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JakeT93
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Reged: 06/28/08
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Loc: Williamstown, NJ
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I found the Blinking Nebula, not sure which NGC# it is 6000 something. It didn't blink, but it was a very bright pretty blue! I didn't go over 130x on it, I don't like high x that much. I don't go over 228x, and that's on planets. The Deep Map 600 isn't too bad, I use Starry Night more, but it's only for M's. The 40mm worked good for the M29 area, and I'm glad I didn't sell it! I want to see the Saturn Nebula and the Blue Snowball. The Helix is cool, but may be faint, I'll try that in the Poconos! What constellation is the "Blue Flash Nebula" in? Sounds interesting. May attempt M72/73 tonight...maybe. 
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-Jake the Snake
My equipment:
Orion DSE 10" Light Bucket!
10x50 Finder and ebay bracket
40mm GSO Plossl
2x Antares Barlow
25mm and 6.7mm Meade 3000 Plossls
Orion Explorer II 10mm and 17mm Kellners
Orion SkyGlow Ultrablock
Antares ND25
66 Messiers observed
7 of 8 planets observed
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David Knisely
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Loc: Beatrice, Nebraska
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I found the Blinking Nebula, not sure which NGC# it is 6000 something. It didn't blink, but it was a very bright pretty blue! I didn't go over 130x on it, I don't like high x that much. I don't go over 228x, and that's on planets. The Deep Map 600 isn't too bad, I use Starry Night more, but it's only for M's. The 40mm worked good for the M29 area, and I'm glad I didn't sell it! I want to see the Saturn Nebula and the Blue Snowball. The Helix is cool, but may be faint, I'll try that in the Poconos! What constellation is the "Blue Flash Nebula" in? Sounds interesting. May attempt M72/73 tonight...maybe.
The "Blinking" Planetary is NGC 6826, located in Cygnus. It appears as a nearly round fuzzy ball with averted vision in a small scope, but seems to vanish when you look directly at it in a small aperture (hence, its name). In my NexStar 9.25 inch SCT the other night, it appeared as a pretty pale bluish sphere of light about 38 arc seconds across, with a prominent 10th magnitude central star. It takes high power pretty well, so don't be afraid to go high on this one.
The "Blue Flash" is a fainter planetary: NGC 6905 in Delphinus. It doesn't really live up to its name, as it is not all that bright but is about 48 arc seconds across. In my NexStar 9.25 inch SCT, I was able to use some fairly high power on it (297x) and saw annular arcs on the east and west sides with the one on the east brighter and linked with a patch near the center. The "Saturn Nebula" is NGC 7009, and it is a really pretty object with a rather stunning bluish-green color. The object basically looks like a slightly fuzzy oval, but at high power on a good dark night, occasionally the faint puffs of light (the "ansae") will appear just off the ends in moderate to large apertures. The Helix (NGC 7293) is visible in binoculars from a dark sky site, and while it is faint, it is so large (half the size of the full-moon) than it requires very low power and nebula filters to make it stand out. Good luck and clear skies to you.
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David W. Knisely
Hyde Memorial Observatory
http://www.hydeobservatory.info
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JakeT93
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Reged: 06/28/08
Posts: 165
Loc: Williamstown, NJ
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Tried for the M's, but the ep's and f scope fogged up. When that happens, I get annoyed, then take everything in.
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-Jake the Snake
My equipment:
Orion DSE 10" Light Bucket!
10x50 Finder and ebay bracket
40mm GSO Plossl
2x Antares Barlow
25mm and 6.7mm Meade 3000 Plossls
Orion Explorer II 10mm and 17mm Kellners
Orion SkyGlow Ultrablock
Antares ND25
66 Messiers observed
7 of 8 planets observed
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stevek
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Reged: 04/16/06
Posts: 1210
Loc: west michigan
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Jake, David is right. The Blinking neb is quite bright and takes mag very well. Next time you go there - crush it. It'll take what you can throw at it and still look really good.
