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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 had a hard time finding this galaxy, which is in keeping with my previous experience; I can always find the Blue Snowball planetary nebula, NGC 7662, fairly easily, but have difficulty with the galaxy. Once I did locate the area of the galaxy, I had difficulty seeing it because it's so razor thin, but I was able to detect it. The orientation of the sliver was also apparent, but I was not able to see any structure within the galaxy. This image from Greggastronomy shows some of the structure as well as the immediate star field. |