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SHK 213 Bootes - The cosmic Paw Print. SHK 376 Bootes - A Bowl


Mike JW

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I sent the scope to SHK 213 in Bootes and what a delight it turned out to be. I just could not resist thinking of it as "paw print". The big galaxy is PGC 1791288, mag 15 and hits the 1.1 billion lyrs away category. Its 3 immediate companions and the 3 fuzz spots above it make up SHK 213. From 1791288 head to 2 o clock and you see PGC 1791825 , mag 17 and is a mere 400 million lyrs away. Approx half between the two is a circular fuzz - mag 19 galaxy, PGC 4384213, 1.15 billion lyrs away so might be a true neighbour of 1791288. Various other galaxies can be detected, including a mag 19 Quasar. 

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SHK 376 is another delight. As soon as it popped on the screen I saw a bowl shape. The big fuzz is PGC 1686029, mag 15 and 983 million lyrs away. Its companions are mag 17/18. Cast your eye around this image and sure enough there lurk quite a few other mag 18 galaxies and a couple of mag 19 ones.

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SHK 375 is not far from SHK 376. I always wonder what I shall see and will the GOTO have been accurate enough to get them in the narrow fov of the camera. I knew straight away I was on target. Another heavenly delight. This time a triplet of doubles! and there are 5 others scattered, 4 below and one off to the left (I may have picked this one up or is it a noise spot?) The obvious bright double are PGC 3813682 (2 billion lyrs away and mag 17) and 1644119 (2 billion lyrs away, mag 18). The pair above are just shy of mag 19 with one having a distance of 2 billion lyrs.

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