Planetary Nebulae Observation Reports

PAGE THREE OF REPORTS: R.A. 07h 30m 00s To 09h 44m 59s  

These observing reports correspond to the objects high-lighted in SEC Data Base.
Unless otherwise noted, these reports are possible through the courtesy of Steve Gottlieb, Kent Wallace and Maurice Clark (Australia).
 

K1_11 = PK 215+11.1 = Abell22  View Image
07 36.1 +02 42
17.5: at 118x and OIII filter; extremely difficult and cannot hold steadily
with averted vision once identified.  Fairly small, unusual appearance as
surrounding a mag 13 star (not the central star) and extending W of the
star in a E-W orientation.  Mag&127; 7.9 SAO 115683 5' NNE detracts from
viewing.

K1_11, RA 07,36.1 DEC +02,42 MAG 15.4p CSM 19.6 SIZE 105"x68" on 04/18/98. At 79X, faint, diffuse, good sized disk, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision. Fair response to the O-III filter. Poor response to the UHC filter. No response to the H-B filter. At 134X and 169X, the image is much poorer. Identified the field in the SEC finderchart. The PN is next to a faint star to the east. Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

M1_16 = PK 226+5.1
07 37.3 -09 39
17.5: appears as a mag 13 "star" at 130x which responds dramatically to
OIII filtration.  At 280x a very small high surface brightness disc is
visible, estimate 5" diameter.

M1_17 = PK 228+5.1
07 40.4 -11 32
17.5: appears as a mag 14 "star" at 105x.  Verified with OIII filter.  A
slightly brighter mag 13 star is 1.3' WNW and provides a good comparison
for blinking.  Using an OIII filter, the planetary is significantly
brighter than this star.  A mag 10.5 star lies 2.1' SW.  Located 13' N of
mag 6.5 SAO 153224 and 13' E of mag 7.0 SAO 153200.
13: at 79x appears stellar, very faint, estimate V = 14.0.  Located 2.5' NE
of a mag 11 star and 15' N of a mag 6.5 star.  Impressive contrast gain
with OIII and stellar up to 214x.

Ngc2438 = PK 231+4.2 View Image
07 41.8 -14 44
13: annular planetary on the NE side of M46!  Fairly bright, moderately
large, round, 1.0' diameter.  A mag 11 star is just off the SE edge and a
mag 13 star is just NW of the geometric center (this is not the central
star).  A third extremely faint star lies on the SW side.
8: slightly darker center, fairly small, round.

Ngc2438-Pk231+4.2 = 07H42'50 -14°44' Stern
8 inch G240X ,beautiful cloudy well contrasted, one notes a ring form analogous enough to M57, it is surrounded many stars belonging to M46. (06/03/1997 S=1 T=1 )
Damien Ponsot, France  (Legend: T=Transparency; S=Seeing (1=Very Good, 5= Very Bad)

NGC2440 = PK 234+2.1 = E560-PN9 View Image
07 41 55.3 -18 12 31
V = 9.4;  Size 74"x42"

17.5: this bi-polar planetary reveals fascinating detail at 380x!  The
compact high surface brightness inner region is elongated NNW-SSE.  Two
bright knots comprise both ends and the surface brightness is irregular.  The
nebulosity is much weaker SW of the main body with a cup-shaped dark "notch"
protruding into this central bar.  The outer halo is oriented SW-NE with a
brighter wing similar to a spiral arm which is attached at the W edge and
swings back towards the S.  The outer nebulosity is weaker and less
well-defined on the N and NE sides.

13": very bright and small with a very high surface brightness.  This
planetary has a double shell structure with an elongated box-shape oriented
NW-SE and a fainter shell oriented SW-NE.  One or two condensations are
visible in the central part.  Located 3.0' W of mag 9 SAO 153271.

