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NGC1514 (Planetary Nebula, in Taurus, Est. RaDec 04h09.2m, +30d47')
Observer: Dave Mitsky (e-mail: djm28@psu.edu)
Instrument: 17-inch equatorial reflector Location: Harrisburg, PA, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Nov 10 05:25:00 1999 UT Obs. no.: 490
NGC 1514 is a large, type 3+2 planetary nebula which spans 120"x90" and shines at magnitude 10.9p. It has an unusually bright central star of magnitude 9.4 and is located between two ninth magnitude field stars, the southern one being noticeably red in color. The nebulosity was subtle and is described in _The Night Sky Observer's Guide_ as having a dumbbell shape similar to M27 but to me it appeared roughly annular. Said nebulosity was visible with averted vision at 118, 144, and 202x without a nebula filter but I felt the best view was at 118x using an Orion UltraBlock filter. The view was too dark with a Lumicon O-III filter at 202x and unfiltered at 259x.
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