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NGC2371

22.12.2006 21:00 UTC

Quite a dim and small nebula. I could separate two parts near each other. The western part was more starlike and bright as the eastern part was more nebula-like and diffuse. Strong wind made it hard to keep this planetary in the field of my radian.

NGC Object List:
NGC2371 planetary nebula RA:07h25m33.9 Dec:+29°29m'18" BMag:13.0, NGC 2372

Sketch

| Location: Aittakorpi,Kotka | Seeing: 3(5) | Background Sky: 3(5) | Magnification: 375x | Bright +1 deg celcius,low clouds, windy. |

Added: 22.12.2006 22:45 UTC