Ngc2440 - Pk234+2.1 = 07H41.9 -18°13' Stern
Cloudy planetary recognized by blinkink to 48x to the 8 inch. Patrol, net and appears blue. One notes an external peripheral halo around one of a brilliant central condensation. (22/12/98 T=1 S=1)
Damien Ponsot, France  (Legend: T=Transparency; S=Seeing (1=Very Good, 5= Very Bad)

M1_18 = PK 231+4.1    VIEW IMAGE
07 42.1 -14 21
17.5: at 130x with an OIII filter can hold steadily with averted vision.
Fairly small and round, estimate V = 14.5-15.0.  Located 22' NNE of pn
N2438 at the NE edge of M46!  A mag 9 star (SAO 153263) lies 3.5' SSW and
the planetary is situated within a small arc of four mag 13-14 stars
oriented NW-SE.
13: at 79x and a Daystar 300 filter appears extremely faint, small, round,
near or at visual threshold.  Easier with OIII filter but requires averted
vision and concentration.
Kent Wallace: 8"SCT - Mag 14; Size = 31" x 30"; on 02/07/99 and 02/17/99; Tried to find this PN, but had no luck. Did identify the field in the SEC finderchart. (Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT.)

M1_18 = PK 231+4.1 = PN G 231.4+04.3
07,42.1 -14,21
MAG 14.0 SIZE 31"x30" on 02/01/00.  At 134X, 169X and 254X, quite faint
unsteady disk, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision.  Fair response
to the O-III & UHC filters.  No response to the H-B filter.  No central star
was visible.  Identified the field in the SEC finderchart.
Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f/5 reflector.

Rotten Egg Nebula / Calabash Nebula = OH 231.8+04.2
07,42.3 -14,43
MAG ? SIZE ? on 02/01/00.  Tried to find this PN but had no luck.  It is on
the edge of Messier 46.
Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f/5 refelctor.

Abell23
07 43.3 -34 45  View Image
Mag 13.1 Size = 54"; on 02/12/99 and 02/17/99 - Tried to find this PN but had no luck. Did identify the field in the SEC finderchart.
Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT.

Abell23 = PK 249-5.1 = PN G 249.3-05.4
07,43.3 -34,45
MAG 13.1 SIZE 54" on Dec 7/8 1999. Not visible.
Maurice Clark,  Western Australia, 12" f/6
Newtonian.

Abell23, RA 07,43.3 DEC -34,45 MAG 13.1 CSM ? SIZE 54" on 02/14/96. Tried to find this PN but had no luck. Did identify the field in the SEC finderchart. Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

He2_5
07 43.3 -51 15
Mag 12.3  Size= 3": on 01/10/99 - At 62.5X can see as a faint star with averted vision alone but needed the O-III filter  to identify it as a PN. Good response to the O-III & UHC filters. No response to the H-B filter.  At 100X & 200X the PN still appears as stellar.
Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT.

Ngc2452 = PK 243-1.1 = E493-PN11 View Image
07 47.4 -27 20
13: moderately bright, small, slightly elongated N-S, no interior star
visible.  Located 6' S of open cluster N2453.

Ngc2452 = Pk243-1.1 = 07H47.4 -27°20' Stern
To the 8 inch G48x, recognized by Blinkink. TO 100x+OIII, it is a small stains net patrol and enough contrasted. One notes the presence of the neat Ngc2453 to 6' north. Pretty couple cloudy planetary + opened heap. (22/12/98 T=1S=1)
Damien Ponsot, France  (Legend: T=Transparency; S=Seeing (1=Very Good, 5= Very Bad)

SaSt2_3 = PK 232+5.1 = PN G 232.0+05.7
07,48.1 -14,08
MAG ? SIZE stellar, on Dec 6/7 1999.  At 170X, easy object.  Weak response
to the O-III filter.
Maurice Clark,  Western Australia, 12" f/6
Newtonian.

SaSt2_3, RA 07,48.1 DEC -14,08 MAG ? CSM 13.3 SIZE stellar, on 03/17/96. Tried to find this PN but had no luck. Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

K1_12 = PK236+03.1 RA 07 50 12 DEC -19 18    VIEW IMAGE
NOT FOUND BY KENT WALLACE

Abell24 = PK 217+14.1 = PN G 217.1+14.7
07,51.6 +03,00
MAG 13.9 SIZE 265"x180" on 03/26/00.  At 134X, extremely faint, unsteady,
broken, fair sized blob, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision.
Fair response to the O-III filter.  No response to the UHC & H-B filters.
At 169X, nothing is visible.  Identified the field in the SEC finderchart.
Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f/5 reflector.

