Found some cool galaxies in Antlia, Eastern Hydra, and Corvus
Hi! I went up to Mountain Meadows Wednesday night cause the skies were clear and it was too hot in St George. I got the 15" Obsession out for the first time this year. Bad weather and allergies have taken their toll on observing so I was eager to get out. In Eastern Hydra I viewed the big galaxy NGC 3109. At 11.2 mag it is big. A whopping 11.0' X 2.0' the light is so widespread. Looks like a fainter version of NGC 55. NGC 3511 and NGC 3513 make a good pair of galaxies. NGC 3511 is a 12th mag. I don't know what the magnitude of the other galaxy is. Maybe a little fainter. Need to look it up on google. NGC 2997 in Antlia is one showpiece of a galaxy. Oh my gosh, why haven't I viewed this one before! I've had my 15" scope nearly 20 years and have never viewed it before. It's been hiding in its southern declination of -31 11' in Antlia. It's a bright face-on spiral with a mag of 10.1 and a size of 8.9' X 6.8'. Here is Rob Gendler's photo of this nice galaxy. http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/NGC2997.html NGC 3621 is another bright Sc or Sd type spiral. It measures 5.0' X 2.0' and shines at mag 10.6. I could get a good view in my refractor as well, it is bright. NGC 4038-4039 is one of my favorite galaxies in the Southern Spring sky. I love the Hubble image of this 11th mag galaxy. Their fuzzy lopsided shapes are clearly visible on a good night. This one measures 5.2' X 3.1'. Not far from the Antennae galaxies is NGC 4027, a "C" shaped galaxy. It's a barred spiral galaxy with a mag of 11.7. It measures 3.2' X 2.4'. Not far off is NGC 3887. I expected a fainter spiral galaxy but I was surprised at how bright it looked. It shines at 10.6 mag and has a size of 3.5' X 2.7'. It was worth looking up. I need to finish with Virgo, Canes Venaciti, and Ursa Major. Wind, clouds, and a dead battery on the NGC-Max ended my session too soon. I can't wait to go back there. Debbie
Thanks for the report, Deb! I'm anxious to get to a dark site -- trying to work the kinks out of my new SBIG 8300. I have a couple of things to work on in the backyard. -- Joe Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 22, 2017, at 4:40 PM, astrodeb@beyondbb.com wrote:
Hi!
I went up to Mountain Meadows Wednesday night cause the skies were clear and it was too hot in St George. I got the 15" Obsession out for the first time this year. Bad weather and allergies have taken their toll on observing so I was eager to get out.
In Eastern Hydra I viewed the big galaxy NGC 3109. At 11.2 mag it is big. A whopping 11.0' X 2.0' the light is so widespread. Looks like a fainter version of NGC 55.
NGC 3511 and NGC 3513 make a good pair of galaxies. NGC 3511 is a 12th mag. I don't know what the magnitude of the other galaxy is. Maybe a little fainter. Need to look it up on google.
NGC 2997 in Antlia is one showpiece of a galaxy. Oh my gosh, why haven't I viewed this one before! I've had my 15" scope nearly 20 years and have never viewed it before. It's been hiding in its southern declination of -31 11' in Antlia. It's a bright face-on spiral with a mag of 10.1 and a size of 8.9' X 6.8'. Here is Rob Gendler's photo of this nice galaxy.
http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/NGC2997.html
NGC 3621 is another bright Sc or Sd type spiral. It measures 5.0' X 2.0' and shines at mag 10.6. I could get a good view in my refractor as well, it is bright.
NGC 4038-4039 is one of my favorite galaxies in the Southern Spring sky. I love the Hubble image of this 11th mag galaxy. Their fuzzy lopsided shapes are clearly visible on a good night. This one measures 5.2' X 3.1'.
Not far from the Antennae galaxies is NGC 4027, a "C" shaped galaxy. It's a barred spiral galaxy with a mag of 11.7. It measures 3.2' X 2.4'.
Not far off is NGC 3887. I expected a fainter spiral galaxy but I was surprised at how bright it looked. It shines at 10.6 mag and has a size of 3.5' X 2.7'. It was worth looking up.
