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billdan
29-10-2018, 02:41 AM
An Italian amateur astronomer discovered a dwarf galaxy with a 127mm F9 refractor. Located at a distance of 10 Million Light Years in the constellation Andromeda.

https://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/dwarf-galaxy-found-by-amateur/?k=Y5fbkqOfPQP61e4dgNC8dLHCDo3ItY4V Fqbm4R2tRhs%3D&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=sky-jma-nl-181026&cid=DM79943&bid=804324873

gary
31-10-2018, 10:59 PM
If anyone wants the challenge to image this galaxy, now is the perfect time of the year to try.

RA 01h 11m 40.37s, dec. +34° 36' 3.2"