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december 2018 observers challenge – ngc-1003

Notes and sketch by Sue French from New York:

I went out on December 4th to observe NGC 1003, which was my first clear, moonless night since October 30th.  Apparently the weather gods have a wry sense of humor, since this was my wedding anniversary.  We took out my homemade 254/1494mm Newtonian (10-inch f/5.8).  The seeing was fair, the transparency good, and the ground was covered with snow. 

The night was slightly breezy and the temperature 19 ºF.  At 68×NGC 1003 is a faintly visible oval near a 10th-magnitude star to its west-southwest.  At 187× the galaxy is nearly uniform in brightness, and a faint star appears along its northern flank. The galaxy looks more flocculent at 299×, and a slightly brighter region rests between the two flanking stars. The sketch was done at this magnification.   Sue French 

Re: Comet 46P Wirtanen:

We also looked at Comet 46P Wirtanen through Alan’s 15×50 image-stabilized binoculars.  

Pencil sketch by Sue French: 

 

Pencil sketch by Roger Ivester using a 10-inch Newtonian reflector @ 114x, from a 5.0 NELM location.  

NGC 1003 image by Mario Motta from Massachusetts:

Equipment:  SBIG 100E camera and 32-inch f/6 

 

NGC 1003 image by Doug Paul from Massachusetts:

400mm camera lens f/2.8, iso800, 73subsx30s=36.5min, 100% scale.  Doug 

 

 

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