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(IAAC) Obj: NGC 925 - 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: 11/21/01 11:30pm-1:30am PDT
Location of site: 117h 9m W (Lat 32h 43m N, Elev 2000 ft)
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 6 <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 925
Category: External galaxy.
Class:
Constellation: Tri
Data: mag 10.1 size 10.6' x 6'
Position: RA : DEC :
Description:
The next one (after NGC 972) was misleadingly tougher, a 10.5 mag NGC 925
galaxy (size is 10.6' x 6'). I thought it would be a piece of cake, but
couldn't be seen at 22x and 30x. Detected at 60x, but more definite at 110x
and I mean just barely. It lies to the north of a pair of star: mag 10.8 GSC
2327:191 and mag 13.1 GSC 2327:397. Elongated with averted vision. This galaxy
is large at 146x and still detectable. However, it is *much* dimmer than NGC
972 and definitely much dimmer than the mag 10.8 x:191 star. There was some
scattered high clouds around the sky.
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