(IAAC) Obj: M 27 - Inst: 24 cm dobsonian, f/6.6

Lewis J. Gramer lgramer at upstream.net
Mon Aug 23 13:05:03 EDT 2004


This was an interesting log, Alex. Were you using any sort
of nebula filter (e.g., NarrowBand, UHC, OIII, or similar),
when you noted the color of the Dumbbell as "yellow-red"?

Clear skies!
Lew


> -----Original Message-----
> Description:
> I am almost scared of what I am seeing.... A huge planetary,
> very bright,
> extremely rich in details. I can see a definite hole, and two
> brighter parts of
>  the nebula are arranged symetrichally from the hole. The
> spaces between the
> two arcs are filled with nebulosity and the whole nebula is
> yellow red. As many as 14 stars are visible through the
> nebula and even the central star is visible
> pretty easy. Very impressive, new nebula in comparison with 9 cm.
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