- Dungeness Wildlife Area Unit (wdfw.wa.gov)
The Dungeness Unit is comprised of multiple properties, with diverse habitats that include deciduous dominant riparian forest, scrub-shrub wetland, marsh wetland, wet upland meadows and estuary. These properties were purchased to protect and restore the natural lower floodplain riverine system and forested wetland. Hunting opportunities are offered ONLY at the RIVER’S END PROPERTY. The properties to the east and west of the 3 Crabs Unit, including all tidelands, are privately owned. Please stay on the WDFW-owned trail and beach when visiting this property.
- NGC 7662 (Wikipedia)
NGC 7662 is a planetary nebula located in the northern constellation Andromeda. It is known as the Blue Snowball Nebula, Snowball Nebula, and Caldwell 22. This nebula was discovered October 6, 1784 by the German-born English astronomer William Herschel. In the New General Catalogue it is described as a “magnificent planetary or annular nebula, very bright, pretty small in angular size, round, blue, variable nucleus”. The object has an apparent visual magnitude of 8.3 and spans an angular size of 32″ × 28″. Parallax measurements give a distance estimate of 5,730 ± 340 ly (1,757 ± 103 pc).
