(IAAC) Obj: M77 - Inst: 102mm f6,6 refractor

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Observation Poster: Jose Ramon <joser416 at latinmail.com>

Observer: Jose Ramon
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 21/09/09, 00:30:00
Location of site: Madrid, Spain (Lat 40° 24', Elev 655 meters)
Site classification: Urban
Sky darkness: 8 <Bortle Scale (9 worst)>
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 102mm f6,6 refractor
Magnification: *22, *110
Filter(s): None
Object(s): M77
Category: External galaxy.
Class: Seyfert galaxy
Constellation: Cet
Data: mag 8,8  size 7,1' x 6,0'
Position: RA 2h:43m  DEC -00°:01'
Description:
An easy deal, even in a polluted sky. Easy to find at low powers as a small,
nebulous object very near of a 9th-magnitude star in the tip of an arrow-like
asterism, looking as a kind of double star.
Increasing power (M77 withstands magnification quite well), one can see a fuzzy
patch that seems to be slightly elongated N-S. A starlike nucleus can also be
seen using averted vision.
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