Planetary Nebulae Observation Reports

PAGE EIGHT OF REPORTS: R.A. 17h 48m 00s To 18h 01m 42.5s  

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).

H1_34 = Haro1_34  RA 17,48.1 DEC -22,47 MAG 18.3 CSM ? SIZE stellar, on 08/12/99. 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 5.0 reflector.

Ngc6439 = PK 11+5.1
17 48.3 -16 29
13: fairly bright stellar planetary at 79x, verified with OIII blinking.
At 166x a mag 10.5 star just 1.2' N is good for blinking comparison.
Appears stellar at 214x.  Estimate V= 12.0-12.5.

Te2111, RA 17,48.5 DEC -24,41 MAG ? CSM ? SIZE 8" on 08/23/97. '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.

Th4_3, RA 17,48.6 DEC -22,17 MAG ? CSM ? SIZE stellar, on 07/03/97. 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.

H2_24 = Haro2_24  RA 17,48.6 DEC -24,17 MAG 18.4 CSM ? SIZE 6"x3" on 08/03/99. 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.

Te2337, RA 17,48.8 DEC -26,44 MAG ? CSM ? SIZE 28" on 08/07/97.     VIEW IMAGE
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.

Haro2_23 = H2_23 =  PK 355-3.2
17 48.9 -34 22
17.5: at 140x and OIII filter appears extremely faint, quasi-stellar, about
5" diameter, estimate V = 15.5.  Located 1.7' N of a mag 10 star and
3.8'SSE of mag 9.3 SAO 209294.  Forms an unusual planetary pair with H1-35 5' 3.5' ESE.

H2_25 = Haro2_25 = PK 004+2.1 = PN G 004.8+02.0
17,49.0 -23,43
MAG 19.2 SIZE 5"x4" on 06/23/00.  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.

H2_23 = Haro2_23  RA 17,49.0 DEC -34,22 MAG 15.3 CSM 17.7 SIZE stellar, on 08/23/97. At 169X, stellar, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision. H 1-35 is in the same field. Good response to the O-III and UHC filters. No response to the H-B filter. At 254X the image is better, still stellar, requiring the UHC filter and averted vision. Identified the field in the SEC finderchart. Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

Haro1_35 = H1_35 = PK 355-3.3
17 49.2 -34 23
17.5: at 220x, fairly bright stellar object without filter, estimate V =
13-13.5.  Significant contrast improvement with OIII filter.  Forms a very
close double with a mag 15 star about 12" E.  Located midway between a
similiar mag 13 star 1.4' W and a double star 14/14 at 9" separation which
lies 1.7' ENE.  Forms a rare planetary nebula double with H 2-23 just 3.5'
WNW.

H2_26 = Haro2_26 = PK 356-3.1 = PN G 356.1-03.3
17,49.8 -34,00
Mag 18.5 SIZE 4"x5" on 06/23/00.  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.

NGC6445 = PK 8+3.1 = E589-PN9
17 49 15.3 -20 00 34
V = 11.2;  Size 38"x29";  SB = 9.9

17.5" (7/14/99): this bright PN is striking at 280x with a great deal of
structure evident.  Has a boxy appearance, elongated NW-SE with dimensions
~45"x30".  The ends of the major axis are clearly brighter with a bright
shallow arc on the NW end.  This lobe has an irregular surface brightness
with a couple of brighter spots.  The SE end is also brighter but has an
oddly flat edge.  At 380x, the eastern end of the SE lobe is brighter and has
a small extension or nodule which bulges out beyond the rectangular outline
to the east.  The center is clearly darker and with careful viewing appears
as a dark band running SW-NE.  A mag 12 star lies ~45" NW of center and the planetary precedes a wide uneven mag 8/10.5 pair by 5'.

13": bright, fairly small, elongated NW-SE, brighter along the NW side.  A
darker center visible at 288x appears to cut through the minor axis. The NW
edge is slightly curved while the other sides and corners are "boxy" giving
an irregular rectangular outline.  The ends of the minor axis are fainter.  A
wide double star h2810 = 7.7/10.5 at 41" lies 5.3' E.  A mag 12 star is just
off the NW end about 40" from the center.  Forms a striking pair with
globular cluster N6440 20' SSW in the same low power field.

8": fairly bright, elongated, uniform.  Located within string of four mag
11/12 stars.

Haro1_36 = H1_36 =  PK 353-4.1
17 49.8 -37 02
13: at 79x appears as a very faint, stellar object which is located 1.3' NW
of mag 3.2 G Scorpii!  Excellent contrast gain with OIII filter.  Faint but
easily visible unfiltered at 166x and responds well to UHC filter, estimate
V =12.5.  Forms an unusual trio with the bright star and globular
N6441which lies 3' ESE of G Scorpii.

