Just wondering if I have a chance at bagging this planetary with my 15 inch dob. Has anyone seen it with this aperture? Am I wasting my time? Thanks Raul
Just wondering if I have a chance at bagging this planetary with my 15 inch dob. Has anyone seen it with this aperture? Am I wasting my time? Thanks Raul
I have seen it in my 48" reflector. As we say here "give it a go" with your scope and let us know! All observation are welcome Positive or negative. Good Luck!!
Clear Skies,
Jimi Lowrey
Fort Davis Texas
48"F4 OMI/TEC
28'F4 ATM
Seeing it should be no problem for your 15 inch. Splitting both knots is another story.
In my PPN project I wrote:
24", 687x, fst 7m5+, seeing III
bright central part already visible in the searching magnification; with higher power the central area seems to be slightly diffuse without showing the faint extensions
28", 1248x, fst 7m5+, seeing I-II
direct vision object; with high power two separated, 1:2 elongated parts; divided with a small dark lane; both extensions similar long and bright; a brighter knot sits directly NW over the dark lane in the NW part
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