Yesterdays APOD had an interesting nebulae in it. Has anyone seen Simeis 147?
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap101220.html
Sue French describes it in the latest S&T, Feb 2011.
"Since it’s easy to imagine nebulous tendrils in the densely populated starfield interwoven with Simeis 147, I
only logged regions that were enhanced with a nebula filter. Using my 10-inch scope and a narrowband filter at 70×,
I could faintly see the area marked A on the image below. Three additional patches (B, C, and D) became visible with
my 15-inch reflector at 49× and 79×. A narrowband filter yielded a starry view with nebula fragments that seemed
a bit more structured. An O III view was darker, but with careful study, the boundaries of the pieces were better
defined. I found region B rather interesting as a vaguely rectilinear nebula with a dark center."
Area A is the bright bit near the top left in the APOD pic.
Area A is at RA 5h 43.3m dec +28d 18m and it is 3.8 degrees east of beta Tau.
The APOD shows some other nebulae.
NGC 2174 is an easy object, I can see it in my finder. IC 443 is very faint in my scope with a UHC filter.