Observing ngc 1365 tonight with my 20" f/4.5 dob and notice something in the same field that is almost as large and bright that I don't remember seeing before and doesn't show on any maps or internet pictures. I would say mag 11 and 10 arc minutes somewhat north of the galaxy. A fellow observer checked and can't find reports of any comet in the area.
Any ideas?
How crazy. I was looking at 1365 last night in the 32” as well. Figured it had to be a comet but my Sky Safari wasn’t displaying anything in that location.
NGC 1366 is just under 5 deg from NGC 1365.
NGC 1364 is over 26 deg from NGC 1365.
On Sat night (2020-09-12) at 10pm AEST comet C/2020 M3 (Atlas) was about 14’ away and easily in the same field of view in most ‘scopes with the right eyepiece.