NGC 7662 (Planetary nebula)
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Also known as: Blue snowball
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Right ascension: 23h 26m
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Declination: 42° 35'
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Constellation: Andromeda
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Date/time: 2008.11.18 19:00 UT
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Equipment: 12" f/5 Newtonian
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FoV: 15'
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Magnification and filter(s): 250x + UHC filter(s)
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Seeing: 5/10
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Transparency: 3/5
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Location: Nádasdladány, Hungary
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Observer: Ferenc Lovró
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Description:
The planetary, also known as Blue snowball nebula looks planet-like even on powers as small as 45x, with a charming cyan colour. I think this is the planetary, that looks nice even is a theatre-binocular. Naturally, a filter is unneccessary to view it, however I've found that by using a UHC filter its size expands, especially to the Northeast, where a dark blue thin arc shows up. Finding this planetary is not hard at all, but it's a bit tricky, because the viewfinder displays it just like a bright star which you are unable to find on your maps. It has a perfect circular shape of a diametre of 0.6', with a brightness of about 8m.
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