(IAAC) Obj: NGC 1555, Hind's Variable Nebula - Inst: 30-inch f/4.5 dob

[anonymous at sedna.atmob.org]

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Observation Poster: Eric Vondra <ericvondra at hotmail.com>

Observer: Eric Vondra
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: 20 Mar 2007 0130 UT
Location of site: East of Sierra Vista, AZ (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 8 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Seeing: 5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 30-inch f/4.5 dob
Magnification: 150x to 300x
Filter(s): none, LPR, UHC, OIII
Object(s): NGC 1555, Hind's Variable Nebula
Category: Reflection nebula.
Class: 
Constellation: TAU
Data: mag 16?  size 
Position: RA 4:21.94  DEC +19:31.88
Description:
I have tried many times for this in smaller scopes, but never seen anything. In
 the 30-inch it was just a faint little bright patch on the west side of T 
Tauri. Not clearly defined but just bright enough that I could pick it out from
 the surrounding sky. There was just a little dark lane between it and T Tauri,
 so I could tell it wasn't just glare from the star. A bit fainter but still
 visible in higher powers, slightly elongated. Jiggling the scope help to bring 
it out a little better. LPR (Deep Sky) filter helped the contrast a tad. UHC and
 OIII made it dim and disappear, respectively, as one would expect. The position
 above is mine. It's a tiny arc about 45 arcseconds W to WSW of T Tauri.
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