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Date of Observation ...... January 9, 2021 Instrument ............... 13.1" f/4.5 dobsonian Magnification ............ 76x and 123x Location ................. Fredericksburg, VA (light pollution map) Observer ................. Eric David Skies .................... orange zone, clear, cold, dry |
This object was barely visible to me on this evening. I thought it had a very low surface brightness, therefore averted vision was required for me to see it. I could not detect any structure, however I am confident of the identification because the scene in my eyepiece was an exact match with my reference image. Despite it being located in a rather remote area, triangulating to the location was pretty easy and then the stars in the immediate vicinity were easy to hop through to get to the galaxy. |