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NGC2438 (Planetary Nebula, in Puppis)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in, web: http://dino.lm.com/artists/display.php?name=sriram_gubbi)
Instrument: 6-inch other Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Sun Jan 22 23:15:00 2006 UT Obs. no.: 1480
One of the objects I had never thought I could see. It was not visible with averted vision at medium magnification. I switched to high magnification. The rich background of M46 made things uneasy. Then I used Orion Skyglow filter and the nebula was barely visible through the filter + averted vision. It appeared a bit diffuse, unlike other NGC planetaries which appear as out of focus stars. Thanks to the nebula filter without which the planetary nebula would not have been visible.
NGC2467 (Bright Nebula, in Puppis)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in, web: http://dino.lm.com/artists/display.php?name=sriram_gubbi)
Instrument: 6-inch other Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Sun Nov 13 04:30:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1417
I'm not completely sure that I've seen the nebulosity but I remember that I saw a patch around the cluster using the Orion Skyglow filter.
M46 (Open Cluster, in Puppis)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in, web: http://dino.lm.com/artists/display.php?name=sriram_gubbi)
Instrument: 6-inch other Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Fri Nov 11 04:16:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1416
It is a very good cluster. Averted vision almost completely resolved the cluster into stars as my observation was done from the city on that night with a lot of light pollution.From a dark sky, I think I can see the planetary nebula super-imposed on the cluster, using a larger telescope and a nebula filter.
M47 (Open Cluster, in Puppis)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in, web: http://dino.lm.com/artists/display.php?name=sriram_gubbi)
Instrument: 6-inch other Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Fri Nov 11 04:16:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1415
A fairly good cluster with bright stars. It is located close to M46.
M93 (Open Cluster, in Puppis)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in, web: http://dino.lm.com/artists/display.php?name=sriram_gubbi)
Instrument: 6-inch other Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Fri Nov 11 04:15:00 2005 UT Obs. no.: 1414
It gave a wonderful view through my telescope, overflowing with faint stars. I think the view view won't be so rich through larger, fast focus telescopes.
M47 (Open Cluster, in Puppis)
Observer: TIM (e-mail: tjkozise@abswebb.net)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Jan 8 07:15:00 2003 UT Obs. no.: 758
I KIND OF FALL ON TO M47 TONIGHT,I WAS LOOKING AT SIRIUS AND FOUND IT JUST LITTLE TO THE EAST, AND BINGO THERE SHE WAS, ITS AND OPEN CLUSTER THE MAGNITUDES 3 ON THIS WAS THE BEST ON JUST ONE STAR.
Other (Other, est. mag 10.5+, est. to be in Puppis, Est. RaDec 07h38m, -25d57')
Observer: Dave Mitsky (e-mail: djm28@psu.edu)
Instrument: 17-inch equatorial reflector Location: Harrisburg, PA, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Wed Jan 3 08:20:00 2001 UT Obs. no.: 542
I had my first look at the probable nova in Puppis at approximately 06:00 UT using Bob Pody's 6" Astro-Physics refractor (see Observation 541). Some two hours later I was at the Naylor Observatory to view the Quadrantid shower. As it turned out there were few meteors to be seen but despite the cold (the interior of the dome was a pleasant 18 degrees Fahrenheit) the trip was worthwhile since I was able to garner my first view of C/1999 T1 (McNaught-Hartley).Previous to that I showed the other members present the Trapezium's A star, which was undergoing eclipse, and the new nova using the ASH 17" f/15 classical Cassegrain. The nova is located to the southwest of the open cluster M93 at 07h38m, -25d57' (page 319, Uranometria 2000.0). Everyone agreed that the nova was not as luminous as the two nearby 10.3 and 10.4 magnitude stars that form a long acute triangle with the nova.
Other (Other, est. to be in Puppis, Est. RaDec 07h38.8m, -26d48')
Observer: Dave Mitsky (e-mail: djm28@psu.edu)
Instrument: 17-inch equatorial reflector Location: Harrisburg, PA, USA
Light pollution: severe Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Thu Dec 23 05:45:00 1999 UT Obs. no.: 503
On the night of the "brightest" full moon of 133 years hype, a classic example of people believing everything they read on the Internet, I observed a number of binary stars including Kappa Puppis, a nicely matched pair of stellar diamonds. Both stars appeared to be pure white with the 4.7 magnitude comes, or secondary, to the northwest (position angle of 318 degrees) of the 4.5 magnitude primary. Kappa Puppis has a separation of 9.9".
Other (Other, est. mag 12.6, est. to be in Puppis, Est. RaDec 08h08.7m, -19d14')
Observer: Dave Mitsky (e-mail: djm28@psu.edu)
Instrument: 17-inch equatorial reflector Location: Harrisburg, PA, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Nov 29 08:28:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 424
The second little known planetary I was successful in locating was Sanduleak 2-21. At 40" in size Sa 2-21 is some 10 times larger than IC 2165 and is 2 magnitudes fainter. It was not visible without an O-III filter and was somewhat difficult with the filter at 249x. No structure was seen, only an amorphous blob. The 4.4 magnitude star 16 Puppis is approximately 4' east of Sa 2-21.
