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Planetary nebula IC418
Thank you for your report on this planetary Bob. I had not observed it previously either. I visited it last night in good to excellent transparency and seeing conditions.
As you commented Bob, it is an easy find and star hop. I could just see the faint point of light in my 8X50 finder scope.
At 62X, it was a light blue, obviously non-stellar spot. There seemed to be a very faint hint of nebulosity close by. At 160X, there was an obvious irregularly shaped circular patch which seemed light bluish and quite bright. With averted vision the nebula appeared to snap into clearer shape and definition - a little frustrating as this disappeared when I tried to concentrate on it to find more detail. The nebulosity that seemed to be there at 62X could not be seen.
At 228X, the shape was more defined with the outer rim of the circular nebula appearing slightly brighter. The bright central spot was very clear and well defined.
Scope: Vixen NA140SS on TRex mount and LVW 13,5&3.5 eyepieces.
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