M1_29 = PK 359-1.1
17 50.3 -30 35
17.5: at 220x, very faint, very small disc visible about 6" estimate,
estimate V = 14.5.  Moderate contrast gain with OIII filter but easily
confirmed.  Located midway between double star PZ Scorpii = 6.8/8.2 at 10"
located 12' E and mag 6.8 SAO 209307 13' W.

M3_43, RA 17,50.4 DEC -29,25 MAG 16.0 CSM >21.0p SIZE 4"x3" on 07/03/97. 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.

Th4_5, RA 17,50.5 DEC -19,03 MAG 16.3 CSM ? SIZE 8"x5" on 08/07/97. At 134X, 169X & 254X, stellar, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision. Good response to the O-III & UHC filters. No response to the H-B filter. Identified the field in the SEC finderchart. Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

Th4_5 = PK 9+4.1 = PN G009.0+04.1 (Steve Gottlieb)
17 50 28.2 -19 03 09
V = 16.3;  Size 8"x5"
17.5" (8/15/01): easily identified location at 220x but the Th 4-5 was not
seen unfiltered.  Using a UHC filter, a stellar or quasi-stellar object was
visible intermittently.  Slightly easier to view at 280x and UHC.  Situated
on a line between a mag 13 star 1.1' ESE and a mag 11 star 2.1' WNW.  Th 4-6
lies 18' NNE.

H1_37 = Haro1_37  RA 17,50.7 DEC -39,17 MAG 13.9 CSM ? SIZE 10"x8" on 08/07/97. At 134X, stellar, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision. Good response to the O-III & UHC filters. No response to the H-B filter. It is really windy so the stars look like blobs. At 169X, still stellar, requiring the UHC filter and averted vision. At 254x, can see as a small fuzzy disk with averted vision alone. No central star was visible. Identified the field in the SEC finderchart. Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.    VIEW IMAGE

H1_38 =  Haro1_38 = PK 353-5.1 = PN G 353.2-05.2
17,50.7 -37,24
MAG 18.3 SIZE 9"x5" on 06/26/00.  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.

The4_6 = PK 9+4.2
17 51.0 -18 47
17.5: at 220x with OIII filter appears as a faint, stellar object just 1.5'
N of a mag 11.5 star.  The planetary is faintly visible without filter at
220x (although difficult to identify) and exhibits a fairly weak contrast
gain by blinking.  The identification is confused as the planetary is
located at the E end of a string of three additional mag 15-16 stars within
1.5' to the W and ~20" to the E of the third star in this line.  It was
dificult to determine by blinking which of these last two stellar objects
in the string was the planetary but the identified candidate was confirmed
on the Strausberg-ESO finder chart.  Appeared stellar at this power and
approximately V = 15.5-16.

Th4_6, RA 17,51.0 DEC -18,47 MAG 15.6 CSM ? SIZE stellar, on 07/12/96. At 134X, the PN is stellar, faint, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision. Good response to the O-III & UHC filters. No response to the H-B filter. At 254X, can see the PN as a faint star with averted vision alone but it required the UHC filter to identify it as a PN. Identified the field in the SEC finderchart.
Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

Hf2_1 = PK 355-4.1    VIEW IMAGE
17 51.2 -34 55
17.5: at 105x a small round disc is visible which responds well to OIII
filtration, estimate V =14.0.  Clearly visible without filter at 220x and a
pretty object with Daystar 300 filter held steadily with direct vision.
Located 20' S of globular N6453 at the edge of M7!
13: at 166x and Daystar 300 filter appears faint but very easy with averted
vision.

M3_44, RA 17,51.3 DEC -30,24 MAG 16.0 CSM ? SIZE 5" on 08/24/97. 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.

M4_7, RA 17,51.7 DEC -31,36 MAG ? CSM ? SIZE 7" on 08/24/97. Tried to find this PN but had no luck. Identified the field in the SEC finderchart. The original SEC coordinates are wrong. The Uranometria is correct.
Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

Al2_O, RA 17,51.8 DEC -32,03 MAG ? CSM ? SIZE stellar, on 08/26/97. Tried to find this PN but had no luck. Identified the field in the SEC finderchart at the Kohoutek update coordinates, so the SEC DEC is wrong.
Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

H2_27 = Haro2_27 = PK 356-3.2 = PN G 356.5-03.6
17,51.8 -33,48
MAG 19.1 SIZE stellar, on 07/22/00.  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.

