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NGC 2403 (Galaxy)
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Right ascension: 7h 37m
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Declination: 65° 36'
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Constellation: Camelopardalis
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Date/time: 2014.03.22 21:45 UT
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Equipment: 12" f/5 Newtonian
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FoV: 38'
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Magnification and filter(s): 167x
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Seeing: 7/10
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Transparency: 3/5
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SQM: 21.12 m/as2
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Temperature: 9°C
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Humidity: dry
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Wind: breeze
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Sight: 4 - lots of details, very interesting, unique look
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Difficulty: 2 - easily visible, some dark adaptation needed, averted vision might add to details
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Position: 3 - moderate, some starhopping needed
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Location: Nádasdladány, Hungary
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Observer: Ferenc Lovró
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Description:
Quite large and bright galaxy that already appears as a tiny fuzzy object in my 8x50 finderscope. Many foreground stars appear over its surface. A feature that resembles a dust lane shows up immediately on the Southern side of the galaxy and after a deeper observation the Northern side starts to display a similar dust lane although it's less defined. As progressing with the sketching a real spiral galaxy starts to appear in front of me, which fact is confirmed after checking astro images after my sketching session - I never look up an object before observation, so my memories about them will not change my vision.
This is a real showpiece spiral galaxy, I wonder why it's so rarely mentioned.
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Hi-resolution image: [ reversed sketch | original sketch ]
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