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NGC 1514 — Planetary Nebula in Taurus

Planetary Nebula Excellent (61/100)
Magnitude 10.0m PlanetaryNebula Taurus (Tau) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 10.0
Angular Size 2.2′
*9 in neb 3' diam

Position & Identifiers

RA 04h 09m 16.9s
Dec +30° 46' 33.2"
Constellation Taurus (Tau)
Catalog NGC 1514

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard Hard V. hard+
150mm Newt. Hard+ Hard+ Hard+
C8 203mm Medium Hard+ Hard+
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

With O-III filter

Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Medium Hard+ Hard+
150mm Newt. Medium+ Medium+ Medium
C8 203mm Medium+ Medium+ Medium+
Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Oct – Dec (peak: Nov)

4 Filter Response Guide

5 Eyepiece View

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 1514 · 2.2′ · N up, E left

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7 Central Star

8 Surface Brightness

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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