Hello,
This object was brought to my attention by Sue French (Celestial Sampler). While Cassiopeia dominated the zenithal region of the sky, I tried my luck. The nebula was visible at x15 as a small patch around the star Burnham 1. How nice! The nebula showed even more details at x36. It was a pleasing sight in my little scope. The associated star cluster, IC 1590 remained invisible with the used set-up. Here is my impression.
Date : December 28, 2007
Time : around 17.30UT
Scope : Skywatcher 102/500
Vixen LV Zoom at 14mm
Power : x36
FOV: 85′
Filter : Lumicon UHC
Seeing : 3/5
Nelm : 5.2
Temp : -5°C
Elevation : 800m ASL (Bisschofshofen)
Sketch Orientation : N up, W right.
Digital sketch made with PhotoPaint, based on a raw pencil sketch.
Rony
Hi Rony,
Excellent drawing of the Pac-Man glow. You really do a great job capturing the eyepiece view of these wonderful deep sky wonders.
Frank