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Old November 19th 17, 04:50 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Michael Asherman[_2_]
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Default Messier 76 - "Spirit of 76" - Red - White - and Blue

Excellent!

"Razzmatazz" wrote in message
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Just before winter sets in the outer arms of the Milky Way pass overhead.
Embedded in them are regions of star formation and star death. M76 is a
Planetary Nebula where the central star has shed its outer atmosphere
shedding its hydrogen (the bright red areas) and oxygen (blue areas) into a
shell, which is expanding into the surrounding space.

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