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(IAAC) Obj: NGC 1153 - Inst: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector



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

Observer: Brent Reary
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 01/31/06  01:35 UT
Location of site: Rolla, MO  USA (Lat 37 57'N, Elev )
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 6.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
Magnification: 128x, 257x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC 1153
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Cet
Data: mag 12.4  size 1.0' X 0.5'
Position: RA 02:58  DEC +03:22
Description:
A faint, uniform oval halo elongated NE-SW.  It gradually brightens to a
fairly bright, during moments of steady seeing, nearly stellar core.  Steadily
visible with averted vision at 128x, it began to fade into the background at
257x.

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