Galaxies

[Astromaster130]

Hey, does anyone know what the group of galaxies are around bootes? I have seen some comet catalina images that show a few small galaxies and cant seem to find any info on them!

Thanks for any help

[brantuk]

Google these galaxies : NGC5518, 5513, 5492, 5490, IC987, 984, 983, 102, 1000, 999, and 1021. If you need to go any further just let me know - but those are all around Arcturus. Hth

[ronin]

Stellarium doesn't seem to show any specifically around Bootes.

Do you mean between Bootes and Leo? Closer to Leo/Denbola

Sort of in the empty space behind Denbola?

If so they are part of the Virgo super cluster.

By eye you see none, binoculars show about 10, small scope 20, bigger scope lots and lots.

Easy way to tick off about 5 or 6 Messier objects. Called cheating a bit. :eek:

[Paul73]

If so they are part of the Virgo super cluster.

Easy way to tick off about 5 or 6 Messier objects. Called cheating a bit. :eek:

Cheating?

It isn't the seeing them that is the challenge. The hard part is working out which is which!

Paul

[brantuk]

Well I cheated - I just zoomed into bootes/arcturus in stellarium lol

[Merlin66]

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14005918/index.htm

These new deep star atlases are good.....

[mdstuart]

http://bristolweather.org.uk/galaxies/galaxies_in_bootes.html

This is my web site I made for personal use but you are welcome to use it.

Mark

[Stu]

http://bristolweather.org.uk/galaxies/galaxies_in_bootes.html

This is my web site I made for personal use but you are welcome to use it.

Mark

Thanks Mark, that looks like an excellent resource [emoji106]

Will bookmark for future reference.

[Dave In Vermont]

Ditto of above!

Thank you!

Dave

[mdstuart]

or here is a map from sky tools 3

[Astromaster130]

Wow, thanks for the info everyone

[pyrasanth]

I find visual observing of galaxies difficult under my light polluted skies. I gave up trying to find them-never mind see them!

I almost exclusively use a CCD camera & try & capture them photographically. I'm not very successful yet but have had reasonable success with the brighter one like M31, 81 & 82.