(IAAC) Obj: NGC 1530 - Inst: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
anonymous at sedna.atmob.org
anonymous at sedna.atmob.org
Sat Apr 9 21:39:41 EDT 2005
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Observation Poster: Brent Reary <gmbreary at rollanet.org>
Observer: Brent Reary
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 04/03/05 02:15 UT
Location of site: Rolla, MO USA (Lat 37 57'N, Elev )
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 6.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
Magnification: 77x, 128x, 257x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC 1530
Category: External galaxy.
Class:
Constellation: Cam
Data: mag 11.4 size 4.6' X 2.4'
Position: RA 04:23.5 DEC +75:18
Description:
A very faint oval nebulous patch of uniform appearance which is aligned
NW-SE. It shows no detectable brightening toward the core. Visible with
averted vision at 77x, it bore magnification well up to a point but began
to fade into the background at 257x and was best seen at 128x.
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