2024-01-29

• Condition: G6
• Location: Home, Spearfish: 44.49, -103.87

7:05PM

• Target: NGC 1232, Arp 41
• Const: Eridanus
• RaDec: 03h09m -20.34
• Type: Galaxy
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 55x, AV

I had a feeling that I would have trouble with this one, so I put together some sketches to help me find it and I’m glad I did. The center of the galaxy was a bright and consistent speck of light. AV helped expand a subtle glow around that speck of light (inner circle in the drawing). Eventually I began to see noise further out (outer circle), but not much more than a detection.

7:19PM

• Target: NGC 1535, Cleopatra’s Eye
• Const: Eridanus
• RaDec: 04h14m -12.44
• Type: Planetary Nebula
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 55x

AV not required. The glow appears to be pretty uniform and circular.