HDW7 = PK211+18.1 RA 07 55 12, DEC +09 33    VIEW IMAGE
NOT FOUND BY KENT WALLACE

M3_4 = PK 241+2.1    VIEW IMAGE
07 55.2 -23 38
17.5: at 280x without a filter; a small disc is easily visible, fairly
faint, almost round, estimate V = 13.7-14.1.  Fairly prominent at 220x with
a Daystar 300 filter.  Located 10' SSE of mag 6.9 SAO 174790.

JnEr1 = PK 164+31.1    VIEW IMAGE
07 57.8 +53 25
17.5: at 82x and OIII filter; fairly faint, very large, slightly elongated.
This huge irregular annular planetary has two brighter "knots" which appear
as large enhanced arcs with the SE knot the more prominent.  A pair of
small galaxies N2474 and N2475 lies 33' S.
13: at 62x and OIII filter visible with direct vision.  Very large, very
diffuse, round.  Using averted vision two brighter portions are just
visible at the NW and SE edge of the rim.

M3_5 = PK 245+1.1
08 02.5 -27 42
17.5: at 220x without filter appears as a faint, quasi-stellar object,
estimate V =13.5-14.0.  Forms a "pair" with a fainter mag 14.5 star just
10" SE.  Verified with Daystar 300 filter and although very small is
clearly non-stellar.

K1_21, RA 08,04.2 DEC -34,16 MAG 16.0 CSM ? SIZE 28" on 04/04/97. VIEW IMAGE
Tried to find this PN but had no luck. Did identify the field in the SEC finderchart. Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

ESO209_15 = PK 263-8.1 = PN G 263.3-08.8    VIEW IMAGE
08,05.2 -48,23
MAG 15.4 SIZE 24" on June 5 1999.  At 185X, not visible without the O-III
filter.  At 260X, faint disk without using the O-III filter.  Moderate
response to the O-III filter.
Maurice Clark,  Western Australia, 12" f/6
newtonian.

K1_13 = PK 224+15.1 = ABELL25   VIEW IMAGE
RA 08 06 48, DEC -02 53
NOT FOUND BY KENT WALLACE

Sa2_21 = PK 238+7.2    VIEW IMAGE
08 08.7 -19 14
17.5: at 130x with an OIII filter appears moderately bright, roundish,
about 35" diameter.  Faint but visible unfiltered at 105x-280x, estimate V
= 13.5-14.0.  Located 4' WNW of mag 4.4 16 Puppis!  Recent 1975 discovery.
13: fairly faint with UHC filter, moderately large, slightly elongated
~E-W.  Located 4' W of a mag 4.5 star.

Y_C2_5 = PK 240.3+07.0 = YC2_5
08 10.7 -20 32
17.5: surprisingly bright disc visible at 220x without filter.  Appears
round, 10" diameter, estimate V = 13.5 (appears brighter than computed mag
of 14.4).  Excellent contrast gain with OIII blinking (2-3 magnitude
contrast gain).

Y_C2_5, RA 08,10.7 DEC -20,32 MAG 14.4 CSM 15.7 SIZE 8" on 03/21/96. At 79X, visible directly as a faint star but required the O-III filter to identify it as a PN. It gave good response to both the O-III and UHC filters. No response was seen with the H-B filter. At 254X, I could see a hint of a fuzzy disk. Identified the field in the SEC finderchart. This is a first known visual sighting.
Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

EGB5, RA 08,11.2 DEC +10,57 MAG ? CSM 14.3 SIZE 170" on 03/17/96.     VIEW IMAGE
Tried to find this PN but had no luck. Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

He2_7 =  Henize2_7 = PK 264-8.1 = PN G 264.1-08.1    VIEW IMAGE
RA 08,11.5 DEC –48,43 MAG 11.8 SIZE 47”x42” CON Vel SKY 20 URA 396 MILL 0966
This PN was discovered by Karl Henize in 1964.
Field Description: At 62.5X, stellar, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision.  Open cluster NGC 2547 is near by, to the south and a bit west.  Good response to the O-III filter.  Fair response to the UHC filter.  No response to the H-B filter.  At 100X, still stellar, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision.  At 200X, can see the PN with averted vision alone as a small fuzzy disk.  No central star is visible.
Observed at Navaho Flats on 01/18/91, 04/11/91, 04/02/92, 02/10/93 & 02/21/93 by Kent Wallace using an 8” f/10 SCT.


Vo2 = PN G 257.1-02.6
08,16.2 -39,52
MAG 18.2 SIZE 8" on Dec 7/8 1999.  Not visible.
Maurice Clark,  Western Australia, 12" f/6
Newtonian.

