M1-42

A smaller but pretty cool nebula. Looks a lot like a goat's eye to me. I was a little surprised to find this. It's definitely a hidden treasure.

 

Red: hst_11185_10_wfpc2_f658n_pc_sci

Green: hst_11185_10_wfpc2_f656n_pc_sci

Blue: hst_11185_10_wfpc2_f502n_pc_sci

All channels, stars only (white): hst_11185_10_wfpc2_f588n_pc_sci

 

North is NOT up. It is 27° counter-clockwise from up.

Done