Hi DSF
I'm curious if anyone has managed to see the elusive OIII-emitting bipolar nebula called Outters 4. Many of us have viewed Outters 5 through Jimi's leviathan scope, but I haven't heard much about Outters 4, also known as the "Giant Squid Nebula". Reiner mentions it on his website here: http://www.reinervogel.net/index_e.h...LargePN_e.html and also describes his observation attempt:
"With 7mm exit pupil and OIII, the brightest part at the NE side of the southern lobe was suspected, very doubtful. "
For those who haven't come across this beautiful object, it is cradled within the H-alpha heavy Sh2-129 "Flying Bat Nebula" in Cepheus, as a contrasting blue-green OIII emission. Here's APOD:
Clear Skies
Akarsh
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