NGC 7286 (Galaxy)
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Right ascension: 22h 29m
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Declination: 29° 11'
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Constellation: Pegasus
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Date/time: 2017.10.16 20:45 UT
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Equipment: 12" f/5 Newtonian
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FoV: 13'
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Magnification and filter(s): 250x
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Seeing: 9/10
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Transparency: 4/5
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SQM: 21.33 m/as2
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Temperature: 10°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:
Quite faint and tiny galaxy, difficult to observe. With an elongation of W-E, it's almost perfectly edge on, very thin object. I suspect two details time to time: a very thin band of dust on the long axis and it seems like there's a faint central bulge on the Southern side.
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Hi-resolution image: [ reversed sketch | original sketch ]
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