Sh2-302
Overlaid DSS image of Sh2-302, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around Sh2-302
vdB 97, LBN 1046, LBN 232.66+00.99
| Type | Bright Nebula |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | |
| Size | 20' x 20' |
| Right Ascension | 7h 31' 32" (2000) |
| Declination | 16° 59' 10" S |
| Constellation | Puppis |
| Description | 13"-vF, pL, R at 100X with UHC filter |
| Classification | E |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Nov 12, 2023 Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 76x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%
A modest brightening amongst a rich galactic starfield, 10-15' in diameter noted by panning across the position, a coarse scattering of a dozen or so 10th to 12th magnitude stars are superimposed upon the brighter region, faint, roughly circular, difficult and confirmed by position with respect to NGC 2409
Sorting this out using the survey imagery and the description in Archinal & Hynes... The glow observed is not background stars or a dust obscured cluster, rather it is the emission nebula Sh2-302 = vdB 97, the cluster Bochum 5 is the associated scattering of 10th to 12th magnitude stars centered on the 9.6 magnitude HD 59986, a cluster with nebulosity
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Sh2-302