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(IAAC) Obj: NGC 4945 - Inst: 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian



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Observation Poster: Andrew Wood <bandawood@bigpond.com>

Observer: Andrew Wood
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: Jan 15 1999; 1505UT
Location of site: Wiruna, NSW, Australia (Lat -32.4, Elev 500m)
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 6 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian
Magnification: 55x
Filter(s): 
Object(s): NGC 4945
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Cen
Data: mag 9.0  size 20'
Position: RA 13:5.4  DEC -49:28
Description:
Very large. Long and snake-like. Bright.

Also June 8, 1997, from an exurban location: A long, thin, faint streak. Nearby was Epsilon2-Centaurus, a 4th mag. star with a ninth mag. companion.
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