As I posted, I have yet to observe PN Pease 1. Largest aperture used in attempted observations is *only* a 12". Until reading posts on this forum, in this topic, I had not heard of anyone catching it in a scope of similar aperture. Well, I did speak to a few... who described it as "clearly a planetary, bright and easy, not unlike NGC2438 (...)". The same folks who describe Mayall II in Andromeda as "a surprisingly large, bright, resolving globular". Hence my bias. Let me emphasize that I did not intend to categorically state that Pease 1 can not be observed in smaller scopes when and where conditions are excellent.
The post I replied to was a claimed observation using my telescope and therefor, made in my presence. It deserved rectification.
That being said, I am doing some last minute planning for a trip to my dark sky site in southern France. Could be under the stars by Monday. Now using a 14" SCT, I will definitely give it another try.
Last edited by Clear Skies; September 5th, 2015 at 03:38 PM.
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