Three galaxies to the east..

[mdstuart]

Finally a clear night with no moon..although the Christmas lights are getting annoying!

So I set out to find a few new fuzzies.

First was NGC 697 in Aries. Nice and high to the east. This one was only possible with averted vision and is very extended. Next to a triangle of stars. I picked up a mag 14.2 star in the triangle which supports the good clear sky.

So on to NGC 1060 in Triangulum on the Pleides side. Again quite high up. This was a brighter galaxy, I could hold this one with direct vision. Quite small and circular.

Finally a go at NGC 1055 near M77...Not really sure, thought I could see hints of it but at a lower altitude I could not confirm. Looking at the chart I went for NGC 1032 nearby and that was actually much easier. A nice small oval object again next to a small triangle of stars. I looked up the object when I came in at it has a fine shape and a dust lane but at the eyepiece I could only see the core, again probably down to the low altitude.

So nice to find three more galaxies to add to my collection.

Finished off with a look at M35 with NGC 2158 very visible as a fuzzy patch..

Dark Skies...

Mark

[David Smith]

Nice report Mark. I am just off out for a look around myself now as the skies have cleared following some rain earlier.

David

[Matthew]

Excellent report mark,im desperate to get out but every now and then we have light snow showers .

[David Smith]

And then there was cloud

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Nice report. I tried NGC 1055 but had no luck. The others sound like interesting targets should these thick clouds buzz off.