(IAAC) Obj: NGC 7782 - 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: 11/20/06  01:45 UT
Location of site: Rolla, MO  USA (Lat 37 57'N, Elev )
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 6.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
Magnification: 128x, 193x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC 7782
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Psc
Data: mag 12.2  size 2.0' X 1.0'
Position: RA 23:54  DEC +07:58
Description:
A very faint uniform oval halo elongated N-S..  It shows no detectable
brightening toward the core.  A 13th magnitude field star is located ~5'
to the W..  Steadily visible with averted vision at 128x, it began to fade
into the background at 193x.

NGC7778, located just to the SW of NGC7782, was suspected but could not
be confirmed.  NGC7781, just to the S. of NGC7782, could not be seen.

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