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(IAAC) OBJECT: NGC3372 Eta Carina Nebula (emission) INST: 80mm APO f/6 fl=480mm
Observer: Todd Gross
Your skill: Intermediate
Date and UT of observation: 1/1/98 10:45 GMT
Location & latitude: Cancun, Mexico
Site classification: Urban/Suburban
Limiting magnitude (visual): 5.1 zenith (est) 3.5 (est) in vicinity of object
Seeing (1 to 10 - worst-best): unknown - 5?
Moon up (phase?): No
Weather: Clear to pt. cloudy
Instrument: 80mm APO refractor f/6 - f/l 480mm
Magnifications: 16x,32x,69x
Filters used: UHC
Object: NGC3372 Eta Carina Nebula
Constellation: Carina
Object data: Open cluster
Size(s): about 120 arc min.
Position: RA 10:43 DEC -59:52
Magnitude: about 3.5
Personal Rating (for this aperture): B/B+
Fairly large and easy to find in 8x32 binoculars, but mistook for
NGC3532 for awhile until checking in scope. Hint of nebulosity in
binoculars and telescope wtih the UHC filter but...
With the UHC filter I found it to be a very large elongated streak of
nebulosity split in two parts N and S. However, I was not seeing it as
it is depicted in photos, I was not taking in it's full extent,
probably because it was so low in the sky, only around 10-15 degrees
up, in the haze and local light pollution.
Nebula was most pronounced in the north part, with a very obvious dark
lane running up from the south, and others criss-crossing e-w
noticeable with averted vision. A bit larger, but not as impressive as
M42 in these conditions. There was a loose foreground cluster
involved coincidentally.
Thanks!
- Todd
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Boston Meteorologist Todd Gross
toddg@weatherman.com
http://www.weatherman.com
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