Vo2 + PN G 257.1-02.6
08,16.2 -39,52
MAG 18.3 SIZE 8" on May 1, 2000. At 257X and 386X, not visible.
Maurice Clark,  Weatern Australia, 12" f/18
cassegrain.

Vo2, RA 08,16.2 DEC -39,52 MAG 18.3 CSM ? SIZE 8" on 04/07/96. Tried to find this PN but had no luck. Identified the field in the SEC finderchart.
Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

PB2 = PK 263-5.1 = He2-8
08 20.8 -46 22
17.5: at 105x with an OIII filter appears very faint and stellar.
Difficult to judge magnitude due to very low elevation; guess V = 13-14
although appeared mag 15-15.5.  Not visible without filter.  Farthest
southern planetary observed to date on 2/28/87 from Northern California.

Ns238    VIEW IMAGE
08 20.9 -36 14
Mag 11.5  Size= 56";
on 02/15/99, at 62.5X, good sized blob centered on a relatively bright star, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision.  Good response to the O-III and UHC filters.  Fair response to the H-B filter.  At 100X and 200X can see the PN with averted vision alone as a haze around the star which also envelopes a nearby condensed blob.  This was previously seen in my 20" scope. The big question is, am I seeing Ns238 or NGC2579?
Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT.

Ns238, RA 08,20.9 DEC -36,14 MAG 11.5 CSM 10.5b SIZE 56" on 03/21/96. I think I found it but I am not completely sure. If you look at the SEC finderchart on page 221 you will see a large blob which is easily visible and there is a small faint blob just SE of the big blob. If Ns 238 is the large blob then we have an identification error because on chart 363 of URA it is listed as NGC 2579. Part II of the SEC page 509 doesn't say anything about it being next to the nebula NGC 2579 but it does say Ns 238 is 56" in diameter which matches the large blob. NGC 2000.0 has NGC 2579 listed as a cluster and a nebula. Anyway the large blob responds very well to the O-III filter. I could not see the smaller blob to the SE just next to the large blob. Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

Wray16_20 = PK 260-03.1 Misclassified Object RA 08 23 43, DEC -43 13    VIEW IMAGE
NOT FOUND BY KENT WALLACE

Wray17_18 = PK 262-4.1 = PN G 262.6-04.6    VIEW IMAGE
08,23.9 -45,31
MAG 15.4 SIZE 20" on June 5 1999.  At 185X, not visible without the O-III
filter.  Faint hazy disk through the O-III filter.  At 260X, not visible
with or without the O-III filter.  Moderate response to the O-III filter.
Maurice Clark,  Western Australia, 12" f/6
newtonian.

He2_9
08 28.5 -39 24
Mag 14.5 Size= 5"
On 01/19/99. At 62.5X & 100X, stellar, faint, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision.  Good response to the O-III and UHC filters. No response to the H-B filter.  At 200X can see the PN with averted vision alone as a faint star, requiring the UHC filter to identify it as the PN.
Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT.

VBRC1    VIEW IMAGE
08 31.0 -38 20
Mag 14.0 Size= 61"
On 01/19/99 and 02/15/99.  Tried to find this planetary but had no luck.
Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT.

VBRC1 = PK 257+0.1 = PN G 257.5+00.6
08,31.0 -38,20
MAG 14.0 SIZE 61" on Dec 7/8 1999.  Not visible.
Maurice Clark,  Western Australia, 12" f/6
Newtonian.

SaSt1_1 = PK 249+6.1 = PN G 249.0+06.9
08,31.7 -27,46
MAG ? SIZE stellar, on Dec 7/8 1999.  Not visible.
Maurice Clark,  Western Australia, 12" f/6
Newtonian.

SaSt1_1, RA 08,31.7 DEC -27,46 MAG ? CSM 13.0b SIZE stellar, on 04/26/97. Tried to find this PN but had no luck. Identified the field in the SEC finderchart, even though the finderchart has no tick marks to identify where the PN is. Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

K1_1 = PK 252+4.1 = PN G 252.6+04.4    VIEW IMAGE
08,31.9 -32,06
MAG 15.6 SIZE 47"x40" on 04/04/00.  Tried to find this PN but had no luck.
Did identify the field in the SEC finderchart.
Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f/5 reflector.


