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(IAAC) Obj: Abell 86 = PK 118+8.2 - Inst: 24" f/4.1 Ultralight Dobson

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Observation Poster: Stathis Kafalis <skorpion40@freenet.de>

Observer: Stathis Kafalis
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: 2002 Aug 8
Location of site: German Alps (Lat 48, Elev 1300)
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 2- <Bortle Scale (9 worst)>
Seeing: 5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 24" f/4.1 Ultralight Dobson
Magnification: 180
Filter(s): OIII
Object(s): Abell 86 = PK 118+8.2
Category: Planetary nebula.
Class: Smooth disk wtih traces of ring structure
Constellation: Cepheus
Data: mag 16p7  size 70"
Position: RA 00:02  DEC +70:43
Description:
This is one of my most chalenging observations. Many times before
tried without success even under very good conditions.
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This time under eceptionel transparent skies (fog in the valleys
blocked residual light pollution) and wildly structured Milky Way
field found with Uranometria an fixed exact position with DSS print.
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- 24 mm WF (108x) + OIII: nothing
- 15 mm Panoptic (168x) + OIII: nothing
- 14 mm Meade UltraWF (180x) + OIII: 3 times in half hour of trying
   an extremly faint circular glow popped up with averted vision.
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The next night under same conditions I saw it again and again, but
could hold it at 10% of time only. The observing fellow next to me
confimed sighting.
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One of the really difficult Abells!  
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