| Steve Bodin | ||||
| Galaxies:
NGC 4654 / NGC 4639
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 |
Two different types a large
loose spiral and a barred small disc. NGC 4654 is rather faint except for
the central region. The arm pattern looks asymmetrical, but nice to see.
NGC 4639 is a small dot with a faint bar inside an even fainter disc structure.
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