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[PhilH]

The Pleiades is one of everyone's favorite winter sights. You and I probably look up at that tiny pot of stellar jewels every winter night we head out, just as we have ever since we first became fascinated with the night sky. It’s a seasonal rite. But did you know there was a small galaxy lurking behind the Pleiades? Not many people do. Its faint disk was never seen by the Herschels or known to John Dreyer when he assembled the New General Catalog and supplemental Index Catalogs.

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[scanner97]

Thanks for this.  You've given me a new imaging target!

[spames]

I took  121 -120 sec. .subs a  4Hr. exposure on M45 and this is my shot of  UGC 2838.

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Edited by spames, 01 December 2024 - 10:15 AM.

[Dumanyu2]

Amazing Article. I'm shooting M45 as I write this. Hopefully, I'll get a glimpse of the galaxy.

Edited by Dumanyu2, 09 December 2024 - 11:28 PM.

[thedarksideobservatory]

This is my take on this faint galaxy - taken from a larger view of M45.

 

Tech Specs: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120ED Telescope, ZWO ASI2600MC camera running at -10F, 216 x 60 second exposures for each panel, Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro pier mounted, ZWO EAF and ASIAir Pro, processed in PixInisght. Image Date: December 13, 2023. Location: The Dark Side Observatory (W59), Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).

 

[optinuke]

I decided to give this a try last night with my 16" from my driveway in a small development. A cold front had just passed through western Kentucky, clearing out some of the Midwest haze. I star hopped to the area for UGC 2838 and was able to see the stars on the pdf finder chart (the faintest most apparent at 400x). I spent the most time observing at each of 200x, 270x, and 400x but was unable to pick out UGC 2838. I wasn't too surprised but it was enjoyable to try the challenge.