HaTr6    VIEW IMAGE
NO OBSERVATIONS REPORTED

M2_17 = PK 10+4.1
17 52.1 -17 36
17.5: picked up at 220x without filter as a quasi-stellar soft glow just E
of a mag 12 star.  Verified with OIII filter, estimate V = 14.0-14.5.  A
definite non-stellar disc is visible at 280x, estimate 5"-10" diameter.
Located midway between a mag 11 star 35" W and a mag 13.5 star 35" ENE.

M3_45, RA 17,52.1 DEC -30,05 MAG 16.6 CSM ? SIZE 5" on 08/24/97. At 254X, stellar, very faint, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision. Fair response to the O-III & UHC filters. No response to the H-B filter. Identified the field in the SEC finderchart. This is a first known visual sighting. Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

Th4_7, RA 17,52.4 DEC -21,51 MAG 15.8 CSM ? SIZE 6" on 08/28/97. At 134X, 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 169X & 254X, the image was better but still required the UHC filter and averted vision. Identified the field in the SEC finderchart. Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

Bl3_15, RA 17,52.6 DEC -29,07 MAG ? CSM ? SIZE 3" on 08/26/97. 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.

M2_16 = PK 357-3.2
17 52.6 -32 46
17.5: at 220x without filter visible as a faint mag 14.5 "star" forming a
wide pair with a similar star 30" ENE.  Dramatic contrast gain with OIII
filter.  Appears stellar in soft seeing.  Planetary nebula M 2-18 lies 18'
SE in the same low power field.

M1_31 = PK 6+2.5
17 52.7 -22 22
17.5: at 105x with OIII filter appears as a faint but easy stellar object.
Excellent contrast gain with OIII filter as just visible without filter,
estimate V = 14.5-14.8.  Located near the W edge of oc N6469!

M1_31, RA 17,52.7 DEC -22,22 MAG 13.7 CSM 19.0b SIZE stellar, on 08/24/97. At 134X & 169X, stellar, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision. The PN is at the SW side of open cluster NGC 6469. Good response to the O-III & UHC filters. No response to the H-B filter. At 254X, can see the PN with averted vision alone as a faint star but required the UHC filter to identify it as a PN. Identified the field in the SEC finderchart. Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

M3_16, RA 17,52.8 DEC -30,50 MAG 15.1 CSM 17.2 SIZE 7"x6" on 08/16/95. It was faint, stellar, best at 254X, requiring the UHC filter and averted vision. It did appear slightly non stellar at 254X. Its position was found using the SEC finderchart. This is a first known visual sighting.  Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

MeWe1_11 17h 52.8m -46d 42m     VIEW IMAGE
NO OBSERVATIONS REPORTED

M1_30 = PK 355-4.2
17 53.0 -34 38
17.5: at 220x visible without filter as a very faint, stellar object,
estimate V = 14.5-15.0.  Confirmed through UHC blinking although not a
large contrast gain.  Forms part of triangle of three faint stars.  Located
in the NW side of M7 and 3.7' WSW of mag 6.8 SAO 209409!  Several mag 11 stars are near.

M1_30, RA 17,53.0 DEC -34,38 MAG 14.7 CSM 16.4 SIZE 5" on 08/26/97. This PN is in M-7. At 134X & 169X, 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 254X, can see the PN as a faint star with averted vision alone but required the UHC filter to identify it as a PN. Identified the field in the SEC finderchart.
Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

Haro2_29 = H2_29 = PK 357-3.3
17 53.3 -32 41
17.5: not found, 6/15/91

H2_29 = Haro2_29 = PK 357-3.3 = PN G 357.6-03.3
17,53.3 -32,41
MAG 20.1 SIZE 4" on 07/22/00.  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.

H1_39 = Haro1_39 = PK 356-3.3 + PN G 356.5-03.9
17,53.3 -33,56
MAG 17.7 SIZE 5" on 07/23/00.  At 254X, stellar, extremely faint, requiring
the UHC filter and averted vision.  Fair response to the UHC filter.  No
response to the O-III and H-B filters.  Identified the field in the SEC
finderchart.  This is a first known visual sighting.
Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f/5 reflector.

Al2_Q, RA 17,53.4 DEC -29,17 MAG ? CSM ? SIZE stellar, on 08/26/57. 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.

