Object: Planetary nebula ABELL 78 (PK81-14.1) Constell: CYG RA: 21h 35.5m Decl: +31� 42' Epoch: 2000 Mag: 13.4m(v) Size: 113''x88'' Type: 4 Observer: Jere Kahanp�� Obs. place: Hartola, Finland Date/Time: 30./31.8.1997, 00.30 Telescope: N 205/1000 Magn: 133x Filter: O-III Field: 22' NE Lim.mag: 6.0m Background sky: 2-3 Seeing: 2-3 Weather: +16�C, no Moon. Brightness: 5 Alt: 60� Description: Stars added without the filter. A mag. 11.5 star surrounded by a eF nebulosity. No trace of the neby without a filter. Slightly elliptical with a PA of 50�.