STArLOGS

A New Observing Site

September 10, 2004

Observer: Tom Campbell
Location: Rural Kansas (Long: 95°25'W Lat: 38°05'N)
Equipment: Discovery DHQ 8" dobsonian
Eyepieces: 1.25" Plössls - 25mm (49x), 15mm (81x), 10mm (122x), 6mm (203x)
Time: 9:00pm - 11:30pm CDT (02:00-04:30 UT)
Transparency: Clear (9/10) [No Moonlight]
Seeing: Stable (8/10)
Weather: Temperatures in the low 60s. There was no breeze.


Observing Summary

  • HERCULES: NGC 6207
  • URSA MAJOR: M101




  • NGC 6207 Hercules Spiral Galaxy 9:45pm CDT
      RA: 16h 43m 04s Dec: +36° 50' Mag: 12.2

    This little galaxy is often overlooked, being near the much more famous M13. Tonight, it was faint, but easily detectable. The best view was at 88x, where it looked like an elongated oval, with the long axis roughly pointing toward M13.

     
     
    M 101 Ursa Major Spiral Galaxy 9:50pm CDT
    NGC 5457 RA: 14h 03m 13s Dec: +54° 21' Mag: 8.3

    This galaxy is large, nearly filling up the field of view at 88x. The central core was large, with 2 or 3 stellar bright spots within it, but I'm not sure whether they were H-II regions or foreground stars. The spiral arms could be detected as an extremely faint glow, but no structure could be seen.