(IAAC) Obj: NGC 3044 - 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: 04/20/06  03:25 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, 193x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC 3044
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Sex
Data: mag 11.9  size 3.0' X 0.5'
Position: RA 09:53.5  DEC +01:34.5
Description:
A very faint splinter shaped halo elongated NW-SE.  Of uniform appearance,
it shows no detectable brightening toward the core.  Steadily visible with
averted vision at 128x, it did not bear magnification well and began to
fade into the background at 193x.

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