RE: [APML] And now for something completely different

[Mikkel Steine <mikkel@messier45.com>]

>    I am curious to see if anyone recognizes it. FOV is about 2 x 3 degrees,
>northern hemisphere, winter milky way. Any guesses?
>http://members.shaw.ca/john.mirtle/mystery.htm I would definately like to
>see how the image from a CCD compares. :-) It may not look like much, but
>this is equivalent to a 10.6 hour exposure at f6 on hypered tech pan.

Wow, John, deep shot! I initially though this might be Simeis 288 (Sh 2-216), 
since the size is comparable, and the small nebula to the left be Sh 2-219, 
but I cannot get the stars to fit. This one beats me! :)

Very interesting photo. Keep them coming!

Best regards,                              mailto:mikkel@messier45.com
Mikkel Steine                                     http://Messier45.com
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