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Old 10-July-2005, 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Eroica
I was going to guess The Saturn Nebula, which is H IV I in Herschel's catalogue. (HIV I, the AIDS virus being the ultramicroscopic object), but it has a name and it's in the southern hemisphere! ](*,)

What about H IV 2? Dang, that's called "Hubble's Variable Nebula"! ](*,)
Whoa, Eroica, you do find ingenous solutions! Indeed, the two are not what I tought of, but cheers for these suggestions! =D>
I believed that the solution I have in mind would be the only coincident identity in designations, but you proved me wrong here.

Thinking of things like HIV is a good line of search. And I did put a hint as to the location of the celestial object...
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