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Date of Observation ...... May 12, 2020 Instrument ............... 13.1" f/4.5 dobsonian Magnification ............ 127x Location ................. Fredericksburg, VA (light pollution map) Observer ................. Eric David Skies .................... clear, cold, somewhat humid, no Moon |
NGC 4299 was extremely difficult for me to observe this evening. I was able to star-hop to the exact location by going back to the star west of NGC 4267 and working my way southwest and then south to the grouping of stars that mark out the path to NGC 4294 and NGC 4299. NGC 4299 is close to a notable little grouping of stars that can be seen on the DSS image and is prominent in the eyepiece. For this galaxy and NGC 4294, I switched to a 12mm erfle at 127x to get a better look. Neither one was visible to me at 76x. Both of these galaxies required me to repeatedly check the star charts and the DSS images to verify the location before I was finally able to barely detect them with averted vision. It was clear to me, however, that 4294 was a tad brighter and bigger than 4299, and the two locations that I picked were exact matches to the DSS image, so I am confident that I located them correctly. |