M2_18, RA 17,53.6 DEC -32,59 MAG 15.6 CSM 17.3 SIZE 5" on 08/26/97. At 134X & 169X, faint, 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 254X, could see the PN as a very faint star but needed the UHC filter to identify it as a PN. Identified the field in the SEC finderchart. Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

Abell43 = PK 36+17.1
17 53.6 +10 37
17.5: nice view at 100x with OIII filter where it is easily visible
continuously with direct vision. The disc is at least 1' in diameter,
appears slightly elongated and has crisp edges.  At 220x , faintly visible
without filter and quite noticeable are two superimposed mag 13 stars, one
star at the edge of the planetary and the second star at the exact center.
A very faint star is also visible at the S edge.  Estimate V = 14.5.
Located 4' SE of a mag 9.5 star.
13: at 79x and OIII filter; faint, moderately large, almost round, estimate
V = 14.2.  Can barely hold steadily with direct vision but easier with
averted.  Located 4' SE of a mag 9.5 star.  Collinear with a wide pair of
mag 11.5-12 stars about 3' SE.

M2_18 = PK 357-3.4
17 53.6 -32 59
17.5: not seen unfiltered at 105x.  At 220x and OIII filter appears as an
extremely faint stellar object about V = 15.5.  Located 48" WSW of a mag 11
star.  Planetary M 2-16 lies 18' NW in the same low power field.

Pe2_10 = PK 006+2.4 = PN G 006.8+02.0
17,53.6 -21,59
MAG 18.3 SIZE 4" om 07/23/00.  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.

Al2_R = PK 358-2.5 = PN G 358.7-02.7
17,53.6 -31,26
MAG 19.6 SIZE stellar, on 07/23/00.  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.

BlO, RA 17,53.8 DEC -28,59 MAG ? CSM 17.6 SIZE stellar, on 08/26/97. 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.

BlM = PK 001-1.1 = PN G 001.3-01.2
17,53.8 -28,27
MAG 20.1 SIZE 4" on 07/23/00.  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.

M2_19, RA 17,53.8 DEC -29,44 MAG 16.3 CSM 17.3 SIZE 7"x5" on 08/28/97. At 254X, stellar, extremely faint, unsteady, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision. Fair response to the O-III & UHC filters. No response to the H-B filter. At 343X, the image was best but still extremely faint, unsteady, very small disk requiring the UHC filter and averted vision, near a very faint star. Identified the field in the SEC finderchart. This is a first known visual sighting.
Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

PM1_188, RA 17,54.3 DEC -15,56 MAG ? CSM 14.6 SIZE 4" on 08/26/97. 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.

Vy1_2 = PK 53+24.1
17 54.4 +28 00
13: stellar mag 12 planetary, confirmed with OIII blinking.  Forms the
northern vertex of an equilateral triangle with a mag 10.5 star 2.7' S and
a pair of mag 12 stars at 13" separation located 3' SW.

K2_5, RA 17,54.4 DEC -12,48 MAG 17.7 CSM 21.7 SIZE 30"x20" on 09/02/99. VIEW IMAGE
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 5.0 reflector.

M2_20, RA 17,54.4 DEC -29,36 MAG 14.8 CSM 16.1 SIZE 7" on 08/28/97. At 134X & 169X, stellar, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision. Good response to the O-III filter. Fair response to the UHC filter. No response to the H-B filter. At 254X, could see the PN with averted vision alone but needed the UHC filter to identify it as a PN. Identified the field in the SEC finderchart.  Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

Cn2_1 = PK 356-4.1 = Cannon2-1
17 54.6 -34 23
17.5: at 105x appears as a mag 12.5-13.0 "star" which responds very well to
OIII filter.  Remarkable position as located 5.7' N of mag 6.1 SAO 209446
at the NE side of M7 with several mag 10 stars in the field.  Appears
stellar at 286x.

BlQ = PK 001-1.2 = PN G 001.6-01.3
17,54.6 -28,13
MAG 18.1 SIZE 5" on 07/23/00.  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.

Sa3_92 = PK 001-1.4 = PN G 001.1-01.6
17,54.9 -28,49
MAG 18.5 SIZE 6" on 07/23/00.  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.

IC4670 = PK 7+1.1 = Hb 6 = Hubble6
17 55.1 -21 45
17.5: at 220x appears moderately bright (estimate V = 12-12.5) and a very
small disc is clearly visible.  Good response to an OIII filter.  Appears
brighter than a mag 13 star 40" E and just fainter than a mag 11.9 star
2.9' E.  A double star mag 9.6/11.2 at 7" in PA 163° is 5' SSE.
13: at 79x, faint, stellar, verified with OIII blinking.  A mag 11
comparison star is 2.0' NW.  At 166x a very small disc is visible which is
brighter at the center.  The disc is quite clear at 214x, estimate V =
12.5-13.0.

M3_46 = PK 359-2.4 = PN G 359.1-02.9
17,55.1 -31,12
MAG 19.3 SIZE 5"x4" on 07/24/00.  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.

