JANUARY 29, 2021
For those of you who are familiar with the blog, you know that I typically focus on celestial objects and events that are accessible to the unaided eye or with binoculars and small telescopes, but this month I’m going to share with you an object that is perhaps best seen in mid-sized (4.5”) scopes or larger. But first, let’s deal with a bit of awkward nomenclature. The name “Eskimo Nebula” has been around for some years but in more enlightened times, “Eskimo” is no longer viewed as a proper name when referring to a group of culturally indigenous people who inhabit the Arctic regions of Canada, Greenland, and Alaska. I don’t like the term either so I will not be using it from this point forward, nor do I like the term “politically correct”, I prefer to call it “being respectful”. Of course, the nebula does have other names. There are the cumbersome catalog designations of NGC 2392 and Caldwell 39 and there is also the m
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