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(IAAC) Obj: NGC6629 - Inst: 30cm, f:10, SCT, LX200
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Observation Poster: Jim Anderson <madmoon@belsouth.net>
Observer: Jim Anderson
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 10112001/21:44EST
Location of site: Scopeville KS (Lat 38:30, Elev ?)
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 7/10 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Seeing: 6/10 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 30cm, f:10, SCT, LX200
Magnification: 117x, 203x, 314x
Filter(s): O-III
Object(s): NGC6629
Category: Planetary nebula.
Class: ?
Constellation: Sgr
Data: mag 12.0v size 16" x 14"
Position: RA 18:26.7 DEC -23:12
Description:
117x - without filter it looks like a slightly fuzzy star.
with filter the PNe is a bright spot without detail. Blinking with
the O-III filter makes the PNe stand out while the stars wink in and out.
203x - With O-III filter the PNe is a definate disk with a hint of a central
hole without a central star.
314x - With or without the O-III filter, the central anularity is well seen,
but no central star observed.
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