Top 10 for March

Descriptions below were made with a 12.5" f/5 Newtonian, unless otherwise stated.


30.0 arcminute field of view.


About 30.0 arcminute field of view.
Star chart view.

NGC 2818 : 09 16.0 -36 37 Pyxis (OC/N2818A PN)

50X: The cluster is obvious as a soft, grainy haze set in a rich star field. The planetary, NGC 2818A, is easily seen as a very small, nebulous knot near the eastern edge of the cluster. 150X: forty stars resolve well, all similar at 12-13 mag, and the cluster is 10.0' in size. The planetary is about 45" in size.


30.0 arcminute field of view.


15.0 arcminute field of view.

NGC 3132 : 10 07.0 -40 26Vela (GC)

THE EIGHT BURST NEBULA
105x: Remarkable - bright, round, disc, with the 10 mag central star easily seen. 150X: Much more interesting - the central region appears a little darker, and there is a brighter, thin ring around the edge of the disc. This ring is stronger along the western side. Overall, the planetary is 50" in size.

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