Bl3_10, RA 17,55.4 DEC -29,58 MAG 14.9 CSM ? SIZE 9" on 07/16/96. At 134X, the PN was stellar, faint, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision. Good response to the O-III & UHC filters. No response to the H-B filter. Best at 254X with the PN showing up really well. Identified the field in the SEC finderchart. This is a first known visual sighting.  Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

H1_40 = Haro1_40 RA 17,55.6 DEC -30,34 MAG 15.0 CSM ? SIZE 4" on 07/16/96. At 254X the PN is best, appearing stellar, faint, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision. Good response to the O-III & UHC filters. No response to the H-B filter. Identified the field in the SEC finderchart. This is a first known visual sighting.  Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

HaTr8, RA 17,55.9 DEC -22,59 MAG ? CSM ? SIZE 12" on 09/03/97.     VIEW IMAGE
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.

Th4_9, RA 17,56.0 DEC -19,28 MAG ? CSM ? SIZE stellar, on 08/24/97. 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.

H2_31 = Haro2_31  RA 17,56.0 DEC -28,14 MAG ? CSM ? SIZE stellar, on 09/03/97. 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.

Bl3_13 = PK 000-2.1 = PN G 000.9-02.0
17,56.0 -29,11
MAG 18.0 SIZE 5" on 07/24/00.  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.

H2_30 = Haro2_30 = PK 358-3.2 = PN G 357.-03.8    VIEW IMAGE
17,56.2 -32,38
MAG 17.6 SIZE 11" on 07/24/00.  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.

M1_32 = PK 11+4.1
17 56.3 -16 30
17.5: at 220x without filter appears as a fairly faint small, round disc,
5"-10" diameter.  Blinks well with OIII filter, no concentration, estimate
V = 13.0-13.5.

H2_32 = Haro2_32  RA 17,56.4 DEC -29,38 MAG 15.0 CSM ? SIZE stellar, on 06/09/96. Tried to find this PN but had no luck.  Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

M3_17 = PK 359-3.1 = PN G 359.3-03.1
17,56.4 -31,04
MAG 18.2 SIZE 5" on 07/24/00.  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.

He2_306 = Heinz2_306 = PK 348-9.1 = PN G 348.8-09.0
RA 17,56.6 DEC –43,03 MAG 14.0 SIZE 3” CON Sco SKY 22 URA 408 MILL 1458
This PN was discovered by Karl Henize in 1964.
Field Description: At 62.5X, stellar, faint, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision.  Good response to the O-III filter.  Fair response to the UHC filter.  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, the PN shows up well using the UHC filter and averted vision.  There is a pair of very faint stars, visible with averted vision, very near the position of the PN but can’t verify if one of them is the PN.  Nice close double is to the east of the PN.
Observed at Navaho Flats on 07/15/93 and at Mt. Pinos on 07/17/93 by Kent Wallace using an 8” f/10 SCT.

Th4_10  RA 17,57.1 DEC -18,07 MAG 16.8 CSM 18.3 SIZE stellar, on 06/30/95. Tried to find this PN but had no luck. Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

H1_41 = Haro1_41  RA 17,57.3 DEC -34,10 MAG 13.0 CSM 16.2 SIZE 13"x7" on 06/30/95 & 09/02/99. At 79X, 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 134X can see the PN with averted vision alone but needed the UHC filter to identify it as a PN. At 169X & 254X, the PN shows up well in the UHC filter with a hint of a small disk. At 254X it could be seen with averted vision alone as a faint star but the UHC filter was still required to identifv it as a PN. Identified the field in the SEC finderchart. This is a first known visual sighting.
Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.    VIEW IMAGE

H1_41 = PK 356-4.2 = PN G356.7-04.8 = E394-13 (Steve Gottlieb)
17 57 19.1 -34 09 49
V = 13.0;  Size 13"x7"
17.5" (8/16/01): picked up at 220x using a GSC finder chart without filter as
a fuzzy star in a rich star field.  Confirmed as PN with a UHC filter and
showed a good contrast gain.  Better view at 280x; the very faint central
star (mag 16.2) was intermittently visible with direct vision embedded in a
10" glow.  Adding a UHC filter the disc sharpens up wit a crisp outline.
Situated within a rich star field within a NW-SE string of three stars.  A
mag 11 star lies 1' SE and a similar star is 1' NW.  A little further NW in
this string is a mag 11/12.5 double star.

Haro1_42  = H1_42 = PK 357-4.1
17 57.4 -33 36
17.5: at 220x; fairly bright stellar pn, estimate V = 13.0-13.5.  Quite
easy without filter but still brightens dramatically with the OIII filter.

