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(IAAC) Obj: Hickson 34 (galaxy group) Inst: 17.5" f/4.4

To: Webb Society Galaxies via Steve Gottlieb <sgottlieb@telis.org>, Internet Amateur Astronomers Catalog <netastrocatalog@atmob.org>
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: Hickson 34 (galaxy group) Inst: 17.5" f/4.4
From: Steve Gottlieb <sgottlieb@telis.org> (by way of dedalus@alum.mit.edu (Karen Simmons & Lew Gramer))
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 04:06:20 -0500
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Observer: Steve Gottlieb
Your skills: Advanced
Date and UT of Observation: 1997-2-8/9, 3:00-9:00 UT
Location: Sierra Nevada foothills, CA USA (37N)
Site classification: rural
Limiting magnitude: 6.5
Seeing: 1"
Moon up: no
Instrument: 17.5" f/4.4 (Dob)
Magnification: 100x, 220x, 280x
Filters used: None
Object: Various Hickson Groups
Category: Compact galaxy groups
Constellation: Eridanus, Orion, Lepus, Cancer, Leo
Description:
These observations were recently made while waiting for Hale-Bopp to rise!
Included are detailed notes of several challenging Hickson groups including
Hickson 30, 31, 32, 34 and 37 and 38.  Observing aids included Hickson's
CCD images from the Canada-France-Hawaii telescope, Megastar-generated
finder charts and digitized images downloaded from SkyView.
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Hickson 34a = N1875
05 21.8 +06 41
17.5: faint, very small, round, 20" diameter, very faint stellar nucleus.
Located 1.0' E of a mag 13.5 star.  No other members of Hickson 34 seen.
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Steve Gottlieb
Albany, CA
sgottlieb@telis.org

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