NGC 3242 is a planetary nebula in the Hydra constellation.

Image taken using the 32-inch Schulman telescope with STX camera on Mt. Lemmon, AZ. Data capture and reduction by Adam Block, University of Arizona. RGB processing by JDS using FITS Liberator, CCDStack, and Photoshop CS5.

In honor of the late Nancy Collins Parry.

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