(IAAC) Obj: IC 3392 - 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: 05/20/06  03:30 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: 77x, 128x, 193x, 257x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): IC 3392
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Com
Data: mag 12.2  size 2.0' X 1.0'
Position: RA 12:28.5  DEC +15:00
Description:
A faint, uniform oval halo elongated NE-SW.  It shows no detectable
brightening toward the core.  A wide pair of 12th magnitude field stars,
aligned NE-SW, are located just off the W. edge.  Visible with averted
vision at 77x, the galaxy was best seen at 193x and began to fade into
the background at 257x.

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