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Planetary nebula
Here is a list of 17 PN brighter than magnitude 11 that are visible at 11pm DST.
Name Type Mag Size Con
IC 418 PN 10.7 12.0" Lep
IC 2621 PN 9.5 5.0" Car
NGC 246 PN 8.0 3.8' Cet
NGC 1514 PN 10.0 1.9' Tau
NGC 1535 PN 9.6 18.0" Eri
NGC 2346 PN 10.0 55.0" Mon
NGC 2392 PN 9.9 15.0" Gem
NGC 2438 PN 10.1 1.1' Pup
NGC 2440 PN 10.8 14.0" Pup
NGC 2867 PN 10.0 12.0" Car
NGC 2899 PN 10.0 2.0'x1.0' Vel
NGC 3132 PN 8.0 48.0" Vel
NGC 3195 PN 10.0 48.0"x30.0" Cha
NGC 3242 PN 8.6 16.0" Hya
NGC 3918 PN 8.0 12.0" Cen
NGC 5189 PN 10.3 2.6' Mus
NGC 7293 PN 6.5 12.8' Aqr
I looked at all except I2621, N2346 and N3195 last night.
The above magnitudes and sizes don't match up with what I saw.
N2899 seemed to be the faintest in my 12" Dob and I418 seemed to be the smallest. I used a 13mm Hyperion EP, 115x, 40' field.
Reference
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Last edited by glenc; 24-12-2006 at 10:18 AM.
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