Steve
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DSO 8" f6 DOB w/ 8x50 RACI & 2"Crayford
1958 Sears Discoverer 76mm Refractor
GSO SV 30mm 2",21mm Hyp,13mm Strat,BO/TMB ver2-6mm & 4mm
1.25"Filters: DGM-NPB, 25%ND
1.25" plossls: 25mm,20mm,15mm,9mm
Orion 2X Shorty Barlow
Garrett Gemini LW 11x56mm binocs
BTG-10 4.0mW green laser pointer
"What is that burning in the sky? Tell me y'all..." Jeff Beck/Jan Hammer
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Steven Aggas
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Reged: 04/15/08
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Loc: Arizona
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The "Blinking" Planetary is NGC 6826, located in Cygnus. It appears as a nearly round fuzzy ball with averted vision in a small scope, but seems to vanish when you look directly at it in a small aperture (hence, its name). In my NexStar 9.25 inch SCT the other night, it appeared as a pretty pale bluish sphere of light about 38 arc seconds across, with a prominent 10th magnitude central star.
In my 20", no blinking was found, it stayed the same diameter unless I looked directly at the central star. In the 36" I could feel my iris contract (and nebula diminish) when my focus was on that brilliant 10th magnitude star... man that thing is bright. There are still ways of making it blink even in larger scopes.
Steven
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Mr. Wizard
Elements in Harmony I, an 8"f6 German Equatorial - Stellafane Winner,
II a 20"f4.2 Newt-Dob - Astrofest Winner,
III a 6"f3.5 Finder/Newt-Dob, and
IV a 36"f4.5 Newt-Dob - "If it's up there, it's in here."
www.DarkSkyObserving.com
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JakeT93
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Reged: 06/28/08
Posts: 165
Loc: Williamstown, NJ
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Well it doesn't matter, it still was very pretty. I used my 25mm at 45x to search for it. The 40mm at 29x wouldn't have been enough for me to detect it. Even in the 25, it looked like a star, but I knew it wasn't. If I try the Helix, should I try it with the filter in when I look for it? I have "red" skies and a full moon Tonight should be clear again, I'll try the Blinker at high power. MORE POWER!
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-Jake the Snake
My equipment:
Orion DSE 10" Light Bucket!
10x50 Finder and ebay bracket
40mm GSO Plossl
2x Antares Barlow
25mm and 6.7mm Meade 3000 Plossls
Orion Explorer II 10mm and 17mm Kellners
Orion SkyGlow Ultrablock
Antares ND25
66 Messiers observed
7 of 8 planets observed
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pdfermat
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Reged: 11/12/07
Posts: 124
Loc: Wisconsin
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While you're looking for planetaries, check out NGC 6572. It's on the small side, but I love the color. When I use direct vision, I can see this beautiful green-blue color.
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Pat
Orion XT8i
TV 32mm, 20mm, 15mm Plossls
Orion Shorty-Plus Barlow
DGM NPB Filter
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Mr Q
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Reged: 02/25/08
Posts: 329
Loc: N Central New Mexico
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Here's an observing tip. When looking for small PNs, rack the focus out or in a little bit till the stars become slightly out of focus. If any tiny PNs are in the field, they will produce slightly larger "balls" of blurry light. Finding the right amount of out-of-focus is a bit tricky but once you try this on a viewed tiny PN, the amount will be determined for the next time.
OOHH! I just stared at your post and it blinked. Had to use averted vision to read it 
Cloud covered Mr Q
I just noticed my "sage" classification. I wonder if I can change it from 'a wise person' to "tumbleweed" (got enough of them out here! Hit one the other day while driving at 50 mph (the dead bush was about 6' in diameter - it was FUN!
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What goes around, comes around, eventually.
Meade DS-10(10" newt)
10x50, 10x70 binos
Edited by Mr Q (07/15/08 04:26 PM)
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NerfMonkey
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Reged: 06/12/08
Posts: 139
Loc: NE Ohio
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Funny you should mention all these objects - I just saw all of them for the first time in about the last week. When you do find the Blue Snowball (7662) be ready for a tough time finding it. It's even smaller than 6826, but very very bright. The Saturn Nebula is a really easy find, and while you're in the area you should check out not just M72 but also M30, M15 and M2. M72 is the least impressive of the three IMO, because it appeared like a fuzzy ball with no distinct core and very few resolvable stars in my 12" Dob. M30 is smaller and dimmer than most of the Messier globulars I've seen, but it has two or three "legs" of stars coming off its north side which make for an interesting sight. M15 is very bright and conspicuous but so compact and with so few stars around its borders that the core almost looks like one star. M2 is smaller and more compact than M13 or M92, for example, but is almost as bright and looks great at high magnifications when its stars can be resolved. And obviously M73 isn't that impressive given that it's just an asterism, but it's still one more Messier to add to the list! Oh, and also check out NGC 7331 if you haven't already; it's a fairly bright, small galaxy in Pegasus that's really neat to see because it appears edge-on.