Ngc2610 = PK 239+13.1 View Image
08 33.4 -16 09
13: moderately bright planetary, fairly small, slightly elongated ~N-S,
about 40" diameter.  No annularity or central star seen.  A mag 13 star is
at the NE edge.  Located 3.5' SW of mag 6.6 SAO 154395.

ESO259_10    VIEW IMAGE
08 34.1 -47 17
Mag 14.3  Size= 28"
On 02/07/99.  At 62.5X, stellar, faint, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision.  Fair response to the O-III and UHC filters. No response to the H-B filter.  At 100X can see a small faint disk which seems to appear on top of a faint star when using the O-III filter and averted vision.  At 200X the image is very poor.  The image is best at 100X. Identified the field in the SEC finderchart.  This is a first known visual sighting. Maurice Clark verified this sighting in his 17.5" scope.
Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT.

Wray17_20    VIEW IMAGE
08 34.5 -46 26
Mag ?  Size= 60"
On 01/19/99 and 02/12/99. Tried to find this planetary nebula but had no luck.
Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT.

Wray16_22    VIEW IMAGE
08 36.3  -35 16
Mag ? Size= 20"
On 01/19/99 and 02/17/99.  Tried to find this PN, but had no luck. Did identify the field in the SEC finderchart.
Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT.

Wray16_22 = PK 255+3.1 = PN G 255.7+03.3
08,36.3 -35,16
MAG ? SIZE 20" on Dec 6/7 1999.  At 170X, very very faint.  Good response to the O-III filter, much easier to view.
Maurice Clark, Western Ausralia, 12" f/6
Newtonian.

Wray16_22 = PK 255+3.1 = PN G 255.7+03.3
08,36.3 -35,16
MAG ? SIZE 20" on June 5 1999.  At 185X and 260X, not visible.
Maurice Clark,  Western Australia, 12" f/6
newtonian.

He2_11 = PK 259+0.1    VIEW IMAGE
08 37.1 -39 25
17.5: at 140x with a UHC filter; very faint, moderately large, round disc,
estimated V = 13.8-14.2.  Very nice view for such a far southern planetary
from Northern California.  Located 1' E of a mag 11 star.  Not visible with
certainty without a filter.  This object is a possible emission nebula.

Kent Wallace - Mag 13.9 Size= 60" x 40"; On 02/14/99.  At 62.5X, 100X and 200X, fair sized, faint diffuse disk near a relatively bright star on the north edge, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision.  The image is best at 100X. No central star is visible at 200X. (Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT.)

M3_6 = PK 254+5.1    VIEW IMAGE
08 40.7 -32 19
17.5: picked up without a filter at 105x.  Very bright for an "obscure"
planetary!, non-stellar, responds well to OIII filter.  At 220x appears as
a small, high surface brightness oval extended N-S, estimate mag V =
11.0-11.5.

Abell28 + PK 158+37.1 = PN G 158.8+37.1
08,41.6 +58,14
MAG 13.5 SIZE 268" on 03/26/00. Tried to find this PN but had no luck.
Could not identify the field in the SEC finderchart.
Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f/5 reflector.

Vo3    VIEW IMAGE
08 42.3  -40 44
Mag ? Size= 36"
On 01/20/99 and 02/14/99.  Tried to find this PN, but had no luck. Identified the field in the SEC finderchart.
Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT.

Vo3 = PN G 260.7+00.9
08,42.3 -40,44
MAG ? SIZE 36" on Dec 7/8 1999.  Not visible.
Maurice Clark,  Western Australia, 12" f/6
Newtonian.

Vo3 = PN G 260.7+00.9
08,42.3 -40,44
MAG ? SIZE 36" on May 1, 2000. At 257X and 386X, not visible.
Maurice Clark,  Western Australia, 12" f/18
cassegrain.

Abell30, RA 08,46.9 DEC +17,53 MAG 13.0 CSM 14.4 SIZE 127" on 04/21/98. Tried to find this PN but had no luck. No SEC finderchart to identify it with. Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

Abell30 30: 08 46.9 +17 53 04/15/99.

At 180x with an OIII filter this planetary was very difficult and seen
only occasionally with averted vision. I was not able to detect it with
direct vision.
Overall size estimated at about 2'. Alan Davenport, Bend, OR, 17.5" f/5

K2_15    VIEW IMAGE
08 48.6  -42 54
Mag 13.4 Size = 170"
On 01/18/99. Tried to find this PN, but had no luck.
Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT.

