(IAAC) Obj: NGC 3070 - Inst: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector

[anonymous at sedna.atmob.org]

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

Observer: Brent Reary
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 4/16/07  02:55 UT
Location of site: Rolla, MO  USA (Lat 37 57'N, Elev )
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 6.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 6 <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): NGC 3070
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Leo
Data: mag 12.3  size 1.0' X 1.0'
Position: RA 09:58  DEC +10:21.5
Description:
A uniform round halo which abruptly brightens to a tiny stellar core.  Visible
with averted vision at 77x, it was best seen at 193x.  The galaxy is located
5' NW of a wide pairt of 8th and 9th magnitude field stars which are aligned
NE-SW..  NGC3069, which is plotted just to he NNW of NGC3070, could not be seen.

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