NGC 4593 / NGC 4602 / NGC 4597

 
Bob Hogeveen
Galaxies:  NGC 4593 / NGC 4602 / NGC 4597
Date & Time: April 5, 2002
Sky darkness: 5.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Transparency: 8 <1 worst - 10 best>
Seeing: ? (not checked)
Location of site: Annen, The Netherlands
53ºN, 6ºE
Site classification: Village backyard: 
Telescope: Celestron C11
Eyepieces: 30m Ultima, 20mm TV plossl
Magnification: 90x, 140x		 A pair of real fuzzies. NGC4593 is a roundish blob of light and NGC4602 shows
an elongated shape of uniform brightness. They can be seen in one FOV using the
30mm Ultima. At 14' to the W of NGC4593 we find a nice double: Struve 1665.
Unfortunately I forgot to check out the third galaxy of this group, NGC4597
Rating: 4
 

 

 
Steve Bodin 
Galaxies:  NGC 4593 / NGC 4602 / NGC 4597
Date & Time: 2 and 3 June 2003 11 PM to 3 am
Sky darkness: 6 <Limiting magnitude>
Transparency:  fair to good
Seeing:  <1 worst - 10 best>
Location of site: Silverdale WA, USA 47N 123W
Conditions: temp 45-50 F, dry
Site classification: suburb-rural
Telescope: 17.5 DOB, Bigdog
Eyepieces: not used
Magnification: app. 200x integrated 2 sec exposures		 Dim sights not worth the trip, could not even find NGC4597. NGC 4593 is the brightest, but just a round nuc is visible in real time, a dim faint extension can be seen in the processed image. NGC 4602 is just plain dim.
 

  
   

  
 


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