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Date of Observation ...... January 19, 2020 Instrument ............... 13.1" f/4.5 dobsonian Magnification ............ 76x and 123x Location ................. Engelhard, NC (light pollution map) Observer ................. Eric David Skies .................... extremely dark, clear, very transparent, light breeze, zodiacal light strong |
This is another galaxy that I've observed before, on October 29, 2016, but on that date I made no record of my impressions, just that I saw it. On this evening, I saw the galaxy as obvious, and with an obviously lenticular shape and clear orientation. This nice image from Boon Hill Astronomy shows that it has a very elongated shape and a fine dust lane, which unfortunately I did not detect. |