NGC 3705 / NGC 3692


Steve Bodin 
GalaxiesNGC 3705 / 3692
Date & Time: 17 Apr 2004, 9 pm to 11 pm local
Seeing: 5 <1 worst - 10 best>
Transparency: good
Location of site: Silverdale WA, USA 47N 123W
Conditions: temp 40F, damp
Sky darkness: 5.6 <Limiting magnitude>
Site classification: suburb-rural
Telescope: Celestron C8
Eyepieces: not used
Magnification: DX-8263SL color video
camera at f2.3 Magnification: app. 80x

Two wide spaced small spiral types. These proved difficult to see on the real time tv monitor. NGC3705 has a bright nuclear region but not much else shows. NGC 3692 is just plain faint, but a nice edge on spindle when processed.
 
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