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The Eskimo Nebula (NGC 2392), also known as the Clown Face Nebula, ... Location. NGC 2392 is located just east of δ Geminorum, just south of the ecliptic.
The location of NGC 2420. NGC 2420 lies about 6,5 degrees south-southeast of the star Pollux and a bit over two degrees east-northeast of the Eskimo Nebula.Through a small telescope at low magnification it appears as a uniform ghostly light that gets brighter to the centre, similar to a tail-less comet and at x33 magnification some individual stars can be glimpsed with averted vision.
Ring Nebula: M57: NGC 6720: 1779 2.3 +1.5 −0.7: 9 Lyra: Eskimo Nebula or Clown Face Nebula: NGC 2392: 1787 2.9 (approx.) 10.1 Gemini: Cat's Eye Nebula: NGC 6543: 1786 3.3 ± 0.9 9.8B Draco: Little Ghost Nebula: NGC 6369: 1800 (prior to) 2 ± 3 9.9 Ophiuchus: Medusa Nebula: Abell 21 1955 1.0 (approx.) 15.99 Gemini: Jewel Bug Nebula: NGC 7027: ...
The Eskimo Nebula (NGC 2392), also known as the Clown-faced Nebula, Lion Nebula or Caldwell 39, is a bipolar planetary nebula (PN) discovered by astronomer William Herschel in 1787. Image of NGC 2392, the Eskimo Nebula is by HST in 1999.
The Westbrook Nebula, a protoplanetary nebula. A protoplanetary nebula or preplanetary nebula [ 27 ] (PPN, plural PPNe) is an astronomical object which is at the short-lived episode during a star 's rapid evolution between the late asymptotic giant branch (LAGB) [a] phase and the subsequent planetary nebula (PN) phase.
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NGC 1535, also known as Cleopatra's Eye, [3] is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Eridanus, discovered by William Herschel on February 1, 1785. [4] It is very similar to the Eskimo Nebula in both color and structure but the central star can be quite difficult to observe visually. [5]