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(IAAC) Obj: NGC 1491 - Inst: 12.5" f/4.8 dobsonian
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Observation Poster: Paul Money <paul_ohstbucks@msn.com>
Observer: Paul Money
Your skills: Beginner (< one year)
Date/time of observation: November 12, 2002/ 8pmCST
Location of site: Lees Summit, MO (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 4.3 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 3 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: Major - gibbous or near object
Instrument: 12.5" f/4.8 dobsonian
Magnification: 59x/118x
Filter(s): OIII
Object(s): NGC 1491
Category: Emission nebula.
Class:
Constellation: Per
Data: mag 12 size 3
Position: RA : DEC :
Description:
A small irregular shaped faint glow with a star just bordering the eastern edge
of the glow. No detail noted other than the location of the nebula and the
star on the eastern edge. Without the OIII, all that was noted was the star. I
was happy to be able to simply make note of it with the moon in the sky.
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