Object of the Week, July 7, 2019 – Minkowski 1-92 – Minkowski’s footprint
Object of the Week, July 7, 2019 – Minkowski 1-92 – Minkowski’s footprint in Cygnus
Size: 16x8”
Mag: 11.7
RA: 19 36 18.8
Dec: +29 32 50
I am following Alsing’s lateness, but not that late. Apologize as I’m living out of my suitcase at my friend’s house. My family's stuff is sitting in my destination getting ready to be delivered to my new home. So I don’t have access to any of my physical books, notes, etc. I am winging this one. I’ll be 100% at my new place in a few weeks.
Minkowski’s footprint is one of my favorite protoplanetaries and pretty easily found. However, need a huge telescope and massive magnifications to see anything more than just a tiny elongated bright glow.
From my recollection, I used more than 600x to see the two lobes as separate parts, one being larger than the other. Anything lower than 500x will show an elongated object. Lower than 200x is just a high surface brightness slightly elongated object and easily missed as a star.
Apologize as I’m living out of my suitcase at my friend’s house. My family's stuff is sitting in my destination getting ready to be delivered to my new home. So I don’t have access to any of my physical books, notes, etc. I am winging this one. I’ll be 100% at my new place in a few weeks.
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