Whats Uphttp://www.cloudynights.com/category.php?category_id=100Professional writer Steve Coe's monthly observing column.en-us Whats Uphttp://www.cloudynights.com/images/steve_coe.jpghttp://www.cloudynights.com/category.php?category_id=100What's Up - NGC 3242 in Hydrahttp://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=2873I have always loved planetary nebulae, they have such interesting detail and are so different one from another. Because some of these nebulae are similar in shape and color to Uranus, William Herschel coined the name “planetary nebula”. He should kSteve CoeNew Whats Up Article2013-05-18T00:00:00-04:00