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(IAAC) Obj: NGC3344 - Inst: 30cm, f:10 SCT,LX200
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Observation Poster: Jim Anderson <madmoon@bellsouth.net>
Observer: Jim Anderson
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 04282001-01:30EST
Location of site: Phelps Lake, NC (Lat 35:44, Elev 20')
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 6/10 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Seeing: 7/10 <10-1 Seeing Scale (1 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 30cm, f:10 SCT,LX200
Magnification: 117X, 203X, 314X
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC3344
Category: External galaxy.
Class: ?
Constellation: LMi
Data: mag 9.9v size 6.9' x 6.4'
Position: RA 10:43.6 DEC +24:55
Description:
Faint round evenly illuminated halo with a core that looks like a fuzzy star. No stellar nucleus or spiral structure. There are several stars in a staggered stream on the west side. The brightest almost due west of the galaxy. There is a star at the very edge of the halo to the west and another superimposed star about 1/2 way across the halo positioned in the S-W.
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