(IAAC) Obj: NGC 1380 (Negative report) - Inst: Vixen 9x63 binoculars

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Observation Poster: Stéphane Meloche <stephanemeloche@videotron.ca>

Observer: Stéphane Meloche
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: 2006/11/25 4h41 UT
Location of site: Coaticook (Qc), Canada (Lat , Elev 420m)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 5.8 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Magnification: 
Filter(s): 
Object(s): NGC 1380 (Negative report)
Category: External galaxy.
Class: E7/S0
Constellation: For
Data: mag 9.9  size 4.8' x 2.9'
Position: RA 03:36.5  DEC -34:59
Description:
In Fornax, at ~ 1¼ degree N of NGC 1365. This object represents one of the
components of the Fornax cluster of galaxies. My hopes to capture this elliptic
galaxy were not very high. As expected, I was not able to observe NGC 1380.
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