M3_47 = PK 000-2.5 = PN G 000.3-02.8
17,57.7 -30,02
MAG 18.7 SIZE stellar, on 07/25/00.  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.

M2_21 = PK 0-2.4 = E456-PN24
17 58.2 -29 44
17.5: at 225x appears as a mag 13-13.5 "star" forming a double with a
slightly brighter mag 12.5-13 star just 15" SE.  Excellent contrast gain
(about 3 magnitudes) with an OIII filter but no detectable disc.  Located
4.3' NE of mag 9.3 SAO 186002.

H2_33 = Haro2_33 = PK 359-3.2 = PN G 359.4-03.4
17,58.2 -31,08
MAG 18.3 SIZE 7"x6" on 07/25/00.  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.

H1_44 = Haro1_44 = PK 358-3.1 = PN G 358.9-03.7
17,58.2 -31,43
MAG 18.7 SIZE 4" on 07/25/00.  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.

IC4677 = N6543 = M+11-22-017 = VV 121
17 58.3 +66 38
17.5: this unusual object is a irregular knot in the outer halo of N6543
1.7' W of center and appearing visually completely detached from the bright
planetary.  Suspected at 220x without filtration close to a mag 15 star
located 1' W of the planetary.  Using a UHC filter, IC 4677 is clearly
visible with averted vision as a very faint elongated patch, ~25"x15"
oriented SW-NE.  Requires averted for a good view but can almost hold
continuously.  Also visible at 140x with OIII filter and 280x with the UHC,
but 220x provided the best view.

IC 4677 (bright chunk in halo of the Cat's Eye nebula, NGC 6543)
17,58.3 +66,38
MAG 15.0p SIZE 20" on 07/22/00.  At 79X, good sized linear blob, using the
O-III filter and averted vision.  It is just where Figure 2-2, page 27, of
Steven Hynes' Planetary Nebulae book, shows the halo to be brightest.  Good
response to the O-III and UHC filters.  No response to the H-B filter.  At
134X, 169X and 254X, could see it with averted vision alone.  Not a hard
object like I expected.  Kent wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f/5
reflector.

Kent's report through his 8" SCT:
IC4766 (bright section of the outer halo around the Cat's Eye Nebula, NGC
6543)
17,58.3 +66,38
MAG 15.0p SIZE 60" on 08/19/00.  At 200X, extremely faint, unsteady,
requiring the O-III filter and averted vision.  Sometimes seen as a streak,
other times seen as a blob.  It does match the position of the bright part
of the halo shown on page 27 of Hynes' Planetary Nebulae book.  Kent
Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 8" f/10 SCT

M3_19, RA 17,58.3 DEC -30,01 MAG 16.4 CSM 16.9 SIZE 5" on 08/18/96. At 169X, stellar, faint, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision. Good response to the O-III filter. Fair response to the UHC filter. No response to the H-B filter. Image is best at 254X. This is a first known visual sighting. Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

H1_43 = Haro1_43  RA 17,58.3 DEC -33,48 MAG ? CSM 15.4 SIZE 2" on 07/16/98. Tried to find this PN but had no luck. Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

H1_45 = Haro1_45  RA 17,58.4 DEC -28,15 MAG 15.6 CSM 16.8 SIZE 6" on 08/16/96. At 169X, stellar, good image using the O-III filter and averted vision. Good response to the O-III filter. Fair response to the UHC filter. No response to the H-B filter. Image is best at 254X. Identified the field in the SEC finderchart. This is a first known visual sighting. Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

Sa3_104 = PK 001-2.2 = PN G 001.0-02.6
17,58.4 -29,21
MAG 17.9 SIZE 5" on 07/25/00.  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.

M2_22, RA 17,58.5 DEC -33,29 MAG 15.2 CSM 16.5 SIZE 6"x5" on 07/16/99. At 134X, the PN was faint, stellar, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision. Good response to the O-III & UHC filters. No response to the H-B filter. At 254X, could see a hint of the PN with averted vision alone. Identified the field in the SEC finderchart. This is a first known visual sighting.
Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

Pe2_11 = PK 002-1.1 = PN G 002.5-01.7
17,58.5 -27,37
MAG 19.6 SIZE 6"x4" on 07/25/00.  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.

Ngc6543 = PK 96+29.1 = Cat's Eye Nebula = Helical Nebula = IC 4677
OBSERVING REPORTS FROM STEVE GOTTLIEB AND DAVID KNISELY
Steve Gottlieb:
17 58.6 +66 38
17.5: viewed at 280x and 412x; appears very bright, fairly small, oval
SW-NE, blue-green color.  Appears darker (annular) surrounding the mag 11
central star.  There is a very faint oval outer envelope.
13: at 400x appears very bright, oval N-S, blue color, central star visible
with averted.
8: bright, elongated, blue, high surface brightness.

