NGC 6674 (Galaxy)
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Right ascension: 18h 39m
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Declination: 25° 24'
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Constellation: Hercules
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Date/time: 2016.08.28 21:30 UT
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Equipment: 12" f/5 Newtonian
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FoV: 12'
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Magnification and filter(s): 214x
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Seeing: 7/10
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Transparency: 4/5
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SQM: 21.32 m/as2
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Temperature: 16°C
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Humidity: low
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Wind: none
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Sight: 2 - minor details, somewhat interesting
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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:
Quite insignificant, small, very faint galaxy. It has the shape of an eye, elongated in the N-E direction. It has a minor stellar core. Much more interesting is the ring of stars to the SE, which is one eye of a much larger smiley face asterism. When I looked at photographs after the observation, it turned out that what I've seen is only the central part of the galaxy, probably a wide bar, and the galactic body itself is elongated in a different direction than this bar.
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Hi-resolution image: [ reversed sketch | original sketch ]
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