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Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC: Ring Nebula in LX200
From: Lee H Pappas
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Wed May 15 03:37:03 1996

>In answer to the question previously quoted..
>
>I do not think that the central
>star in the ring nebula can be detected visually in the 12, 10, or 8" scopes..
>Isn't it 17th magnitude? CCDs will do it though.

I've only seen the central star in a 16" Newtonian at a dark site. I have
had my LX200 12" at a truely good site once, and it was this past winter,
so Lyra wasn't visible at the time I was out. Other than that, I have never
seen the central star in my 12": though M57 is big and beautiful in the
scope.

-Lee

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