David Knisely:
NGC6543, Draco, 7/18/98 at 0550 UT;, Nebraska Star Party, Merritt
Reservoir, Nebraska; 30" Obsession Newtonian, Visual Limiting Magnitude
8.0; 500x
Low power shows bright bluish-green oval with extended faint
outer halo containing faint patches, with the brightest to the west of
the nebula. 500x shows tiny central star and dim spiral-like arcs
around the center in the interior of the main oval. The edges are
brighter, and weak fan-like arcs are seen on each end. An 18 inch
Obsession did not show the interior arcs, but did show the small
fan-like arcs on each end of the oval.
David Knisely KA0CZC dk84538@navix.net
Prairie Astronomy Club, Inc. http://www.4w.com/pac
Hyde Memorial Observatory, http://www.blackstarpress.com/arin/hyde

Ngc6543  = Pk96+29.1 17H58.33 +66°37' Dragon
Proper noun : Cat Eye Nebula (french name: L'oeil de Chat)
More commonly called the Eye of the cat is well visible to the 8 inch G48x, under its green color. TO 240x the Cloudy planetary presents many details. One notes a brilliant condensation lengthened in the direction N - S and a second weaker direction E - O. The Cloudy planetary is very brilliant. One notes perhaps the presence of the central star. Accessible object in all instrument ( 28/09/1197 T=1 S=1 )
Damien Ponsot, France  (Legend: T=Transparency; S=Seeing (1=Very Good, 5= Very Bad)

M1_33 = PK 13+4.1
17 59.0 -15 32
13: at 79x appears as a faint, stellar object which exhibits an excellent
contrast gain with OIII filter, estimate V = 13.0-13.5.  At 214x and UHC
filter appears to have a very small disc.

H1_46 = Haro1_46  RA 17,59.0 DEC -32,22 MAG 14.3 CSM 16.2 SIZE stellar, on 09/03/97. At 134X, 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 169X & 254X, can see the PN with averted vision alone but required the UHC filter to identify it as a PN. Image was best at 254X. Identified the field in the SEC finderchart. Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

Haro1_46 = PK 358-4.1
17 59.1 -32 22
17.5: visible as a mag 14 "star" unfiltered forming a pair with a mag 14
star about 30" SE.  Good contrast gain with OIII blinking.  A mag 13 star
is 1' NNE and a mag 10 star is 3.5' NE.  Situated in a rich star field.

M3_20 = PK 2-2.2
17 59.3 -28 14
17.5: appears as a mag 14.5 "star" within a small clump of about a
half-dozen mag 14 stars possibly over haze which makes identification very
difficult without a filter.  Good contrast gain with OIII filter.  Forms an
equilateral triangle with a mag 10.5 star 2.6' SSW and a mag 11.5 star 2.7'
W.  Located 7.7' SW of a mag 9 star within the elongated open cluster Tr 31.

KFL1 = PN G 000.5-03.1
17,59.3 -30,03
MAG 19.0 SIZE 8" on 07/25/00.  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.

ESO279_14 MISCLASSIFIED AS A PN. 17 59.6, -46 39    VIEW IMAGE
NO OBSERVATIONS REPORTED

M3_48 = PK 359-4.1 = PN G 359.0-04.1
17,59.9 -31,55
MAG 17.9 SIZE 7" on 07/25/00.  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.

Th4_11 = PK 011+2.1 = PN G 011.3+02.8
18,00.2 -17,40
MAG 18.3 SIZE 5" on 07/27/00.  At 254X, stellar, extremely faint, unsteady,
requiring the UHC filter and averted vision.  Fair response to the UHC
filter.  No response to the O-III and H-B filters.  The PN is very close to
a star.  Identified the field in the SEC finderchart.
Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f/5 reflector.
 

Fg3 = PK 352-7.1 =Fleming3
18 00.2 -38 50
17.5: bright stellar planetary mag 10-11 at 105x.  Exhibits a good contrast
response to OIII filtration.  A similar comparison star for blinking is 48"
SW.  At 286x the mag 14.3 central star is surrounded by a small halo which
blinks! (appears stellar with direct vision).

H2_35 = Haro2_35  RA 18,00,3 DEC -34,28 MAG 16.0 CSM ? SIZE 11" on 09/02/96.     VIEW IMAGE
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.

