| NEBULAE 1. M57, NGC6720, 1992, "THE RING", in "LYRA", 9th mag., 80" x 60", planetary, distance 2000 LY's. 2. M27, NGC6853, 1992, "THE DUMBELL", in "VULPECULA", 8th mag., 8' x 5', planetary, distance 1000 LY's. 3. NGC6826, 1992, "THE BLINKING", in "CYGNUS", 8.8 mag., 25", planetary, distance 3000 LY's, nebula is visible when using averted vision but dissapears when looked at directly, thus the name "Blinking Nebula. 4. M17, NGC6618, 1992, "THE SWAN" or "THE OMEGA", in "SAGITTARIUS", 6th mag., 45' x 35', diffused, distance 5000 LY's. 5. M42, NGC1976, 1992, "THE GREAT ORION", 5th mag., 65', distance 1500 LY's, diffused, Contains multiple star "THETA ORIONIS", known as the "TRAPEZIUM". 6. M43, NGC1982, 1992, in "ORION", diffused, 9th mag., 12', distance 1500 LY's, detached portion of M42. 7. M8, NGC6523, 1992, "THE LAGOON", in "SAGITTARIUS", 5th mag., 80' x 40', distance 5000 LY's, diffused, contains the star cluster NGC6530. 8. M20, NGC6514, 1992, "THE TRIFID", in "SAGITTARIUS", 7th mag., 25', distance 5000 LY's, diffused, has 3 noticable dark lanes. 9. NGC1973, 1993, plus next entry, 10. NGC1975, 1993, plus next entry, 11. NGC1977, 1993, All three entries,9., 10., and 11., in "ORION", 40' x 25', diffused, all three are at a distance of 1500 LY's, near M42, surrounds stars 42 and 45 "ORIONIS". 12. M1, NGC1952, 1993, "THE CRAB", in "TAURUS", 9th mag., 5' x 3', diffused, distance 4000 LY's, Super Nova remnant from 1054 A.D.. 13. NGC2392, 1993, "THE ESKIMO", in "GEMINI, 8th mag., 40", distance 2500 LY's, planetary, bluish disk, 10th mag. star inside nebula. 14. NGC7009, 10/10/93, "THE SATURN", in "AQUARIUS", 8th mag., 25", distance 2500 LY's, planetary, bright bluish-green disc. 15. NGC7662, 10/10/93, in "ANDROMEDA", 8th mag., 30", distance 3000 LY's, planetary, bright bluish-green disc. 16. NGC7000, 10/10/93, "THE NORTH AMERICAN", in "CYGNUS, 5th mag., 100', distance 3000 LY's, diffused, hard to see without a filter, easier with binocs., or, if in dark sky, with the naked eye than with a telescope. I saw with binocs.. 17. NGC6543, 10/10/93, in "DRACO", 8.6 mag., 22" x 16", distance 3000 ly"s, planetary, bluish disc with 10th mag. central star. 18. M78, NGC2068, 2/3/94, in "ORION", 8th mag, 8' x 6', distance 1500 LY's, diffused, 2 bright stars 53" apart with nebula. 19. M97, NGC3587, 4/1/94, "THE OWL NEBULA", in "URSA MAJOR", 11th mag., 150", distance 3000 LY's, planetary. 20. M16, NGC6611, 6/8/94, "THE STAR QUEEN", in "SERPENS CAUDA", listed as a "NEBULA STAR CLUSTER", 6.5 mag., 25', distance 6000 LY's, diffused, star cluster is 8th mag., 60 stars. 21. NGC6229, 7/1/94, in "HERCULES", 8.7 mag., 3.5', planetary, distance not known, appears to be the bottom left star in a triangle of stars, need power to make out the disc. 22. M76, NGC650, 9/12/94, "THE LITTLE DUMBELL" or "THE CORK", in "PERSEUS", 11th mag., 140" x 70", distance 5000 LY's, planetary, considered to be one of Messiers hardest objects to see, but with my 10 in. reflector it is easy to locate. 23. NGC2237, (38, 39, 46), 3/25/95, "THE ROSETTE", in "MONOCEROS", 6th mag., 80' x 60', distance 5000 LY's, diffused, surronds star cluster NGC2244. Needed a nebula filter to see the nebula. Saw the nebula through a 10 inch S.C. in Williamstown through one of the WAS club members scope. 24. NGC6572, 7/24/98, Planetary, in OPHIUCHUS, 9th mag., 15' X 12', bluish green disc, saw 12th mag. central star which was easy to see through a 18 inch Obsession. Also saw through Lanes Davis' 5 in refractor, but couldn't see central star. Vermont. 25. NGC6629, 7/25/98, Planetary, in "SAGITTARIU, 10th mag, 15", small, but easy to see, could see bluish green color easily, 1.8 degrees north of M28. Vermont. 26. NGC6210, 7/25/98, Planetary, in HERCULES, 9.7 mag., 20' X 16", Bluish disc. Vermont. 27. NGC6905, 8/10/02, DELPHINUS, planetary, mag. 12, 44" X 38", starlike, had to use power before we could see the image clearly as a planetary. Vermont 28. NGC7293, 8/10/02, AQUARIUS, "Helical Nebula", planetary, mag. 9, 12', bright, brightest and nearest planetary, yet difficut to see unless sky conditions are very good. A distance of only 500 Lys. 29. NGC6818, 8/10/02, SAGITTARIUS, planetary, mag. 10, 22" X 15", greenish disc. 30. NGC6543, 9/4/04, DRACO, "THE CATS EYE NEBULA" Planetary, 9th mag., 23" X 17", 3000 LY's distance. 31. NGC6778, 8/24/06, AQUILA, planetary, 12.3 mag., 25" X 19", distance not known, easy to see. Seen at the Black Forest Star Party, Cherry Springs State Park, Potter County, Pennsylvania. BFSP. 32. NGC6888, 8/24/06, CYGNUS, galactic, 7.5 mag., 20' X 10', faint, dnk., BFSP. 33. NGC6891, 8/24/06, DELFINUS, planetary, 10.5 mag., 74" X 62", dnk., BFSP. 34. NGC6905, 8/24/06, DELFINUS, planetary, 11.1 mag., 42" X 35", dnk., BFSP. 33. NGC707, 10/14/06, CYGNUS, planetary, 8.5 mag., 7', dnk, Batstow State Forest, Batstow, N.J. RETURN TO ASTRONOMY LOGS |