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(IAAC) Obj: NGC 247 - Inst: 9x63 binoculars
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To: Internet Amateur Astronomers Catalog <netastrocatalog@visualdeepsky.org>
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Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 247 - Inst: 9x63 binoculars
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From: anonymous@sedna.atmob.org
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Date: 6 Oct 2004 05:37:56 -0000
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Observation Poster: Stéphane Meloche <stephanemeloche@videotron.ca>
Observer: Stéphane Meloche
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 2004/08/22 1h43 EDT
Location of site: Ste-Catherine-de-Hatley, Qc, Canada (Lat 45.2083° N, Elev 343 m)
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5.9 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 9x63 binoculars
Magnification:
Filter(s):
Object(s): NGC 247
Category: External galaxy.
Class: spiral
Constellation: Cet
Data: mag 9.1 size 21' x 5.6'
Position: RA 00:47 DEC -11:52
Description:
In Cetus, at ~3° S of Diphda. Very easy to locate. At the beginning of observation, low dimensions of this galaxy are noted. The averted vision however shows a lengthening in an axis NiS. The core of this galaxy is stellar in apperance, per periods of stability.
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