well 'ere we go then...
date:3.8.05
time: 9:30pm
EP: 15mm GSO SV
seeing: 3/10 (v/bad)
This is far from the first time I have spotted this galaxy, but last nights view was probably the worst ever. I checked outside after watching "house" (love his humour) to see that where there were clouds before they were now clearing, though I could tell the seeing was going to be bad... I told cheryl that i wouldnt be long so i didnt even allow a cooling period. The galaxy its self is nestled in a now very familiar triangle of stars. Tonight it was almost imposible to see, more coming out with averted vision. The more my scope coled the more I could see but it was still extremely dim. to describe it last night I'd have to say it was nothing more than a large almost averted viewing smudge... there was no real detail to it.
I'll go back to it on saturday night though i think.
In retrospect maybe my 30mm SV would have been a better EP to use.
