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(IAAC) Obj: NGC 2749 - Inst: 10" f/4.7 Dobsonian



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Observation Poster: Brent Reary <gmbreary@rollanet.org>

Observer: Brent Reary
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 03/15/04  03:25 UT
Location of site: Rolla, MO  USA (Lat 37 57'N, Elev )
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 6.0 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 10" f/4.7 Dobsonian
Magnification: 80x, 133x, 267x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC 2749
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Cnc
Data: mag 11.8  size 2.0' X 1.7'
Position: RA 09:05  DEC +18:19
Description:
A faint, round, uniform nebulous patch.  There is no detectable brightening
toward the core.  Visible with averted vision at 80x, it did not magnify
well, fading into the background at high power.  Best seen at 133x.  
Several fainter galaxies, plotted inside of an 80x (38') field of view by
Uranometria 2000.0, could not be located.


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