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M57 (Ring Nebula) (Planetary Nebula, in Lyra)
Observer: Geoff Burch (e-mail: gdburch@prairienet.org, web: http://www.prairienet.org/cuas)
Instrument: 9-inch refractor Location: Champaign, IL, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Tue Sep 30 14:30:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 230
At 120x the rings were well defined and some color was visible. We had a group of 10 newcomers to the Bradley University Amateur Astronomy club that were in awe when they got their first look at this incredible planetary.
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Observer: Geoff Burch (e-mail: gdburch@prairienet.org, web: http://www.prairienet.org/cuas)
Instrument: 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector Location: Champaign, IL, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Wed Jul 2 14:30:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 204
Began quest for all 9 planets. I was able to seeVenus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and probably Pluto. I was not able to see Mercury
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