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Originally Posted by pgc hunter
Hi Alex, I have observed Polarissima Australis ( I think it was the last session with the 12" before I replaced the primary with a Zambuto)
Here is my report of this object:
Polarissima Australis (NGC 2573)
Octans, GX, RA 01 41 43, Dec -89 20 04, Size= 2x0.8' , Mag V = 13.6
I've been wanting to hook this one for a while now! Finally got it. Spotted at 167x after a few minutes of scrutinising the area, but superior at 267x. Faint, and takes perserverance to spot, but quite straightforward once you pinpointed the location and give it a bit of magnification. Slightly elongated E-W and brightens slightly toward the core. A stellaring in the core was seen popping in and out of vision. NED gives a distance of 111.6 million light years.
cool thanks. I will make an attempt at this object next year next time it reaches its prime as this record cold and record crap fail-whale melbournecast winter is a write off. Worst climate on Earth.
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I have observed this target quite a few times with 14" + Scopes. A couple of times only in sub 14" scopes. It takes good skies, a good scope and a skilled observer to get it in a sub 14" scope, consequently I think this is an excellent challenge target for people with medium aperture Scopes.
Very nice list BTW Suzy. NGC 5286 is a nice choice. It has that bright adjacent yellow field star which makes it unique compared to most other bright globs.
Cheers,
John B