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In contrast to last night, tonight started off windy and turbulent and slowly got better.
Not far to the SE of Cursa. Very red / orange, with a flame-like appearance.
Another flame-like carbon. This one probably has more intensity than the last. Easy find west of μ Leporis.
Just barely detectable without AV. Appears a bit larger than many other PNs. The Ultrablock filter helped it 'pop', but didn't do much for the size.
The night was so beautiful at this point, I wanted a reason to stay out a little longer. I turned the scope to M42 and the view was so sharp and clear that I decided to spontaneously create a nice sketch of what I see (something I want to do more of in the future). I only had my mechanical pencil on me, but took time to admire and capture all the subtle details and layers of the nebula that were evident.
