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(IAAC) Obj: NGC779 - Inst: 8", f/10, fork mount SCT, Celestar 8
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Observation Poster: Don Clouse <dlcdeepsky@home.com>
Observer: Don Clouse
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: November 10, 2001, 10.57 EST
Location of site: club dark site in southern Indiana, USA (Lat 38, Elev 775')
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 6.5 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Seeing: 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 8", f/10, fork mount SCT, Celestar 8
Magnification: 101x
Filter(s): none
Object(s): NGC779
Category: External galaxy.
Class: SXR3
Constellation: Cet
Data: mag 12.0(B) size 3.0'x0.8'
Position: RA 02h:0m DEC -05d:58m
Description:
At 101x (20mm Orion Ultrascopic, 30.7' true field), this galaxy looked about 2'
long and was quite narrow. It is oriented NNW/SSE. Some mottling and a near
stellar nucleus visible with averted vision about half the time. NGC779 is on
the Herschel 400 list.
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