Credits: ESO / J. Walsh

NGC7009, the Saturn Nebula is a fine planetary nebula whose bright planetary disc and faint extensions somewhat resemble
the planet Saturn as seen with its rings edge on. A small telescope with modeate to high magnification shows a bright oval shaped bluish green evenly illuminated ball of gas with two faint extensions. The extensions appear red in photographs.

Facts about NGC7009 by Keith Turnecliff

The central star is dim and requires a larger telescope to be seen with certainty. 

This star chart represents a view from Long Itchington for early October at 10pm.
Credits: Image courtesy of Starry Night Pro Plus 8, researched and implemented by Keith Turnecliff.