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IC 3568 on July 20, 2004

IC 3568 on July 20, 2004. 2× barlow, minus violet filter. I should have used the 4× powermate. Very bright sky with clouds moving in (could only see Arcturus and Vega!) This is a planetary nebula commonly referred to as the "Baby Eskimo" nebula. Its integrated magnitude is 11.6, while the central star is 13.4. IC 3568 is approximately 6800 ly distant.