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

I saw this galaxy as very small and dim, but more concentrated than other galaxies this evening; it showed as more like a very dim fuzzy star than previous ones I observed.  No structure was detected, just a point-like core and a barely detectable haze around it.  Owing to the quality of the sky this night, which had almost no humidity in the air, the haze or fuzziness was clearly from the galaxy, not just an atmospheric effect.