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BillFerris
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Re: Near M31
07/31/06 02:15 AM
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Hi Jason,
I'm leaning toward your sketch being of M32 (NGC 221) for several reasons. The bright star near the right edge in your sketch is a good match for HD 3914, a 7.0 magnitude sparkler stationed 13 arcminutes southwest of M32. There is no comparable star near M110. Also, the galaxy shows a stellar core region, an obvious feature of M32 but not as obvious in M110. Finally, M32 is closer to M31 and really is easier to detect than M110. And keep in mind that your Newtonian reflector produces an inverted image. "Right" and "Left" usually don't translate from the star chart to the eyepiece. Try to think in terms of N-S-E-W, directions that do translate...although more easily so when observing with an equatorial mount than with an altazimuth (e.g. Dobsonian) mount.
Regards,
Bill in Flagstaff
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