(IAAC) Obj: NGC 194 - Inst: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector

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Observation Poster: Brent Reary <gmbreary at rollanet.org>

Observer: Brent Reary
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 11/07/05  02:40 UT
Location of site: Rolla, MO  USA (Lat 37 57'N, Elev )
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 7.1 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: Minor - crescent or far from object
Instrument: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
Magnification: 77x, 128x, 257x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC 194
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Psc
Data: mag 12.5  size 1.0' X 1.0'
Position: RA 00:39  DEC +03:02
Description:
A round halo of slightly mottled appearance.  It brightens rather abruptly
to a tiny, fairly bright, stellar core.  Located ~6' S. of an 8th magnitude
field star.  Visible with averted vision at 77x, it was best seen at 257x.

Uranometria 2000.0 (2nd edition) plots several additional galaxies inside
the same 128x (34') field with NGC194.  Except for NGC194 itself, none could
be seen.

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