked up on a few news articles referencing the newly discovered McNeil's nebula. Amateur astronomer Jay McNeil made the discovery while imaging with a 3" scope from his backyard in western Kentucky. Near M78, the running theory is a newborn star (IRAS 05436-0007) is now lighting up the area. I believe this format would be a fitting place to offer a hearty congratulations to Mr. McNeil for his contribution to backyard astronomy.
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It's a nice sentiment, but a bit late. See page 3 of this forum...
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http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/02/23/shc.nebula.amateur/index.html
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