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Name |
RA |
Dec |
Const |
Comments |
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NGC 383 Group |
01h07m23s |
+32°25' |
Pisces |
A well populated galaxy group with more than a dozen small galaxies spread
over a 1.5 degree area. A good object for f/2 Fastar imaging. |
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Arp 318 |
02h09m24s |
-10°08' |
Cetus |
A string of four spiral galaxies arranged in a line curving east and south. |
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NGC 1068 & 1055 |
02h42m24s |
+00°13' |
Cetus |
This galaxy pair consists of a circular spiral galaxy with a brilliant core
and less bright spiral arms with a visible dust lane running through one of
its arms. |
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NGC 1097A |
02h46m12s |
-30°14' |
Fornax |
A strongly barred spiral galaxy with a large bright oval core. Detached
from the galaxy is a 30 arc second companion off of the northern spiral bar. |
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Fornax Cluster |
03h22m42s |
-37°12' |
Fornax |
This cluster is centered around its brightest member, NGC 1316 a bright
slightly elongated oval galaxy surrounded by many fainter galaxies. |
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NGC 1400 & 1407 |
03h39m59s |
-18°35' |
Eridanus |
Two very similar spiral galaxies with bright cores and faint halos separated
by 12 arc minutes. |
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NGC 1532 & 1531 |
04h12m06s |
-32°52' |
Eridanus |
This visually contrasting galaxy pair is separated by only 1.75 arc
minutes. NGC 1532 is a 10th magnitude elongated galaxy with a bright core.
NGC 1531 is a smaller, less elongated companion galaxy. |
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NGC 1723 Group |
04h59m00s |
-11°00' |
Eridanus |
A group of four galaxies in the shape of a cat's paw with three faint
galaxies in an arc and the brighter NGC 1723, directly north of the trio. |
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Bode's Galaxies |
09h55m36s |
+69°20' |
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This galaxy pair made up of M81 and M82 are both bright oval shaped galaxies
separated by half of a degree. Good object for Fastar f/2 imaging. |
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NGC 3158 Group |
10h13m48s |
+38°46' |
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This galaxy group centered around NGC 3158 is made up of eight galaxies that
span a 10 arc minute diameter and can be imaged at f/6.3 or at f/2 with a
Fastar lens. |
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NGC 3190 Group |
10h18m06s |
+21°50' |
Leo |
NGC 3190 is the brightest member of this trio of galaxies which include NGC
3187 and NGC 3193. |
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Hydra I Cluster |
10h36m42s |
-27°32' |
Hydra |
Hydra I is a cluster of eight galaxies that lie at a distance of 200 million
light-years away. All are 11th and 12th magnitude galaxies, the farthest
being about 30 arc minutes from each other. Good object for f/2 Fastar
imaging. |
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M105 Trio |
10h47m48s |
+12°35' |
Leo |
This galaxy group is composed of a 8 arc minute triangle of contrasting
galaxies including an elliptical, lenticular and loose spiral galaxy. |
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Butterfly Galaxy |
10h50m00s |
+33°00' |
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Two elongated interacting galaxies connected at their tips giving the
appearance of a butterfly. |
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Leo's Triple |
11h19m30s |
+13°15' |
Leo |
The Leo Triple is comprised of two bright Messier objects (M65 and M66) and
NGC 3628 that form a triangle of more than 30 arc minutes across. Best
suited for Fastar f/2 imaging. |
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Copeland's Septet |
11h37m54s |
+21°59' |
Leo |
Copeland's Septet is a tight cluster of 6 faint galaxies scattered across a
6 arc minute field of view. The galaxies range in brightness from 13.6 to
15th magnitude. This cluster is best imaged through a f/6.3 reducer. |
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Ring-Tail Galaxy |
12h01m53s |
-18°53' |
Corvus |
NGC 4038-39 is an unusual pair of interacting galaxies that appear as one
comma-shaped object. |
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NGC 4298 & 4302 |
12h21m43s |
+14°36' |
Coma Berenices |
This visually contrasting pair are only separated by 1 arc minute and is
best imaged at f/6.3 with reducer lens. |
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Virgo Cluster |
12h26m12s |
+12°57' |
Virgo |
M86 lies at the center of this galaxy cluster surrounded by seven satellite
galaxies of various sizes and magnitude. |
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Siamese Twins |
12h36m36s |
+11°14' |
Virgo |
The Siamese Twins are a pair of interacting galaxies that appear to be
joined at the tips. |
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NGC 5350 Group |
13h53m24s |
+40°22' |
Canes Venatici |
This group is positioned near a 6.5 magnitude star and has a bright spiral
galaxy, NGC 5471 less than a half degree to the northeast. A good object
for f/2 Fastar imaging. |
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NGC 5774-75 |
14h54m00s |
+03°33' |
Virgo |
Two spiral galaxies, one seen edge-on, the other seen face-on, with a faint
companion galaxy to the south. |
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Stephan's Quintet |
22h36m07s |
+33°57' |
Pegasus |
These five galaxies all lie within a 3.5 arc minute area and range in
brightness from 12.6 to 13.6. Stephan's Quintet is positioned just south of
another good CCD object NGC 7330. |
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Deer Lick Cluster |
22h37m06s |
+34°25' |
Pegasus |
NGC 7331 is a nearly edge-on spiral galaxy with four smaller companion
galaxies orbiting towards the east. |
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Pegasus I Cluster |
23h20m42s |
+08°13' |
Pegasus |
This galaxy cluster is made up of more than 10 faint galaxies ranging in
magnitude from 11 to 13. The cluster spans 30 arc minutes across with two
equal brightness twin galaxies in its center. Pegasus I is a good object for
Fastar imaging. |
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NGC 7782 Group |
23h53m54s |
+07°58' |
Pisces |
At 12th magnitude NGC 7782 is the brightest of this five galaxy cluster
located in Pisces. |
