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(IAAC) Obj: MCG +01-48-001 - Inst: 4.5" homemade Dobson reflector, f/8



Observer: Ante Perkovic
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: August 21th 2003, 1.30h
Location of site: above Sevid, near Trogir, Croatia (Lat 43.5 N, Elev 200m)
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 6.0 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 4.5" Homemade Dobson reflector, f/8 ("babydob")
Magnification: 48x, 79x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): MCG +01-48-001
Category: External galaxy
Class:
Constellation: Ser
Data: mag 11.0  size 42"x30"
Position:
Description:
- 48x: Just a faint point of light, visible only with averted vision
- 79x: I see it! With averted vision, it looks like a very small, but 
obviously elongated faint glow. Very cute, I am not use to see such a 
small galaxies!

This was my first galaxy from MCG (Morphological Catalogue of Galaxies)!

It can be found 2 deg 10' NW of Alya (Theta Ser).