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Originally Posted by janoskiss
I think there is only one visible dwarf galaxy in Fornax. I've seen it on my charts before but never observed it yet. It's not like the others in the Fornax cluster that are much farther away. This one is quite close and huge. Looks about 1 degree or two full moons in size. I'll have a look for it this w/e if we get some clear dark skies.
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The Fornax Dwarf galaxy is ESO356-G4 is a spheroidal galaxy and was discovered by Harlow Shapley in 1938.
It is best observed in a low power eyepiece in a dark sky in Scopes from about 20cm (8") upward, but I'm sure people will be able to observe it in smaller scopes.
Some globular cluster can be observed in it but a chart is probably required of the galaxy to know where they are
