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NGC1023

18.01.2006 21:00 UTC

-20 degrees, really cold, but again out I went. NGC1023 did not reveal much details to me, but only a relatively bright core and a faint halo around it. I could just see the orientation of this galaxy. Well, if you do not see a new galaxy for a long time, a glimpse of one does the trick.

NGC Object List:
NGC1023 galaxy RA:02h40m24.1 Dec:+39°03m'48" BMag:10.5, UGC 2154

Sketch

| Location: Aittakorpi, Kotka | Seeing: 3(5) | Background Sky: 4(5) | Magnification: 115x | Light pollution. Moon about 10 degrees above horizon. |

Added: 18.01.2006 22:00 UTC