With my 24", I found it fairly bright and well concentrated with a bright core that increased to an intense nucleus. But I found the spiral structure ill-defined with segments of curving arms...
My notes says: 27", 293x-419x, NELM 6m5+ - showy object; bright, somewhat elongated core; fainter halo with indicated spiral arms which are difficult to resolve; some stars within and at the border...
Hi everyone,
It's almost that time again - the 17th annual Alt Az Workshop is coming up September 13, 14 and 15 at Dan Gray's TMS location in Portland Oregon. Please see the attached announcement...
This past Sunday night (8/11) Larry Mitchell and I observed the Chivito at our dark site near Columbus, Tx. SQM 21.0. Excellent seeing. Scope was an 18" f4.5. Easy star hop from Iota Cep. Is the...
Great choice. I have observed this galaxy many years ago with my 6" newt. The first time it appeared elongated nw-se. The second time it appeared round. My suspicion is that it appeared elongated the...