He2_15 = PK 261+2.1    VIEW IMAGE
08 53.5 -40 05
17.5: at 22x visible without filter as a very faint, fairly small disc.
Easily visible with direct vision using a Daystar 300 filter;  round, even
surface brightness, estimate V = 13.5-14.0.

Kent Wallace: Mag 14.1 Size= 27" x 21"; On 01/20/99.  At 100X, very faint, small unsteady fuzzy disk requiring the UHC filter and averted vision.  Fair response to the O-III and UHC filters.  No response to the H-B filter. At 200X the image is worse than that at 100X.
Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT.

MeWe1_1    VIEW IMAGE
08 53.6  -54 05
Mag 15.0 Size= 110"
On 01/21/99 and 02/17/99.  Tried to find this PN, but had no luck.  Did identify the field in the SEC finderchart.
Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT.

Abell31 = PK 219+31.1  View Image
08 54 13.1 +08 53 59
V = 12.0;  Size 970"x930"

17.5": at 100x + OIII filter, a faint, huge, roundish glow encompassing a mag
10 star which is SE of center.  With averted vision appears ~8' in diameter
with a very low but irregular surface brightness.  The edge of the halo is
not crisply defined.  Not visible without filter.  The bright star is part of
a distinctive parallelogram with sides roughly 9'.  The PN does not reach the
mag 10 star 8' W although on photographs it extends this far.

17.5": this giant planetary was best at 83x using an OIII filter.  Fairly
faint, easy with averted vision, almost round but edges not sharply defined.
Two mag 10 and 11 stars are either involved or just off the edge.  Three
other mag 10-11 stars nearby form a parallelogram enclosing the planetary
with sides 11'x8' oriented N-S and WSW-ENE.  Located 30' N of O.195 = 7.5/8.0 at 10".

Abell31, RA 08,54.2 DEC +08,54 MAG 12.0 CSM 15.5 SIZE 970"x930" on 03/21/96. At 63.5X, a large diffuse disk requiring the O-III filter and averted vision. The PN is best at 79X. There is a nice close bright double star some distance south of Abell 31. Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

Abell31 = PK 219+31.1 = PN G 219.1+31.2
08,54.2 +08,54
MAG 12 SIZE 970"x930" on 04/02/00.  At 79X, a very large, very faint disk,
requiring the O-III filter and averted vision.  The PN seems to be in a
rough square of MAG 10 stars and tends to be concentrated on the star in the
SE corner.  Fair response to the O-III filter.  No response to the UHC & H-B
filters.  At 134X, the image is poorer.  Identified the field in the SEC
finderchart.  The SEC finderchart scale marker of 2' is wrong for this
photo.
Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f/5 reflector.


PB3
08 54.3  -50 32
Mag 13.5 Size= 7"
On 01/10/99.  At 62.5X, stellar, requiring the O-III and averted vision. Good response to the O-III and UHC filters.  No response to the H-B filter.  At 100X and 200X could see the PN with averted vision. alone as a faint star but required the UHC filter to identify it as a PN. Maurice Clark got a first known visual sighting on this PN using a 12" scope on 01/09/99.
Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT.

K1_2 = PK 253+10.1 = PN G 253.5+10.7    VIEW IMAGE
08,57.8 -28,57
MAG 15.3 SIZE 63"x54" on 04/04/00.  At 134X and 169X, fair sized, faint,
unsteady disk, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision.  Good response
to the O-III & UHC filters.  No response to the H-B filter.  The PN is
overlapping some faint stars.  At 254X, the image is very poor.  Identified
the field in the SEC finderchart.
Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f/5 reflector.

IC2448 View Image
09 07.1   -69 57
Mag 10.5 Size= 11" x 9"
On 01/08/99.  At 62.5X, stellar, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision.  Fair response to the O-III and UHC filters. No response to the H-B filter.  At 100X and 200X, the PN is a small disk requring the O-III filter and averted vision.
Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT.

