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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 4313 was not as difficult for me as NGC 4294 and NGC 4299 were; I star-hopped up to the location from the two stars east of NGC 4299 and noticed what I thought was NGC 4313 without consulting the charts, so I noted it as clearly more distinct than 4294 or 4299. The charts and DSS image verified my identification as being correct; this galaxy did not require averted vision to see, although it certainly was more noticeable with averted vision. I cannot claim to have noticed the extreme elongated appearance of 4313 in the eyepiece here, but with the same telescope from a dark location, I think the needle shape would be detectable. |