Re: finding the ring nebula

On Sep 2, 12:37 pm, William Hamblen <wrhamb...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 21:19:32 -0700, brucegooglegroups

<brucegooglegro...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I looked for the Ring between Sheliak and Sulafat and I believe that I
located it. It seems to be closer to Sheliak. However, I am wondering
whether I am confusing it with a star.

When you look carefully at the ring nebula you can tell it is not a
star. It is a little closer to beta than it is to gamma. To really
see the ring shape you want to push the magnification up to 40 x or
so. The ring is pretty bright and can take a lot of magnification.

Bud

--
The night is just the shadow of the Earth.

Thanks for your replies. My scope is a 4.5 Dob. I first used 37X and
then 90x.
Bruce

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