(IAAC) Obj: M 31 (Andromeda Galaxy) - Inst: Bresser 4.8 inch refractor, EQ5 mount

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Observation Poster: Steven H. Yaskell <steven.yaskell at wtnord.net>

Observer: Steven H. Yaskell
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: August 26, 2005: 0005 UT
Location of site: Stockholm, Sweden (Lat 59 N, Elev )
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 5 <Bortle Scale (9 worst)>
Seeing: 5-6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Bresser 4.8 inch refractor, EQ5 mount
Magnification: x40
Filter(s): Deep Sky, UHC
Object(s): M 31 (Andromeda Galaxy)
Category: Cluster of galaxies.
Class: 
Constellation: Andromeda
Data: mag   size 
Position: RA 0:45  DEC +41:
Description:
At x40 (25mm) on this still-hazy night I clearly see the ellipical companion, M32 in the same magnification. The Deep Sky filter shows more of the concavity,
and the "fried egg" bulb of "yoke" but the haze interferes, even at this late hour, with the gaseous spread of this object, so it looks blob-light. Cannot see NGC 205, which is sometimes the case. 
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