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(IAAC) Obj: M1, NGC1952 "Crab Nebula" - Inst: Celestar 8" SCT, fork mount
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Observation Poster: William L. Schart <wschart@hot.rr.com>
Observer: William L. Schart
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 1/6/02 7:33 pm CST
Location of site: Killeen, TX (Lat 31 07, Elev 600 ft)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 4 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Celestar 8" SCT, fork mount
Magnification: 80x
Filter(s): noone, Orion Ultrablock
Object(s): M1, NGC1952 "Crab Nebula"
Category: Planetary nebula.
Class:
Constellation: Tau
Data: mag size
Position: RA 05:35 DEC 22:01
Description:
I have looked for this several times and finally tonight I succeeded
in observing it. It was located about one FOV outside of the location
the DSC delivered me to, and I had to pan around some to find it.
It appeared as an oval, grey blob, with nothing to indicate how it got
its name. The Ultrablock filter improved contrast some, but no more
details were visible with it.
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