{"id":440,"date":"2008-11-05T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-05T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2008\/11\/05\/ngc_1501\/"},"modified":"2021-11-28T01:07:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T01:07:13","slug":"ngc_1501","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2008\/11\/05\/ngc_1501\/","title":{"rendered":"NGC 1501"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Observation Notes:<\/b><\/p>\n

This planetary nebula was a nice detour after traveling along Kemble’s Cascade and the sparkling splash of NGC 1502. It was readily evident as a soft disc at 48X. At 120X, it had a very slight aqua tint. I found it too faint to examine well at 240X, so I kept it to 120X. Averted vision revealed a thick, subtle annular shape. The southwest edge was brighter and the northeast edge seemed to have two brighter knots. The northwest side appeared somewhat flattened. I saw no evidence of a central star.<\/p>\n

Object Information:<\/b><\/p>\n

NGC 1501 was discovered by Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel in 1787. The planetary lies roughly 5000 light years away and is about 1.4 light years in diameter. It possesses a 14.5 magnitude Wolfe-Rayet star at its heart. It is also cataloged as: PK144+6.1, H IV-53, GC 801, PN G144.5+06.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Subject<\/b><\/td>\nNGC 1501<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Classification*<\/b><\/td>\nPlanetary Nebula (3)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Position*<\/b><\/td>\nCamelopardalis [RA: 04:06:59.41 \/ Dec: +60:55:14.5]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size*<\/b><\/td>\n56″ x 48″<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brightness*<\/b><\/td>\n11.5 vMag (13.3 bMag)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date\/Time<\/b><\/td>\nOCT 30, 2008 – 12:10 AM MST (OCT 30, 2008 – 7:10 UT)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Observing Loc.<\/b><\/td>\nFlagstaff, Arizona, USA – Home<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Instrument<\/b><\/td>\nOrion SkyQuest XT8 (203 mm dia.\/1200 mm F\/L)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eyepieces\/Mag.<\/b><\/td>\n10 mm Sirius Pl\u00f6ssl (120X)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conditions<\/b><\/td>\nClear, calm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seeing<\/b><\/td>\n5\/10 Pickering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Transparency<\/b><\/td>\n~ Mag 6.5 NELM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
*References<\/b><\/td>\nNGCIC.org<\/a>, Deep Sky Companions: Hidden Treasures<\/i>, S. J. O’Meara<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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