Have fun, the Pegasus/Delphinus/Equuleus area is a really good part of the sky.
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Mike
70 Messiers
138 total DSOs
3 planets
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JakeT93
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Reged: 06/28/08
Posts: 165
Loc: Williamstown, NJ
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Last Night was not bad. I found the Blue Snowball without a problem, I saw an area of stars close to each other to the left of the Square of Pegasus, and starhopped form there. The snowball was pretty. At 228x, it looked like it had a little bit of dust comming of the edges. I also found M76, but it was EXTREMELY faint. Popped the Ultrablock in, and it was a good sight. I have found M15, and M2 with my DS last year, but they look great in the 10". I also saw the Central Star in the Blinker, tried it at 228x, wasn't bad. I won't be looking around the Capricorn or Aquarius for a while, maybe next week, when the moon's gone.
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-Jake the Snake
My equipment:
Orion DSE 10" Light Bucket!
10x50 Finder and ebay bracket
40mm GSO Plossl
2x Antares Barlow
25mm and 6.7mm Meade 3000 Plossls
Orion Explorer II 10mm and 17mm Kellners
Orion SkyGlow Ultrablock
Antares ND25
66 Messiers observed
7 of 8 planets observed
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Dave Mitsky
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Reged: 04/08/02
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Loc: Pennsylvania, USA
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I found the Blinking Nebula, not sure which NGC# it is 6000 something. It didn't blink, but it was a very bright pretty blue!
The "Blinking" Planetary is NGC 6826, located in Cygnus. It appears as a nearly round fuzzy ball with averted vision in a small scope, but seems to vanish when you look directly at it in a small aperture (hence, its name). In my NexStar 9.25 inch SCT the other night, it appeared as a pretty pale bluish sphere of light about 38 arc seconds across, with a prominent 10th magnitude central star. It takes high power pretty well, so don't be afraid to go high on this one.
It's been my experience that the Blinking Nebula, as well as a number of other planetaires, will also "blink" when observed with larger apertures, such as the ASH 17" f/15 classical Cassegrain.
Dave Mitsky
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Chance favors the prepared mind.
De gustibus non est disputandum.
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MessierScott
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Reged: 06/18/07
Posts: 180
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My view through the 20-inch was that with direct vision the bright central star still has a small hazy halo around it. Averted vision just caused the halo to greatly increase in size.
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Scott Kranz
20-inch f/4.3 Starmaster w/Zambuto mirror, Feathertouch focuser, GO TO & tracking
7-inch Starmaster
H-alpha Coronado PST
Denkmeier II binoviewers w/24mm Panoptics
16x80 binos
Astronomical Society of Kansas City
Astronomical League Messier, Meteor, Sunspotter, & Asteroid Observing Programs Coordinator
ASKC Dark Sky Site
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David Knisely
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Reged: 04/19/04
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Loc: Beatrice, Nebraska
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I found the Blinking Nebula, not sure which NGC# it is 6000 something. It didn't blink, but it was a very bright pretty blue!
The "Blinking" Planetary is NGC 6826, located in Cygnus. It appears as a nearly round fuzzy ball with averted vision in a small scope, but seems to vanish when you look directly at it in a small aperture (hence, its name). In my NexStar 9.25 inch SCT the other night, it appeared as a pretty pale bluish sphere of light about 38 arc seconds across, with a prominent 10th magnitude central star. It takes high power pretty well, so don't be afraid to go high on this one.
It's been my experience that the Blinking Nebula, as well as a number of other planetaires, will also "blink" when observed with larger apertures, such as the ASH 17" f/15 classical Cassegrain.
Dave Mitsky
I never really get the full "blink" effect unless I am using a fairly small telescope. The "blinking" planetary has a high enough surface brightness that in my 9.25 inch SCT, I never really lose all the nebulosity when I look directly at it, although some of the detail still is better with averted vision. The color at low to moderate powers is a pale bluish-green, so it is well worth the look. Clear skies to you.
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David W. Knisely
Hyde Memorial Observatory
http://www.hydeobservatory.info
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