NGC 6309, "The Box Nebula" and per Stephen J. O'Meara in his book "The secret Deep": The Exclamation Mark.

The Exclamation Mark Nebula!

NGC 6309, "The Box Nebula" and per Stephen J. O'Meara in his book "The secret Deep": The Exclamation Mark.
NGC 6309, “The Box Nebula” and per Stephen J. O’Meara in his book “The secret Deep”: The Exclamation Mark.

NGC6309 – Exclamation Mark Nebula

Object Type: Planetary Nebula

Location: Tarragona – Spain

NGC6309 is one of the two planetary nebula with the nickname “The Box”, (the other is NGC6445 in Sagittarius), but after my experience with it, I prefer name NGC6309 like Stephen J. O’Meara in his book “The secret Deep”: The Exclamation Mark.

For more details of my observation you can visit my blog:

http://laorilladelcosmos.blogspot.com.es/2014/08/ngc6309-nebulosa-planetaria-en-ophiuchus.html

Date and Time: 2014-07-26, 21h 14m UT

Telescope: SC Celestron 9.25″ (235mm)

Eyepiece: 10mm (235x)

White paper, HB2 graphite pencil, and scanned and inverted with Photoshop

Seeing: 3/5 (5 the best)

Transparency: Clear. Some wind. Rural Skies.

Location Constellation: Ophiuchus

Position: R.A. 17h 14m

Dec. -12° 54′

Thank you and best regards.

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