So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth ideas conceived for another purpose, and depart from this study a greater fool than when he entered it.
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NGC 7080 (Galaxy)
Right ascension: 21h 31m Declination: 26° 48'
Constellation: Vulpecula
Date/time: 2016.08.03 22:50 UT
Equipment: 12" f/5 Newtonian
FoV: 25' Magnification and filter(s): 250x
Seeing: 8/10 Transparency: 5/5
SQM: 21.43 m/as2 Temperature: 15°C
Wind: none
Sight: 4 - lots of details, very interesting, unique look
Difficulty: 5 - almost invisible, total dark adaptation, very dark skies and averted vision is a must to see the object
Position: 3 - moderate, some starhopping needed
Location: Talpa Minor Observatory
Observer: Ferenc Lovró
Description:

Very faint and small galaxy. Some details are revealed by averted vision. With direct vision its simply a diffuse, tiny spot. In the W-E direction I observe a flat body, perhaps this is the central region of the galaxy. On this sits on the NW-SE direction a hat-shaped feature, similar to that of a mushroom. To the S of the fuzzy object a very faint, small, fuzzy spot appears time-by-time, is this perhaps the star-forming region of a spiral arm?


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