He2_18    VIEW IMAGE
09 08.7  -53 19
Mag 14.8 Size= 12" x 10"
On 01/11/99. At 100X in the C-8, very faint, unsteady stellar image, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision.  Fair response to the O-III and UHC filters.  No response to the H-B filter.  At 200X the image is worse than that at 100X.  The PN appears fuzzy and slightly non-stellar.  The first known visual sighting of the PN was through a 12" scope on 01/09/99.  Maurice Clark verified this sighting through the same 12" scope.
Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT. 

Ngc2792 = PK 265+4.1 = E314-PN6  View Image
09 12.4 -42 26
13: moderately bright planetary, small, round, no central star.  A pair of
mag 11 stars at 36" separation is located 4' SE.  Very far southern object
for observation from Northern California.

He2_21
09 13.9  -55 28
Mag 13.5  Size= 3"
On 01/11/99.  At 62.5X and 100X, faint, stellar, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision.  Good response to the O-III and UHC filters.  No response to the H-B filter.  At 200X the PN could be seen as a faint star with averted vision alone, but needed the UHC filter to identify it as a PN. The PN is near a triangle of faint stars.  This is a first known visual sighting.
Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT.

PB4    VIEW IMAGE
09 15.1  -54 53
Mag 12.8 Size= 14" x 9"
On 01/11/99. At 62.5X, stellar, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision. The PN forms a pair with another close star.  When viewed through the O-III filter, the PN becomes as bright as its mate.  Good response to the O-III and UHC filters. No response to the H-B filter.  At 100X and 200X can see the PN as a faint star with averted vision alone but required the UHC filter to identify it as the PN.
Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT.

Ngc2818 = PK 261+8.1 = E372-PN13 View Image
09 16.0 -36 38
13: located on the W side of open cluster N2818.  Fairly faint, moderately
large, 1.0'x0.8', elongated N-S or SSW-NNE.  Pretty sight using UHC filter
at 79x.  This is the only planetary known to be physically associated with
a cluster.  The cluster appears as a faint group of 25-30 stars mag 12 to
15 over unresolved haze.

He2_25 = PK 275-3.1 = PN G 275.2-03.7
09,18.0 -54,39
MAG 15.7 SIZE 5" on June 5 1999. At 185X, not visible.  At 260X, faint,
star-like, some response to the O-III filter.
Maurice Clark,  Western Australia, 12" f/6
newtonian


He2_26
09 19.5  -59 12
Mag 12.0 Size= stellar
On 01/11/99. At 62.5X can see the PN as a faint star with averted vision alone but needed the O-III filter to identify it as a PN. Good response to the O-III and UHC filters.  No response to the H-B filter. At 100X and 200X the PN is visible as a faint star which required the O-III filter to identify it as a PN.
Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT.

Ngc2867  View Image
09 21.4  -58 19 
Mag 9.7  Size= 18" x 16"
On 01/11/99.  At 62.5X can see directly as a relatively bright star but the O-III filter to identify it as a PN. Good response to the O-III filter.  Fair response to the UHC filter.  Reverse blinking effect with the H-B filter.  At 100X and 200X can definitely see a small bright disk.  The reverse blinking effect shows up especially well.
Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT.

He2_28    VIEW IMAGE
09 22.1  -54 10
Mag 14.8  Size= 11" x 9"
On 02/07/99.  At 100X, extremely faint, stellar, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision.  Fair response to the O-III & UHC filters.  No response to the H-B filter.  At 200X the image is better but still stellar, extremely faint, requiring the UHC filter and averted vision.  This is the first known visual sighting. Identified the position in the SEC finderchart.
Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT

He2_29    VIEW IMAGE
09 24.7  -54 36
Mag 13.3 Size= 14"
On 01/11/99.   At 62.5X, faint stellar, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision.  Good response to the O-III and UHC filters.  No response to the H-B filter. At 100X the PN shows a small disk when using the UHC filter.  At 200X, can see the small disk with averted vision alone.  The PN is located in a small group of stars which I identified in the SEC finderchart.
Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT.

Ngc2899 View Image
09 27.1  -56 06
Mag 12.2  Size= 120" x 68"
On 01/11/99.  At 62.5X large diffuse disk requiring the O-III filter and averted vision.  Good response to the O-III and UHC filters. No response to the H-B filter. At 100X and 200X, large diffuse disk seen with averted vision alone.  No central star was visible.
Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT.

