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Old 06-12-2009, 05:33 PM
astro744
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Nice list but pity you didn't start at -25 Declination as you would have included NGC253; one of the finest galaxies in the entire sky.

Note galaxies of the same magnitude will only appear similar brightness if their size and orientation is similar. eg, a small 10 mag edge on spiral will appear much brighter than a large 10 mag face on sprial since the light is spread over a smaller area.
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