by Glenn Talbert
| Observer | Glenn Talbert |
|---|---|
| Loaction | Chico CA. USA. (39.77N) |
| Date | Sept. 1/2, 2002 |
| Time | 22:30 - 02:30 PDT |
| Transparency | 8/10 best |
| Telescope | C9.25 |
Galaxies seen: NGC 7217, NGC 16, NGC 23 & 26, NGC 185
NGC 891
Open clusters: NGC 752, NGC 7789
NGC 7217: Galaxy in Pegasus. Very large, very bright galaxy. Round, no sturcture can be seen. Brightness gradually fades through the outer portions. Using adverted vision, shows a large bright core.
NGC 7789: Open cluster in Cassiopeia. An excellent cluster, very large, several bright stars with numerous fainter stars taking up the entire fov using a widefield eyepiece at 39x. A grouping of bright stars are seen on the outside of the southern portion, almost like a double cluster.
NGC 16: Galaxy in Pegasus. This is a very small, bright galaxy, almost stellar. Fairly bright surface brightness of 12.4. No structure can be seen. (130x)
NGC 26: Galaxy in Pegasus. Round with a diffused large bright core, no structure can be seen. Using adverted vision, in the same fov, to the north I suspect(?) possibly NGC 23, a very faint featureless galaxy.
NGC 752: Open cluster in Andromeda. Very large, bright cluster. Medium number of about 60 stars loosely packed.
NGC 891: Galaxy in Andromeda. Although this galaxy is described as being bright, at 94x, I'd consider this as a fairly faint galaxy. Very nice edge-on, very much enlongated. Two faint stars are superimposed within the dust lane.
A tip if you are planning to bag this galaxy, use medium magnification. I searched the area using a 34mm eyepiece = 39x, nothing was seen until I popped in a 25mm eyepiece = 94x.