Type | Bright Nebula |
---|---|
Magnitude | 9.1 |
Size | 4.5' x 1.2' |
Right Ascension | 17h 13' 44.6" (2000) |
Declination | 37° 6' 11" S |
Constellation | Scorpius |
Description | pB, E pf |
Classification | 6 |
Andrew Cooper
Jul 17, 2023 Oregon Star Party, Ochoco Mts, OR (map)
25cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Holoholo @ 127x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
Small, bright and obvious, extended east to west 2' x 1', quite bright at the center. fading off evenly east to west while having much more defined margins north and south, no central star noted, no color noted, located in very rich galactic starfield
Andrew Cooper
May 30, 2017 Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 175x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
Bright, small, an oblong object 1'x3' east-west, centered on an embedded star, notable green color
Andrew Cooper
Aug 27, 2005 TIMPA, Avra Valley, AZ (map)
46cm f/4.5 Deep Violet
Small, bright, a north-south central bar with fans of nebulosity extending east and west, in a nice galactic star field
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