Martin Meredith Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Excellent clear night yesterday even though it didn't get fully dark until 11.30 (pretty tired today at work...). The SQM reading reached 20.5, which is unusual for where I live. I had a long session looking at galaxies, galaxy clusters, globulars, an open cluster and Tabby's Star. Here are a few flat galaxies (all members of the Flat Galaxy Catalogue, FGC) in Virgo. NGC 4437 = FGC 1455 is quite bright and bears some resemblance to the Whale but without the Pup NGC 4430 = FGC 1423 is quite a bit fainter. With time the core became visible as a brightish spot NGC 5170 = FGC 1626 is my favourite of the lot, not just because of the almost perfect shape and bright core, but because of the 'ear-ring' like asterism to the lower right. Usual kit: alt-az mounted Quattro 8" f4 Newt, Lodestar X2 mono, StarlightLive software Thanks for looking Martin 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.h.f.wilkinson Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Very nice collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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