<p>If you have access to an 8-inch or larger telescope, look in the northern part of the constellation Andromeda the Princessfor a planetary nebula called the Blue Snowball. Insert an eyepiece that will give you a magnification around 100x, and you’ll see immediately why astronomers gave it that name. Specifically, point your scope roughly 4½° east of the magnitude<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/observing/michaels-miscellany-observe-the-blue-snowball/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"Michael’s Miscellany: Observe the Blue Snowball"</span></a></p>
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If you have access to an 8-inch or larger telescope, look in the northern part of the constellation Andromeda the Princessfor a planetary nebula called the Blue Snowball. Insert an eyepiece that will give you a magnification around 100x, and you’ll see immediately why astronomers gave it that name. Specifically, point your scope roughly 4½° east of the magnitudeContinue reading “Michael’s Miscellany: Observe the Blue Snowball”
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