Iiro's DeepSky Sketches

Name: PK 59-18.1 (Abell 72)	Other name: Abell 72
RA: 20h 50.1m	DEC: +13° 34'
Constellation: DEL
Type: Planetary nebula
Magnitude: 13.8
Size: 134'' x 121''
Brightest star: 16.1
Classification: 3b
Description: 13"-eF,pL,irR,3* invol at 135X, UHC helps
Observer: Iiro Sairanen
Location: Ania, Pirkkala, Finland
Date: 29/30.9.2008 0:00
Instrument: Newton 300/1500 mm
Magnification: 88x	Filter: O-III
Field: 46'	Seeing: 2
Background sky: 2	NE lim mag: 6.6
Visuality: III	Height: 34°
Weather: +1°C
Description: A very faint planetary nebula which is occasionally visible thru an O-III filter with averted imagina...vision. Looks elongated in NE-SW direction.
Updated: 3.11.2008 21:01