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(IAAC) Obj: NGC 6445 - Inst: 120mm f/8.3 refractor



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Observation Poster: Diego González <digonzalz@gmail.com>

Observer: Diego González
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 11-Jul-2005 1:19 UT
Location of site: Asturias, Spain (Lat 43º N, Elev 300m)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 5.3 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 120mm f/8.3 refractor
Magnification: 31x, 50x, 80x, 100x, 167x
Filter(s): Astronomik UHC
Object(s): NGC 6445
Category: Planetary nebula.
Class: 
Constellation: Sgr
Data: mag 11.2  size 33"
Position: RA 17:49  DEC -20:01
Description:
Another faint planetary nebula in Sagittarius, 2º southeast of the open cluster M 
23. Only visible when using the UHC filter. The disk can be seen at 80x or more 
power, not very small and faint. The nebula is located to the east of an 8th 
magnitude star. In the same field is the globular cluster NGC 6440, which is only 
barely seen at 100x.

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