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(IAAC) Obj: NGC 7539 - 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: 10/8/07 01:50 UT
Location of site: Rolla, MO USA (Lat 37 57'N, Elev )
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 6.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 7 <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 7539
Category: External galaxy.
Class:
Constellation: Peg
Data: mag 12.2 size 1.0' X 0.5'
Position: RA 23:14.5 DEC +23:40
Description:
A faint, uniform oval halo which is elongaed E-W. It shows no detectable
brightening toward the core. Visible with averted vision at 128x, it began
to fade into the background at 193x. The galaxy is located 10' SW of a trio
of evenly spaced 10th and 11th magnitude stars in a NE-SW line which points
directly toward the galaxy.
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