(IAAC) Obj: M3 and NGC 5263 - Inst: Celestron CGE 1400 f/11 with XLT coatings

anonymous at sedna.atmob.org anonymous at sedna.atmob.org
Wed Apr 20 12:04:47 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, 250x
Filter(s): none
Object(s): M3 and NGC 5263
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Bootes
Data: mag   size 
Position: RA :  DEC :
Description:
M3 was wonderful; I resolved stars to its very core and was impressed by how 
well it took magnification. Using a reference from the book The Messier 
Objects, by Steve O'Meara, I determined that I was seeing stars down to 16th 
magnitude. As I swept the sky nearby this magnificent showpiece, though, I 
stumbled upon NGC 5263. This galaxy is nearly 14th magnitude, but obviously 
elongated. By itself, it is not too impressive, but it lies a little over 30 
arcminutes from M3. Thus, with a shorter-focal length instrument and a wide 
field eyepiece, you could view the two at the same time. This pairing reminds 
me of M13 and NGC 6207 in Hercules.

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