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<p> an entry from <a href="http://www.alpheratz.net/observing/"><i>Marc Murison's Amateur Astronomy Weblog</i></a>:<br> <b>IC 3568 on July 20, 2004</b> <p> <a href='javascript:ImageWindow("http://www.alpheratz.net/images/observing/IC3568_2004-Jul-20.jpg",554,466,"external")'><img src="http://www.alpheratz.net/images/observing/IC3568_2004-Jul-20_thumb.jpg" width="178" height="150" align="left" style="margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" border="0" alt="" name=""></a> <a href="http://www.seds.org/~spider/ngc/ngc.cgi?IC+3568" class="outlink" target="_blank">IC 3568</a> on July 20, 2004. 2× barlow, minus violet filter. I should have used the 4× <a href="http://www.televue.com/engine/page.asp?ID=42" class="outlink" target="_blank">powermate</a>. Very bright sky with clouds moving in (could only see Arcturus and Vega!) This is a <a href="http://www.seds.org/messier/planetar.html" class="outlink" target="_blank">planetary nebula</a> 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. <br clear="all">

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