Object: M27 (NGC 6853) | Date: 2018 November 30 |
Type: Planetary nebula | |
Constellation: Vulpecula | Time & altitude: 19.50 UT 30º |
Catalogue data: | Seeing (5 high): 3/5 |
R.A: 19h 59m | Transparency (5 high): 3/5 |
Dec: 22º 43 | Telescope: 0.5m f4.1 Dob. |
Magnitude 7.3 | Eyepiece 8mm Ethos x260 |
Size (mins) 8 x 6 | Filters: None, and Lumicon OIII |
Notes: There is a lot of moisture in the air, giving a hazy view, and equipment is running with dew. This is the Dumbell Nebula. To me it would be better named the Apple Core. The two bright lobes are set in a lemon-shaped halo. The W end of the halo is brighter than E. There are many faint stars in the field, not all plotted in the drawing. |