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(IAAC) Obj: NGC 5866 - Inst: 10" Starsplitter Newtonian
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Observer: Patrick Maloney
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: 02/Aug/1998 0640UT
Location of site: Palisades-Dows Observatory Nr Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 6.0 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 10" Starsplitter Newtonian
Magnification: x152
Filter(s):
Object(s): NGC 5866
Category: External galaxy.
Class: SA0+
Constellation: Dra
Data: mag 9.9 size
Position: RA : DEC :
Description:
Very bright with an extremely bright central condensation. Very elongated. The
northern edge appeared distinctly sharper than the southern one, though no
dark lane is present.
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