I need to finish with Virgo, Canes Venaciti, and Ursa Major. Wind, clouds, and a dead battery on the NGC-Max ended my session too soon. I can't wait to go back there.
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Joe, Trying to get the kinks out of my neck. Also, the focuser is tilted to the left of the center spot on the secondary. It seems there is always something to work out. I got 4 months to get ready for the eclipse and to learn how to fly fish. On 2017-04-22 17:22, Joe Bauman via Utah-Astronomy wrote:
Thanks for the report, Deb! I'm anxious to get to a dark site -- trying to work the kinks out of my new SBIG 8300. I have a couple of things to work on in the backyard. -- Joe
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 22, 2017, at 4:40 PM, astrodeb@beyondbb.com wrote:
Hi!
I went up to Mountain Meadows Wednesday night cause the skies were clear and it was too hot in St George. I got the 15" Obsession out for the first time this year. Bad weather and allergies have taken their toll on observing so I was eager to get out.
In Eastern Hydra I viewed the big galaxy NGC 3109. At 11.2 mag it is big. A whopping 11.0' X 2.0' the light is so widespread. Looks like a fainter version of NGC 55.
NGC 3511 and NGC 3513 make a good pair of galaxies. NGC 3511 is a 12th mag. I don't know what the magnitude of the other galaxy is. Maybe a little fainter. Need to look it up on google.
NGC 2997 in Antlia is one showpiece of a galaxy. Oh my gosh, why haven't I viewed this one before! I've had my 15" scope nearly 20 years and have never viewed it before. It's been hiding in its southern declination of -31 11' in Antlia. It's a bright face-on spiral with a mag of 10.1 and a size of 8.9' X 6.8'. Here is Rob Gendler's photo of this nice galaxy.
http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/NGC2997.html
NGC 3621 is another bright Sc or Sd type spiral. It measures 5.0' X 2.0' and shines at mag 10.6. I could get a good view in my refractor as well, it is bright.
NGC 4038-4039 is one of my favorite galaxies in the Southern Spring sky. I love the Hubble image of this 11th mag galaxy. Their fuzzy lopsided shapes are clearly visible on a good night. This one measures 5.2' X 3.1'.
Not far from the Antennae galaxies is NGC 4027, a "C" shaped galaxy. It's a barred spiral galaxy with a mag of 11.7. It measures 3.2' X 2.4'.
Not far off is NGC 3887. I expected a fainter spiral galaxy but I was surprised at how bright it looked. It shines at 10.6 mag and has a size of 3.5' X 2.7'. It was worth looking up.
I need to finish with Virgo, Canes Venaciti, and Ursa Major. Wind, clouds, and a dead battery on the NGC-Max ended my session too soon. I can't wait to go back there.
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Nice report Deb. I was in Mountain Meadows on Friday morning having a tour with Historian Barbara Jones Brown. I can easily see how this would be a fantastic observing site./R From: "astrodeb@beyondbb.com" <astrodeb@beyondbb.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2017 4:41 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Found some cool galaxies in Antlia, Eastern Hydra, and Corvus Hi! I went up to Mountain Meadows Wednesday night cause the skies were clear and it was too hot in St George. I got the 15" Obsession out for the first time this year. Bad weather and allergies have taken their toll on observing so I was eager to get out. In Eastern Hydra I viewed the big galaxy NGC 3109. At 11.2 mag it is big. A whopping 11.0' X 2.0' the light is so widespread. Looks like a fainter version of NGC 55. NGC 3511 and NGC 3513 make a good pair of galaxies. NGC 3511 is a 12th mag. I don't know what the magnitude of the other galaxy is. Maybe a little fainter. Need to look it up on google. NGC 2997 in Antlia is one showpiece of a galaxy. Oh my gosh, why haven't I viewed this one before! I've had my 15" scope nearly 20 years and have never viewed it before. It's been hiding in its southern declination of -31 11' in Antlia. It's a bright face-on spiral with a mag of 10.1 and a size of 8.9' X 6.8'. Here is Rob Gendler's photo of this nice galaxy. http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/NGC2997.html NGC 3621 is another bright Sc or Sd type