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Date of Observation ...... May 13, 2020 Instrument ............... 13.1" f/4.5 dobsonian Magnification ............ 95x Location ................. Fredericksburg, VA (light pollution map) Observer ................. Eric David Skies .................... clear, cool, no Moon, slight haze & humidity |
NGC 4310 was difficult to locate and observe. It's a long star hop from any bright stars and they are sparse in this area, but I was able to identify a little group of three stars close to the galaxy and hold it using averted vision. I may have even been able to discern that it had an orientation to it, which matches its description as an elongated galaxy. Click on the inset link in the chart below to see the tiny star pattern near it. |