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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 |
NGC 1209 was somewhat easier for me to see than NGC 1199, probably owing to its smaller size and therefore higher surface brightness. I was able to star hop at the medium power with the 20mm wide angle eyepiece from NGC 1199 to 1209 without much difficulty, which was a little surprising given how low in the southwest I was looking at this point. |