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Date of Observation .... December 6, 2020 Instrument ............. 13.1" f/4.5 dobsonian Magnification .......... 76x and 123x Location ............... Fredericksburg, VA (light pollution map) Observer ............... Eric David Skies .................. orange zone, clear, cold, slightly hazy from humidity |
This galaxy is easy to locate, just off of the trio of psi Aquarii stars, and in fact it is situated directly off of a smaller trio of curving stars that is very unmistakable in the eyepiece. I found this object to be small, not bright, but with a higher surface brightness than the other Aquarius galaxies I observed this evening, and overall not hard to detect. Once I found its location at the end of the curve of three stars, it was clearly visible at the exact spot. |