Herschel 376
NGC 7008

Object Type Planetary Nebula
Constellation Cygnus
Magnitude 10.7
Size 1.4' x 1.4'


Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.

Number 376 in the Herschel 400 list is NGC 7008. It is a moderately large and bright planetary nebula embedded in a rich field of faint background stars.

Visual Observation Notes:- NGC 7008.

Moderately large and bright planetary. Not uniformly bright. Brightest portion to the north. Bright star near south edge.
18" f/5 newtonian. 16mm nagler eyepiece. 143x.
Sky View observatory. Zenith limiting magnitude 6.7.