NGC 4036, a medium large medium bright (by my visual measure on my C11 Edge) viewed at 160x and 140x from my home SQM-L 19 skies. It was on the Illustrated DSO Guide 650 Observing list. It forms a “double galaxy” with the nearby fainter NGC 4041. What is funny is I have viewed and logged 4041 multiple times (because in many lists), and noted 4036 is right there and seen. So I have seen it before just never logged it as itself!
As far as rating it, because it is relatively bright and forms a double galaxy, I rate it as a “3.5/5” (a better than average must revisit)
Edited by ABQJeff, 03 December 2024 - 12:27 AM.
