(IAAC) Obj: NGC337 - Inst: 56CM, f:4.1 StarMaster Dob

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Sat Jul 16 17:44:15 EDT 2005


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Observation Poster: Jim Anderson <madmoon at bellsouth.net>

Observer: Jim Anderson
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 11022002/0418ut
Location of site: Camp Reeves, NC (MASP) (Lat 35:20.8, Elev 600')
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 7/10 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Seeing: 8/10 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 56CM, f:4.1 StarMaster Dob
Magnification: 120X, 220X
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC337
Category: External galaxy.
Class: SBd
Constellation: Cet
Data: mag 12.1B  size 2.9' x 1.8'
Position: RA 00:59.8  DEC -07:34.7
Description:
120X - NGC337 appears as a fairly bright oval at the apex of a pentagon of
stars. It is easy with direct vision and suggests some clumping with averted
vision.

220X - NGC337 appears as a faint oval with brighter splotches arrayed to
resemble a vague cross shape. There are 19 brighter stars from 11.1 to 15.8 and
just a few that a barely background twinkles. There are no other DSO's in the
FOV.
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