H1_47 = Haro1_47  RA 18,00.6 DEC -29,22 MAG ? CSM 16.2 SIZE 5" on 09/03/97. 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.

KFL2 = PN G 002.2-02.5
18,01.0 -28,16
MAG 19.6 SIZE 5" on 07/27/00.  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.

Sa3_111 = PK 014+4.1 = PN G 014.2+04.2
18,01.1 -14,30
MAG 19.1 SIZE 6" on 07/27/00.  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.

Sa1_6 = PK 340-14.1 = PN G 340.4-14.1    VIEW IMAGE
18,01.1 -52,44
MAG 15.3 SIZE 11" on May 1, 2000.  Moderately bright and easy object.  At
257X, clearly non stellar.  At 386X, eliptical disk.  Moderate response to
the O-III filter.  First visual observation.
Maurice Clark,  Western Australia, 12" f/18
cassegrain.

Pe2_12, RA 18,01.2 DEC -27,38 MAG ? CSM ? SIZE 7"x3" on 06/19/98. 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.

M1_34 = PK 357-5.1    VIEW IMAGE
18 01.4 -33 18
17.5: not found in field of Pe 1-11 on 7/9/94

M1_34, RA 18,01.4 DEC -33,18 MAG 15.0 CSM ? SIZE 13"xl0" on 07/18/96 & 09/04/99. At 79X, the PN is stellar, requiring the O-III filter and averted vision. Can see Pe 1-11 nearby. Very nice, two PN's in the same field. At 169X, could see the PN with averted vision alone but it required the O-III filter to identify it as a PN. I found Pe 1-11 in my 8" scope but we thought it was M 1-34 until I was making up my finderchart and found it wasn't in the right place. Now I have enough aperture to see both of them. Good response to the O-III & UHC filters. No response to the H-B filter. At 254X, the PN shows up as a small disk with averted vision alone. The disk shows up better through a UHC filter. No central star is visible. Identified the field in the SEC. This is a first known visual sighting. Kent Wallace, Navaho Flats, California, 20" f 5.0 reflector.

M1_34 = PK 357-5.1 = PN G357.9-05.1 = E394-018 (Steve Gottlieb)
18 01 22.2 -33 17 43
V = 15.0;  Size 13"x10"
17.5" (8/16/01): not seen at 220x or 280x without filter, although a mag 14
star 20" NE of the PN was clearly visible.  Using a UHC filter at 280x, the
PN was barely glimpsed with averted vision and concentration.  Appeared
compact but nonstellar.  At moments both the PN and the nearby star were both
visible with the filter.  This PN is located 5' SW of brighter Pe 1-11.
Appeared approximately mag 15.5 but the observation was probably made through
thin clouds in the south.
17.5" (7/9/94): not found in field of Pe 1-11.

Pe1_11 = PK 358-5.1 = E394-PN19    VIEW IMAGE
18 01.7 -33 15
17.5 (7/9/94): visible as a mag 13.5 "star" at 220x forming a double with a
mag 14 star just off the NE edge about 15" separation.  Good contrast gain
with an OIII filter and a clear 10" disc is visible continuously with
direct vision.  Planetary nebula M1_34 located 5' WSW was not found.
17.5 (6/20/87): at 220x appears as mag 13.0 compact disc.  A faint star is
very close NE.  Definitely non-stellar with UHC filter.  Best at 286x,
fairly high surface brightness, brighter center.  Probable 1st visual
sighting, 6/20/87.

Pe1_11 = PK 358-5.1 = PN G358.0-05.1 = E394-PN19 (Steve Gottlieb)
18 01 42.7 -33 15 25
V = 13.5;  Size 10"x8"
17.5" (8/16/01): the GSC only includes the brighter stars in a rich milky way
field, but at 220x a couple of faint "stars" were visible very close to the
PN's plotted position.  Using the UHC filter the correct candidate was
identified as the SW member of this close pair (the mag 14 star between
15"-20" NE was not visible).  A small, round disc was visible continuously,
perhaps 10" diameter.  Estimate mag 14.0, although may have viewed through
haze.  Forms a pair with M1-34 5' SW (see observation).

17.5" (7/9/94): visible as a mag 13.5 "star" at 220x forming a double with a
mag 14 star just off the NE edge about 15" separation.  Good contrast gain
with an OIII filter and a clear 10" disc is visible continuously with direct
vision.  Planetary nebula M1-34 located 5' WSW was not found.

17.5" (6/20/87): at 220x appears as mag 13.0 compact disc.  A faint star is
very close NE.  Definitely non-stellar with UHC filter.  Best at 286x, fairly
high surface brightness, brighter center.  Probable 1st visual sighting.

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