Current Info for Observer
as of 04/25/2024 7:20 p.m.
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General Info
| Type | Planetary Nebula |
| Constellation | Draco |
| Right ascension | 17h58.600'33.300'' |
| Declination | +66°38'59'' |
| Magnitude | 9 |
| Size | 0.383 arc min |
| Catalog Designations | NGC6543 |
| Discovered | 1786 William Herschel |
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mnastro (4583)
XX12i
0 points
Revisited to see how the OIII filter would perform. Seeing was poor and keeping the central star in view was difficult with the filter. Nice contrast improvement, will have to revisit on a night with better seeing to try to pull out more detailed views.
XX12i
10 points
Central star steadily visible with direct vision and a 6.7mm EP, nebula faded quite a bit when looking directly at the central star, but popped bright blue/cyan with averted vision. Still have not repeated the glimpse of red detected in the outer ring several weeks ago on a night of good seeing and darker skies.
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