M102 (ngc 5866)

[Stevec35]

Can't say that this is a very exciting image but it does have a certain amount of historical interest being one of the possible candidates for M102, a galaxy in Messier's catalogue that has never been unambiguously identified. It is also one of the few reasonable deep sky objects in Draco, apparently a remarkably boring constellation.

Cheers

Steve

http://members.pcug.org.au/~stevec/m102_Maknewt_QSI.htm

[RobF]

Surely you weren't able to pick this up from Canberra Steve?
Looks lots better than my brief effort shot through trees with a DSLR a few years ago :)

https://picasaweb.google.com/UserRobF/MessierObjectsAll106VisibleFrom27S# 5372401778055034642

[alpal]

That's a great pic - I would love to image that too.

[Stevec35]

Thanks guys. This was taken with the 20cm F4 scope at Benson Arizona.

Cheers

Steve

[astronobob]

Nice Gal Steve, great work.

[strongmanmike]

Nice little cotton ball that Steve, looks like a really deep exposure might show up some interesting tidal details..? ala Kens NGC 1055 http://www.imagingdeepsky.com/Galaxies/NGC1055/NGC1055.htm

Mike

[Stevec35]

Thanks Mike. I was thinking the same thing myself. R Jay Gabany has done a lot of work on tidal tails too. Perhaps I'll return to M102 when the moon goes away.



Thanks Bob