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NGC7026 (Planetary Nebula, in Cygnus, Est. RaDec 21h06m19s, +47d51'08")
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: Sat Oct 30 02:40:00 1999 UT Obs. no.: 487
NGC 7026 (PK89+0.1) is a 10.8 magnitude bipolar planetary nebula located near Deneb. This 28" x 13" sized object bears the nickname of the Cheeseburger Nebula. Earlier in the evening fellow ASH member Chris Fenn captured NGC 7026 with his 10" f/10 Meade LX 50 as part of his continuing program of observing planetary nebulae. After trying in vain to see SN 1999el in NGC 6951 I slewed the 17" f/15 classical Cassegrain to NGC 7026. NGC 7026 appeared as being somewhat rectangular in shape and was quite nice at all the magnifications that I employed (118, 202, and 259x). To the immediate northeast lies an 11th magnitude field star. An Orion UltraBlock nebula(r) filter enhanced the nebula slightly but I felt that an unfiltered 202x produced the most esthetic view.
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