by Bob Czerwinski
| Observer | Bob Czerwinski |
|---|---|
| Date | March 5-6, 2003 |
| Observing Time | 7:00pm to 4:00am PST |
| Location | Fremont Peak State Park, 36°46'N 121°30'W, El. ~2800-feet |
| Moon | Waxing crescent, 2-days-old, 8:45pm set time |
| Equipment | 18" f/4.3 Newt/Dob e/w Telrad and Paracorr |
| Eyepieces | 17mm-133x (default) & 12mm-188x TV T4 Nagler; 5mm-452x, 6mm-377x & 8mm-283x TV Radian (magnifications include Paracorr) |
| Filters | None in use |
| Sky Conditions | Zenith LM 6.3; transparency 8/10; seeing 9-10/10 |
| Temp/R.H. | 7:00pm: 46F/37%; 9:00pm: 45F/39%; 11:00pm: 45F/71%; Midnight: 45F/70%; 2:00am: 45F/38%; 3:00am: 41F/41%; 4:00am: 39F/43% |
| Comments | No fog below the Peak. Extremely steady skies. Occasional puff of a breeze from the west. No moisture/dew. |
Some of this may be quite premature, but the forty galaxies I logged from Fremont Peak the evening of 03/05/03, which were within a degree or so of NGC 3842, are listed below. All of these were observed with my 18" f/4.3 Newt/Dob, with magnifications ranging from 133x to 377x. I don't know how many of these particular galaxies are truly associated with Abell 1367, and I still need to verify that the positions, identifications and descriptions listed in TheSky are accurate. I still have a *lot* of homework to do here, mainly through the NED site ( http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/).
As I went along, my very poor excuse for "brightness" descriptions just became more and more subjective, so don't put much faith in these. As is obvious, I didn't spend much time on any one galaxy. Once I had it identified - generally in a small group environment - I just logged the faint fuzzy without any more of a personal description than I have here.
In addition to the items listed below, I have six other galaxies listed as "suspected." There are many more galaxies relatively nearby, too, a few of which may well be part of Abell 1367. I definitely plan to spend a few more nights here.
In the order in which I logged them, and using the primary ID as carried by TheSky:
| NGC 3842 | Brightest galaxy in the core group |
|---|---|
| NGC 3837 | Probably second brightest |
| UGC 6697 | Probably third brightest |
| NGC 3841 | Very faint |
| NGC 3845 | Very faint |
| NGC 3844 | Very faint |
| NGC 3840 | Very faint |
| IC 2951 | Very faint |
| UGC 6683 | Very, very faint |
| MCG3-30-71 | Very, very faint |
| MCG3-30-76 | Very, very faint |
| MCG3-30-78 | Very, very faint |
| MCG3-30-85 | Very faint |
| NGC 3860 | Faint |
| NGC 3860x | Very, very faint (Is this 3860B, with CGCG97-113 nearby?) |
| CGCG97-113 | Very, very faint |
| MCG3-30-92 | Very faint |
| NGC 3861 | Faint |
| MGC3-30-98 | Very faint |
| NGC 3873 | Faint |
| NGC 3875 | Faint |
| CGCC97-138 | Very faint |
| UGC 6719 | Faint |
| CGCG97-133 | Very faint |
| MCG3-30-83 | Very faint |
| CGCG97-111 | Very, very faint |
| MCG4-28-43 | Very faint |
| NGC 3884 | Faint |
| UGC 6725 | Faint |
| MCG4-28-47 | Very faint |
| NGC 3851 | Very faint |
| NGC 3862 | Faint |
| NGC 3859 | Faint |
| NGC 3867 | Faint |
| NGC 3864 | Very faint |
| NGC 3868 | Faint |
| NGC 3883 | Faint |
| NGC 3884 | Faint |
| MCG4-28-48 | Very, very faint |
| UGC 6743 | Very faint |