Pe2_4 = PK 275-1.1 = PN G 275.5-01.3
09,30.8 -53,10
MAG 15.5 SIZE 7" on June 5 1999.  At 185X, faintly visible without the O-III
filter.  At 260X, easily visible without the O-III filter, tiny disk.  Weak
response and very diffcult with the O-III filter.
Maurice Clark,  Western Australia, 12" f/6
newtonian.

He2_32     VIEW IMAGE
09 30 54, -57 37    NO REPORTS

Wray17_31    VIEW IMAGE
09 31.5  -56 18
Mag 14.7  Size=110"
On 02/04/99.  At 62.5X, faint, good sized, diffuse unsteady disk, requiring the the O-III filter and averted vision.  Good response to the O-III and UHC filters.  No response to the H-B filter.  At 100X the image isn't as good as that at 62.5X.  At 200X couldn't see the PN at all. No central star was visible.
Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT.

IC2501  View Image
09 38.8  -60 06
Mag 10.4 Size= stellar
On 01/11/99.  At 62.5X can see as a moderately bright star but needed the O-III filter to identify it as a PN. Strong response to the O-III filter.  Good response to the UHC filter.  No response to the H-B filter. At 100X and 200X the PN is still stellar.
Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT.

Abell33 = PK 238+34.1 View Image
09 39.1 -02 48
17.5: at 105x with an OIII filter appears fairly faint, very large,
diffuse, slightly darker center (partially annular).  This planetary has a
mag 7.2 star ( SAO 137026) embedded in the SW end!  Appears brighter along
an arc on the W side and N of the mag 7 star.
13: faint, very large, slightly elongated ~N-S.  There is a bright mag 7.2
star at the SW edge and a faint star at the NW edge.  Has a brighter rim at
62x to 79x using an OIII filter.  Visible with direct vision.

Abell33, RA 09,39.2 DEC -02,49 MAG 12.9 CSM 15.5 SIZE 275"x260" on 04/23/95. Large, faint, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision. Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

Frosty Leo Nebula (Proto-PN)
09,39.9 +11,59
MAG 10.5 SIZE 12" on 04/25/00.  At 169X and 254X, small disk, a bit fatter
than the surrounding stars.  There is a faint star close by.  No response to
the O-III, UHC, H-B and Polarizer filters.  Could see galaxy NGC 2958 to the SE.
Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f/5 reflector.

Frosty Leo Nebula, IRAS 09371+1212, GSC 0824-1094
RA 09,39.9 DEC +11,59 MAG 10.5 SIZE 12"x8" SKY 13 URA 188 MILL 0734
Field Description:  At 62.5X and 100X, stellar.  Identified the field from the Aladin Previewer chart and from previous observations in the 20" scope. No response to the O-III, UHC or H-B filters.  At 200X, it looked slightly non-stellar.
Observed at Navaho Flats on 06/19/01 by Kent Wallace using an 8" f/10 SCT.
NOTE:  This is a possible proto-PN appearing as a bipolar reflection nebula.


He2_34 = PK 274+2.1 = PN G 274.1+02.5    VIEW IMAGE
09,41.2 -49,23
MAG 17.5 SIZE 10" on Dec 7/8 1999.  At 270X, star-like object at indicated
position.  No response to the O-III filter.
Maurice Clark,  Western Australia, 12" f/6
Newtonian.

He2_34 = PK 274+2.1 = PN G 274.1 +02.5
09,41.2 -49,23
MAG 17.5 SIZE 10" on May 1, 2000.  At 257X and 386X, not visible.
Maurice Clark,  Western Australia, 12" f/18
cassegrain.

He2_35
09 41.6  -49 58
Mag 13.7  Size=5"
On 01/11/99.  At 62.5X, very faint, stellar, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision.  The PN forms a pair with a close star.  Good response to the O-III and UHC filters.  No response to the H-B filter.  At 100X the image is better but still stellar, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision.  At 200X can see the PN as a faint star with averted vision alone. Still required the UHC filter to identify it as a PN.  This is a first known visual sighting.
Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT.

He2_36    VIEW IMAGE
09 43.4  -57 17
Mag 13.4  Size=27" x 18"
On 01/11/99.  At 62.5X, 100X and 200X the PN appeared as a star until it develops a disk when viewed throught the O-III filter.  Good response to the O-III filter. Poor response to the UHC filter. No response to the H-B filter.
Kent Wallace, Western Australia, 8" SCT.

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