NGC 6792 (Galaxy)
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Right ascension: 19h 22m
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Declination: 43° 10'
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Constellation: Lyra
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Date/time: 2016.08.08 20:40 UT
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Equipment: 12" f/5 Newtonian
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FoV: 12'
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Magnification and filter(s): 300x
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Seeing: 4/10
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Transparency: 5/5
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SQM: 21.34 m/as2
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Temperature: 15°C
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Humidity: low
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Wind: none
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Sight: 3 - definite details, interesting look
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Difficulty: 4 - hardly visible, dark adaptation and very dark skies needed, averted vision is required to see details
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Position: 3 - moderate, some starhopping needed
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Location: Talpa Minor Observatory
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Observer: Ferenc Lovró
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Description:
Faint galaxy, much smaller than expected. NE-SW elongation, at high magnification it shows a cucumber or banana shape, at its Western side I see a well defined edge, as if a significant dust lane would border the bright surface on this side. This feature is especially remarkable by using averted vision. The galaxy also reacts well to this observational trick.
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Hi-resolution image: [ reversed sketch | original sketch ]
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