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(IAAC) Obj: NGC 233 - 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: 10/21/06  02:50 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 233
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: And
Data: mag 12.4  size 1.0' X 1.0'
Position: RA 00:43.5  DEC +30:35
Description:
A very faint round halo of uniform appearance.  It shows no detectable
brightening toward the core.  The galaxy is located just S. of the midpoint
of a line drawn between three 9th magnitude field stars separated by 30',
a single star to the E. and a wide pair, aligned NE-SW, to the W..

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