NGC2567 (Open Cluster, in Puppis, Est. RaDec 08h19m,-30d38m )
Observer: Dave Mitsky (e-mail: djm28@psu.edu)
Instrument: 17-inch equatorial reflector Location: Harrisburg, PA, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: good
Time: Sun Feb 1 07:10:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 302
This attractive open cluster shines at magnitude 8.3 and is moderately rich. I observed NGC 2567 at 118x.
NGC2571 (Open Cluster, in Puppis, Est. RaDec 08h19m,-29d44')
Observer: Dave Mitsky (e-mail: djm28@psu.edu)
Instrument: 17-inch equatorial reflector Location: Harrisburg, PA, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: good
Time: Sun Feb 1 07:07:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 301
NGC 2571 is an open cluster of magnitude 7.5. This irregular stellar group is composed of over 20 stars and was observed at 118x.
NGC2421 (Open Cluster, in Puppis, Est. RaDec 07h36m,-20d37')
Observer: Dave Mitsky (e-mail: djm28@psu.edu)
Instrument: 17-inch equatorial reflector Location: Harrisburg, PA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: poor Seeing: good
Time: Mon Jan 5 07:28:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 293
On Sunday night/Monday morning the seeing was satisfactory but because of the high relative humidity, the transparency was far from excellent. I located another Herschel 400 open cluster in Puppis and viewed a number of old favorites including a number of spring DSOs. NGC 2421 is a 9th magnitude group of some 50 stars that is about 8'in size and is somewhat concentrated. The other objects that I observed were M1, M42, M43, NGC 1973-7, M78, M79, the carbon star R Leporis, M82, M81, M51 and NGC 5195, M106, M66, NGC 2362, M93, M37, M45, M35, NGC 2158, NGC 2567, M48, NGC 3242(the Ghost of Jupiter), and M3. Perhaps due to the poor transparency I was unsuccessful in locating either Comet 55/P Temple-Tuttle or Comet 78/P Gehrels.
NGC2509 (Open Cluster, in Puppis, Est. RaDec 08h00m,-19d04')
Observer: Dave Mitsky (e-mail: djm28@psu.edu)
Instrument: 17-inch equatorial reflector Location: Harrisburg, PA, USA
Light pollution: none Transparency: good Seeing: poor
Time: Sat Jan 3 04:05:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 292
On Friday night I encountered perhaps the worst seeing since I became a serious observer. As bad as the atmospheric turbulence was it didn't prevent me from viewing Comet Hartley 2 and locating a new Herschel 400 object, NGC 2509. This 9th magnitude open cluster was small, fairly rich, and contained a mix of bright and dim stars. Other objects logged that night included a furiously "boiling" Saturn, M76, Stock 23, NGC 1501, NGC 1502, M35, NGC 2158, M50, NGC 2264, NGC 2169, NGC 2392, NGC 2244, NGC 2261, M93, NGC 2362, M47, NGC 2423, M46, NGC 2438, NGC 2479, M41, M42, and M43.
M47 (Open Cluster, in Puppis, Est. RaDec 07h34m, -14.23)
Observer: Alan Shaffer (e-mail: milkyway@gte.net, web: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/3693/)
Instrument: 10-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector Location: Rancho Palos Verdes, California, US
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Mon Mar 10 16:30:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 97
Beautiful Open Cluster in Puppis. Very bright, rich field. About 40-50 stars set on the backdrop of the Milkyway. Very nice!
M46 (Open Cluster in Puppis, Est. RaDec 07h41.9m -14.49)
Observer: Alan Shaffer (e-mail: milkyway@gte.net)
Instrument: 10-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector Location: Redondo Beach, CA, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Feb 10 04:30:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 66
Very large. 104X took up all of eyepiece. Would recommend 60X. Nice full field. Only about 5 stars stuck out in the field. However, this cluster has a few hundred stars. This is a big cluster. I did not detect planetary nebula 2438 due to only fair seeing.
M93 (Open Cluster in Puppis)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Feb 5 05:25:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 56
A small, easy, comet-like glow in 7x50s. Elongated E-W; almost apeared to have a fan shape, with the bright point of the fan pointing W. Last object swept up NW-to-SE Milky Way "bug hunt."
M46 (Open Cluster in Puppis)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Feb 5 05:15:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 54
A large, dim glow with no individual members visible in 7x50s. Swept up in Milky Way "bug hunt."
M47 (Open Cluster in Puppis)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Feb 5 05:10:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 53
Bright, loose cluster of a dozen or so stars. Easily naked-eye visible; swept up with 7x50s in Milky Way "bug hunt."
M46 (Open Cluster in Puppis)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: fair Seeing: good
Time: Thu Jan 30 06:20:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 24
Made a lovely contast with M47. A large, dim glow in the 7x50s.
M47 (Open Cluster in Puppis)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: fair Seeing: good
Time: Thu Jan 30 06:20:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 23
Picked up by sweeping with binoculars. A sparse group of relatively bright stars. After observing with the 7x50s, found that it was an easy object with the naked eye: a medium-sized fuzzy patch.
M93 (Open Cluster in Puppis)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: fair Seeing: good
Time: Thu Jan 30 06:10:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 21
Picked up by sweeping; a beautiful glow in the 7x50s. It seemed almost comet-like, reminding me a bit of the appearance of Comet Hale-Bopp.
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