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Date of Observation ...... April 27, 2020 Instrument ............... 18" f/5 dobsonian Magnification ............ 71x Location ................. Fredericksburg, VA (light pollution map) Observer ................. Eric David Skies .................... started clear, increasing upper atmosphere haze, high clouds, increasingly hazy/high clouds, four day old Moon in west |
Star-hopping to this galaxy is not difficult, start at ο Virginis and go diagonally up and left to a star, then keep going about the same *social* distance. Even with an 18" scope it was difficult to see this galaxy, but I could detect the faint smudge. At first I had to use averted vision to see it but then after dark adapting a little more, I was able to barely see it directly. |