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(IAAC) Obj: NGC 247 - Inst: TV-102 (102mm f/8.6 APO refractor)
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Observation Poster: Ron B[ee] <ronby@home.com>
Observer: Ron B[ee]
Your skills: Beginner (< one year)
Date/time of observation: 10/15/01
Location of site: 117h 9m W (Lat 32h 43m N, Elev 2000 ft)
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 4.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: TV-102 (102mm f/8.6 APO refractor)
Magnification: 22x, 30x, 60x, 110x, 146x
Filter(s): none
Object(s): NGC 247
Category: External galaxy.
Class:
Constellation: Cet
Data: mag 10.0 size 20' x 7'
Position: RA : DEC :
Description:
Located at 22x but can’t be seen. Can’t see at 30x. A very dim, long faint
haze at 60x. Very evident when I slew the scope back and forth. Best view at
110x, which looks like a comet tail with the star GSC 8549:2326 as the coma.
Also very evident when slewing back and forth. Almost fill the FOV with
the “tail” extending half way between the “coma” and the star GSC 5849:1571.
Here’s a real puzzle! I could see the 9.5 magnitude star SAO 166572 “embedded”
in the galaxy. Almost outside of the FOV of the 8mm Radian, I could see easily
see the 10.8 magnitude star GSC 5849:1035.
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