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(IAAC) Obj: IC4677 (near NGC6543, the Cat's Eye Nebula) - Inst: 17.5" F:5 Dobsonian



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Observation Poster: Mark Viol <mva@total.net>

Observer: Mark Viol
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 8/31/02 12:45am EDT
Location of site: Palgrave ON (Lat 44, Elev )
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 5.1 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 17.5" F:5 Dobsonian
Magnification: 317
Filter(s): OIII
Object(s): IC4677 (near NGC6543, the Cat's Eye Nebula)
Category: Planetary nebula.
Class: 
Constellation: Draco
Data: mag 15  size 
Position: RA 17:58  DEC +66:38
Description:
Actually part of the outer halo of NGC6543, the Cat's Eye nebula. A very
faint, slightly elongated SW to NE patch located 2' West of NGC6543 and
1.5' SE of a 9th magnitude field star.
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