G,day Cobbers,
Had a great night under the heavens last night despite the fact that the clown next door left his outside light on (It is still on and it is now just after noon
).
After I had a look at M83 with my 300mm Dob I checked out the surrounding skies for other galaxies and I came across NGC 5102 just to the north of Iota Centauri. For a galaxy I have never heard of before (It wasn't listed in my copy of Hartungs) It was suprisingly bright and attractive in a starry field. Close to 5102 were NGC 5121 and 5121a. Both were much fainter than 5102 but I still picked them up with out too much hassle. I have enclosed some pics of NGC's 5102 and 5121 from the NGC project. However, I could find no Image for NGC 5121a. From my ob's it is larger than 5151 but fainter, slightly elliptical and almost featureless.
Check em out
