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(IAAC) Obj: M81 & M82 - Inst: Celestar 8" SCT, fork mount



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Observation Poster: William L. Schart <wschart@hot.rr.com>

Observer: William L. Schart
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 6/2/02  11:27 pm CDT
Location of site: Killeen, TX (Lat 31 07, Elev 600 ft)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 3.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Celestar 8" SCT, fork mount
Magnification: 80x, 120x, 164x, 200x
Filter(s): none
Object(s): M81 & M82
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: UMa
Data: mag   size 
Position: RA 9:56  DEC 69:4
Description:
M 81 had a bright core with a faint haze surrounding it, almost like a globular cluster. M 82 was a very elongated grey streak across the FOV, with some evidence of the dust lane here. 
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