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NGC 2610 in Hydra
Date of Obs ..... March 3, 2021 |
I was disappointed in this object; I expected to see a decently-sized planetary nebula, because even though I didn't think I had ever observed it before, it's well known so I assumed that it was an impressive sight. The reality is that I could barely see anything at the exact spot. The first thing I noticed is that it seemed to be more apparent when I had the stars defocused a little, which makes no sense, but this phenomenon occurred at least twice as I was observing it. At 123x and also at 159x, I caught occasional glimpses of the nebula. I dug out my OIII filter but surprisingly that did almost nothing to the view. My broadband LPR filter was a little better, but not much. It seemed as though when looking away from the nebula, I got several glimpses at which it seemed to be quite detectable, then it would worsen as I stared harder. Based on the brief glimpses, I thought it was brighter in the southern half. I thought this object's appearance was intriguing enough to find other observer reports on the web: (1) a drawing from Finland, (2) a description of an observation with a 15 inch scope, and (3) drawings and description resulting from observing with a 17 inch scope. |