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Old 20-08-2012, 11:44 AM
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Mystery Galaxies

I am hoping that someone may be able to assist please.

I was out the other night seeking galaxies NGC1316, 1365, 1399 and 1404 in the Fornax / Eridanus region of the sky.

At one stage I came across what appeared to be between 5 - 7 galaxies almost in the same FOV (which I estimate to be approx. 0.44 deg based on the eyepieces I was using).

I was somewhat surprised to see so many so close together.

Given that I have no GoTo or similar software, I am not exactly certain which galaxies I may have seen.

Can anyone assist please by telling me which galaxies I may have sighted?

I have a 12" Dob and was at 156x mag at the time in a modestly light polluted sky.
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