spiral. It measures 5.0' X 2.0' and shines at mag 10.6. I could get a good view in my refractor as well, it is bright. NGC 4038-4039 is one of my favorite galaxies in the Southern Spring sky. I love the Hubble image of this 11th mag galaxy. Their fuzzy lopsided shapes are clearly visible on a good night. This one measures 5.2' X 3.1'. Not far from the Antennae galaxies is NGC 4027, a "C" shaped galaxy. It's a barred spiral galaxy with a mag of 11.7. It measures 3.2' X 2.4'. Not far off is NGC 3887. I expected a fainter spiral galaxy but I was surprised at how bright it looked. It shines at 10.6 mag and has a size of 3.5' X 2.7'. It was worth looking up. I need to finish with Virgo, Canes Venaciti, and Ursa Major. Wind, clouds, and a dead battery on the NGC-Max ended my session too soon. I can't wait to go back there. Debbie _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
Thanks Rich, I discovered this website that shows what galaxies look like including type, magnitude, and size. I'm planning round 2 next weekend if it is not too windy. I found some nice galaxies in Lynx, Leo Minor, Ursa Major, and Virgo that are off the beaten path. I wanted to spend at least an hour in Western and Eastern Virgo. I can't believe that there so so many barred spirals in Virgo. I am trying to do some good planning to maximize my time under the eyepiece. Many of them are interacting galaxies and Arp galaxies that would be fun to observe under dark skies. Here is the link to that website that I'm using. I write the details on a sheet of paper so it is easier to see the numbers at night. https://dso-browser.com/deep-sky/6876/ngc-5746/galaxy?term=NGC+5746 NGC 5746, in Eastern Virgo, is a cool edge-on galaxy that resembles NGC 4565. Sometimes there are several images of an object in the dso-browser. Debbie On 2017-04-24 09:32, Richard Tenney via Utah-Astronomy wrote:
Nice report Deb. I was in Mountain Meadows on Friday morning having a tour with Historian Barbara Jones Brown. I can easily see how this would be a fantastic observing site./R
From: "astrodeb@beyondbb.com" <astrodeb@beyondbb.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2017 4:41 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Found some cool galaxies in Antlia, Eastern Hydra, and Corvus
Hi!
I went up to Mountain Meadows Wednesday night cause the skies were clear and it was too hot in St George. I got the 15" Obsession out for the first time this year. Bad weather and allergies have taken their toll on observing so I was eager to get out.
In Eastern Hydra I viewed the big galaxy NGC 3109. At 11.2 mag it is big. A whopping 11.0' X 2.0' the light is so widespread. Looks like a fainter version of NGC 55.
NGC 3511 and NGC 3513 make a good pair of galaxies. NGC 3511 is a 12th mag. I don't know what the magnitude of the other galaxy is. Maybe a little fainter. Need to look it up on google.
NGC 2997 in Antlia is one showpiece of a galaxy. Oh my gosh, why haven't I viewed this one before! I've had my 15" scope nearly 20 years and have never viewed it before. It's been hiding in its southern declination of -31 11' in Antlia. It's a bright face-on spiral with a mag of 10.1 and a size of 8.9' X 6.8'. Here is Rob Gendler's photo of this nice galaxy.
http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/NGC2997.html
NGC 3621 is another bright Sc or Sd type spiral. It measures 5.0' X 2.0' and shines at mag 10.6. I could get a good view in my refractor as well, it is bright.
NGC 4038-4039 is one of my favorite galaxies in the Southern Spring sky. I love the Hubble image of this 11th mag galaxy. Their fuzzy lopsided shapes are clearly visible on a good night. This one measures 5.2' X 3.1'.
Not far from the Antennae galaxies is NGC 4027, a "C" shaped galaxy. It's a barred spiral galaxy with a mag of 11.7. It measures 3.2' X 2.4'.
Not far off is NGC 3887. I expected a fainter spiral galaxy but I was surprised at how bright it looked. It shines at 10.6 mag and has a size of 3.5' X 2.7'. It was worth looking up.
I need to finish with Virgo, Canes Venaciti, and Ursa Major. Wind, clouds, and a dead battery on the NGC-Max ended my session too soon. I can't wait to go back there.
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