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(IAAC) Obj: Jaws, Star 21 - Inst: Tal 200K Klevtzov-Cassegrain
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Observation Poster: Math Heijen <mm94@planet.nl>
Observer: Math Heijen
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 18-04-2003, 21.15 UT
Location of site: Landgraaf (Lat 50.55N, Elev 06.03E)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 6 <10-1 Seeing Scale (1 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Tal 200K Klevtzov-Cassegrain
Magnification: 62.5, 80, 100, 133, 166
Filter(s): None
Object(s): Jaws, Star 21
Category: Asterism.
Class:
Constellation: Corvus
Data: mag size
Position: RA 12:38 DEC -11:24
Description:
In the same field of view as M104, the Sombrero Nebula,
there is a nice 11 star asterism, STAR 21, or Jaws, from
Phil Harrington's "The Deep Sky, an Introduction.
The asterism is called "Jaws" because it looks like a shark
swimming in the Southern direction, the two brightest stars
m,arking the head and mouth. The rest of the stars form the body,
while the lonely star on the right is the tip of the dorsal fin.
Easy the find. Just go to M104 or start from STAR 20,
the Stargate (see log of Stargate in Corvus). Jaws lies about
1 degree northeast from Stargate. To the right, in a triangle
of fainter stars,I just could detect M104.
It was low to the light polluted horizon.
I could not detect any detail.
sketch can be found on my website
http://www.backyard-astro.com
Look in the "astro-weblog" an in "The deepsky" logs
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