Hicksons in Serpens - HCG 74, 75, 76, 77, 79

[Mike JW]

12/05/19 had very clear, steady skies under a bright moon. The Hickson's in Serpens seemed an obvious target. Very enjoyable session. Mike

C11 @ f6.3 ultrastar mono.

HICKSON 74

Hickson 74 Serpens
Name		Mag	Type
NGC 5910-1	a	15	E1
NGC 5910-2	b	16	E3
PGC 54692	c	17	SO
PGC 54697	d	17	E2
PGC 54694	e	18	SO

 

HICKSON 75

Hickson 75 Serpens
Name		Mag	Type
PGC 54804	a	15	E4
PGC 54803	b	18	Sb
PGC 54827	c	16.7	SO
PGC 54824	d	16.7	Sd
PGC 54818	e	17	Sa
PGC 54802	f	17.3	SO

Hickson 76 Serpens
Name		Mag	Type
NGC 5944	a	16	Sa
NGC 5942	b	13.5	E2
NGC 5941	c	15.6	EO
	d	15	E1
PGC 55325	e	16	SBO
PGC 55325	f	17.3	SO
PGC 55307	g	17.6	Sc

 

HICKSON 77

Hickson 77 Serpens
Name		Mag	Type
UGC 10049	a	16.4	SO
UGC 10049	b	16.6	SO
UGC 10049	c	16	Im
UGC 10049	d	17.4	Im

 

 

HICKSON 79

Hickson 79 Serpens
Name		Mag	Type
NGC 6027A	a	15	EO
NGC 6027B	c	14.5	SO
NGC 6027C	d	15.5	SO
NGC 6027D	e	17	Scm
NGC 6027E	b	16.6	Scd

 

[alan potts]

Amazing shot's. tried some of these with my 18 inch a couple of years back, found 2.

Alan

[Mike JW]

Hi Alan, When ever I went faint galaxy hunting with my 20 inch, all I ever found was grey smudges with hints of cores. Going down the EAA route is very rewarding to be able to turn grey smudges into something more meaningful. Mike

[alan potts]

5 minutes ago, Mike JW said:

Hi Alan, When ever I went faint galaxy hunting with my 20 inch, all I ever found was grey smudges with hints of cores. Going down the EAA route is very rewarding to be able to turn grey smudges into something more meaningful. Mike

Yep that about sums up what I saw from here and I have superb dark skies, grey smudges, I think it is why I took to AP as well, I had 4 quality cameras and the scopes so outlay was not massive then, but.

Alan 

[RobertI]

Nice haul of Hicksons, some 'pretty' arrangements too!

[Mike JW]

Hi Rob, I like "pretty" arrangements. Cheers, Mike