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M97 (Owl Nebula) (Planetary Nebula, in Ursa Major)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Wed Dec 31 06:15:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 290
A large, pale, ghostly circle, easily detected with averted vision at 38x. No "eyes" seen in the quick look I had before clouds moved over it.
M97 (Owl Nebula) (Planetary Nebula in Ursa Major)
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 07:05:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 27
Spent a half hour trying (and failing) to spot it with the 7x50s. I actually think I may have glimpsed it several times once I got serious about figuring out just where it was, but it was pretty subliminal. I sketched the location, though, and it seemed to match the 13-inch Lowell Observatory photo in Burnham's. Sigh. I'll try again with the binoculars some night when the transparency is better.
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