(IAAC) Obj: NGC 4565 - Inst: Celestron CGE 1400 f/11 with XLT coatings
anonymous at sedna.atmob.org
anonymous at sedna.atmob.org
Wed Apr 20 11:55:23 EDT 2005
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Observation Poster: Colin Littlefield <clittlefield22 at yahoo.com>
Observer: Colin Littlefield
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation:
Location of site: (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 7 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Celestron CGE 1400 f/11 with XLT coatings
Magnification: 120x, 180x
Filter(s): none
Object(s): NGC 4565
Category: External galaxy.
Class:
Constellation: COM
Data: mag size
Position: RA : DEC :
Description:
A wonderful sight! The galaxy is very bright and very extended. The dark lane
that bisects it was very obvious, and with some effort and averted vision, I
detected subtle mottling towards the exterior of the galaxy. If it were a
Messier object, it would probably be considered one of the showpiece galaxies
of the night sky. I also noticed a nearby faint smudge of light, NGC 4562, which was featureless at nearly 14th magnitude.
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