


This enlargement is a little too small for this nebula but the rich Milky-Way field provides a nice frame. The nebula is strikingly visible at first glance. The central part containing the multiple system BU 1 is very bright. There is a bright spot east-north-east of the star as well. The upper part of Pac-man's face is obvious but the lower part (the lower jaw) is very hard. I saw it only on the two last nights and almost only with 48x enlargement. But on the last night at the turning of September and October in 2011 I saw the whole nebula in the clear, good sky. Though it was pretty faint.

Volans galaxy
Interacting ring galaxy in Volans

Carina diffuse nebulae
Highly structured emission nebula complex in Carina

Norma diffuse nebula
Really unique diffuse nebula in Normában

Vela planetary nebula
Planetary nebula in the thick Mily-Way fields of Vela

Phoenix galaxies
Entangled interacting galaxies in Phoenix

Virgo galaxies
Arp 271 interacting galaxies in Virgo