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Old 18-03-2009, 05:14 AM
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Planetary nebulae

Planetary nebulae are probably the most difficult class of objects to observe because they are small and hard to find at low power. You need to use high power to see them well. A UHF filter is also useful for the larger PN. These PN are visible from my place at 9pm AEDT on 27/3.

Name...........Type.............Mag ..Size..Con
IC 418..... Planetary nebula 10.7, 12.0" Lep
IC 4406 .. Planetary nebula 10.6, 28.0" Lup
NGC 1514 Planetary nebula 10.0, 1.9' Tau
NGC 1535 Planetary nebula 9.6, 18.0" Eri
NGC 2346 Planetary nebula 10.0, 55.0" Mon
NGC 2392 Planetary nebula 9.9, 15.0" Gem
NGC 2438 Planetary nebula 10.1, 1.1' Pup
NGC 2440 Planetary nebula 10.8, 14.0" Pup
NGC 2867 Planetary nebula 10.0, 12.0" Car
NGC 2899 Planetary nebula 10.0, 2.0'x1.0' Vel
NGC 3132 Planetary nebula 8.0, 48.0" Vel
NGC 3195 Planetary nebula 10.0, 48.0"x30.0" Cha
NGC 3242 Planetary nebula 8.6, 16.0" Hya
NGC 3918 Planetary nebula 8.0, 12.0" Cen
NGC 4361 Planetary nebula 10.3, 45.0" Crv
NGC 5189 Planetary nebula 10.3, 2.6' Mus

Refr: SkyMapPro
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