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Date of Observation ...... January 19, 2020 Instrument ............... 13.1" f/4.5 dobsonian Magnification ............ 76x and 123x Location ................. Engelhard, NC (light pollution map) Observer ................. Eric David Skies .................... extremely dark, clear, very transparent, light breeze, zodiacal light strong |
I observed this galaxy early in the evening when it was already well down in the west near the zodiacal light and a small amount of light pollution from a town many miles to the west of my location on the Pamlico Sound. I found this galaxy to be easy, one of the easiest of the evening. The galaxy looked somewhat elongated and fuzzy. This is the best wide-angle view of NGC 7457 I could find that comes closest to the scale you can expect to see with the magnifications I used. |