(IAAC) Obj: NGC 7286 - 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: 10/8/07  01:30 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: 128x, 193x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC 7286
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Peg
Data: mag 12.5  size 0.5' X 0.5'
Position: RA 22:28  DEC +29:07
Description:
A faint, uniform circular halo which shows no detectable brightening
toward the core.  Visible with averted vision at 128x, it began to fade
into the background at 193x.  The Digital Sky Survey shows the galaxy
to be oval shaped which suggests that only the core was seen.

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