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Hi Glen & All.
Ahhh ... I see now. So, Hershel could see it with 18 but not with the 9" aperture stop on the his telescope.
Apologies mate, my misunderstanding I mis-read your previous post.
Well given that the position Dunlop recorded is very close to the real position, the offset from NGC 1433 is almost dead-on and the description fits pretty well, I'd have to say the case is pretty conclusive and Dunlop's observation was dinky-di.
As there are no other galaxies of consequence within a radius of 1.5 degrees of NGC 1483, the chances of getting the position and offset-angle so nearly correct and the description at least a goodish fit by pure luck are pretty slim.
I tips me lid to Dunlop -- seeing such a faint object with the effective aperture he was using confirms that he was a great observer of his time.
Les Dalrymple
Contributing Editor AS&T
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