(IAAC) V1302 AQL - Newtonian 17.5" (445mm) F/4.5

[Yann POTHIER]

Observer: Yann POTHIER (France)
Your skill: advanced (many years)
Object: V1302 AQL
Category: post-AGB star
Constellation: AQL
Object data: Vmag*=10.5, Vmag.neb=11.7, diam.3"
RA/DE: 19h26m48.1s, +11°21'17" (2000.0)
Date and UT of observation: 05 august 2007, 21h40 UT
Location & latitude: La Clapiere Obs. (France, latN44 40 00, longE06 27 36)
Site classification: rural, alt.1650m (5500ft)
Limiting magnitude (visual in UMi): 6.31 (30% of the time)
Transparency (1 to 5 - best to worst): 1
Seeing (1 to 5 - best to worst): 4
Height above horizon: 56°
Moon up (phase?): no
Instrument: Coulter 445mm/17.5" F/4.5
Magnification: 80-426x
Filters used: OIII, UHC, Hbeta

Description: at 271x, stellar object of medium 
brightness, immediately seen with direct vision, 
from 80x to 426x; UHC, OIII and Hbeta filters all 
show no contrast improvement; at 400x with 
Rainbow Optics spectroscope, the spectrum is 
continuous without any emission lines notedŠ 
[this post-AGB star is supposed to exhibit a 
small 3" nebulous shell]


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Carpe noctem, Yann.

Yann Pothier
11 impasse Canart, 75012 PARIS, FRANCE
yann.pothier at fnac.net
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