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    Abell 10
    Abell 10
    Alternate IDs:
    Kohoutek 1-7
    PK 197-14.1

    Location:
    RA: 05h 32m 30.6s
    Dec: +06° 57' 02.3"

    Constellation:
    Orion

    Magnitude:
    14

    Imaging Data:
    12x10min exposures
    5nm H-alpha filter

    Observation Notes:
    Very small, almost stellar looking nebula. Sits within some of the hydrogen clouds found in the Orion constellation.
    Abell 12
    Abell 12
    Alternate IDs:
    PK 198-06.1

    Location:
    RA: 06h 03m 31.8s
    Dec: +09° 39' 00"

    Constellation:
    Orion

    Magnitude:
    12.4

    Imaging Data:
    12x10 min exposures
    H-alpha (5nm)

    Observation Notes:
    Small, yet bright for an Abell planetary, sits right next to Mu Orionis. The nebula appears almost as a reflection from the 4th magnitude star.
    Abell 25
    Abell 25
    Alternate IDs:
    Kohoutek 1-13
    PK 224+15.1

    Location:
    RA: 08h 07m 48s
    Dec: -02° 56' 21"

    Constellation:
    Monoceros

    Magnitude:
    15.3

    Imaging Data:
    12x10min exposures
    H-alpha (5nm)

    Observation Notes:
    Very low surface brightness.
    Abell 33
    Abell 33
    Alternate IDs:
    PK 238+34.1

    Location:
    RA: 09h 40m 12.46s
    Dec: -02° 54' 13"

    Constellation:
    Hydra

    Magnitude:
    12.89

    Imaging Data:
    12x10 min exposures
    H-alpha (5nm)

    Observation Notes:
    Perfectly spherical.
    Abell 34
    Abell 34
    Alternate IDs:
    PK 248+29.1

    Location:
    RA: 09h 46m 35.7s
    Dec: -13° 16' 01"

    Constellation:
    Hydra

    Magnitude:
    12.89

    Imaging Data:
    12x10 min exposures
    H-alpha (5nm)

    Observation Notes:
    Very small thin and defuse nebula with a spherical shape. The outer portion of the nebula shows two brighter lobes.
    Abell 35
    Abell 35
    Alternate IDs:
    Sharpless 313 (Sh2-313)
    PK 303+40.1

    Location:
    RA: 12h 54m 48s
    Dec: -22° 58' 30"

    Constellation:
    Hydra

    Magnitude:
    13.3

    Imaging Data:
    12x10 min exposures
    H-alpha (5nm)

    Observation Notes:
    Shows a bow shock at the center of the nebula. Particularlly in the OIII wavelengths.
    Abell 36
    Abell 36
    Alternate IDs:
    PK 318+41.1

    Location:
    RA: 13h 41m 49s
    Dec: -19° 59' 16"

    Constellation:
    Virgo

    Magnitude:
    11.8

    Imaging Data:
    12x10 min exposures
    H-alpha (5nm)

    Observation Notes:
    Fairly good size nebula with two lobes on the northern and southern portions of the nebula.

    Possible outter shell, follow up observation in OIII needed.
    Abell 37/IC 972
    Abell 37/IC 972
    Alternate IDs:
    IC 972
    PK 326+42.1

    Location:
    RA: 14h 05m 34.7s
    Dec: -17° 19' 33.9"

    Constellation:
    Virgo

    Magnitude:
    13.6

    Imaging Data:
    12x10 min exposures
    H-alpha (5nm)

    Observation Notes:
    Small nebula with a brighter inner halo present.
    Minkowski 1-18
    Minkowski 1-18
    Alternate IDs:
    Sa 2-15
    PK 231+04.1

    Location:
    RA: 07h 43m 01s
    Dec: -14° 24' 10"

    Constellation:
    Puppis

    Magnitude:
    14

    Imaging Data:
    12x10 min exposures
    H-alpha (5nm)

    Observation Notes:
    Very small, more visible in the red wavelengths of light.

    Just north of the open cluster Messier 46.
    Jones-Emberson 1
    Jones-Emberson 1
    Alternate IDs:
    PK 164+31.1
    "Headphone nebula"

    Location:
    RA: 07h 59m 29.6s
    Dec: +53° 21' 53"

    Constellation:
    Lynx

    Magnitude:
    12.00

    Imaging Data:
    12x10 min exposures
    H-alpha (5nm)

    Observation Notes:
    Spherical with bight indent lobes.

    Possible extended shell, OIII observations needed.
     NGC 2438
    NGC 2438
    Alternate IDs:
    PK 231+04.2
    Sa 2-13

    Location:
    RA: 07h 42m 47s
    Dec: -14° 47' 06"

    Constellation:
    Puppis

    Magnitude:
    11.5

    Imaging Data:
    12x10 min exposures
    RGB combined

    Observation Notes:
    Small nebula with outter shell (follow up observation to occur).

    Nebula sits within the open cluster Messier 46.

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