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Date of Observation ...... February 22, 2020 Instrument ............... 13.1" f/4.5 dobsonian Magnification ............ 76x and 123x Location ................. Blue Ridge Parkway, VA (light pollution map) Observer ................. Eric David Skies .................... dark, clear, transparent, almost no breeze, cold |
At first I was looking in completely the wrong place for this galaxy, until I consulted the detailed chart and realized I was looking about 10 degrees south of its actual location. Once I locked onto the correct spot, I saw it immediately and with ease. It was clearly non-stellar, but it had a fairly high surface brightness because it's so small. My view through the telesceope matched exactly the view in the detailed image, with the two stars offset to the south. |