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(IAAC) Obj: NGC5490 - Inst: 55CM / f:4.1 / StarMaster
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Observation Poster: James (Jim) Anderson <madmoon@bellsouth.net>
Observer: James (Jim) Anderson
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 0062003/0552ut
Location of site: Bigwoods, NC (Lat 35:46, Elev 250')
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 7/10 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Seeing: 5/10 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 55CM / f:4.1 / StarMaster
Magnification: 120X, 220X
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC5490
Category: External galaxy.
Class: E
Constellation: Boo
Data: mag 13.1p size 2.4' x 1.9'
Position: RA 14:09 DEC +17:32
Description:
120X- NGC5490 located with averted vision as a small featurless diffuse disc.
220X- NGC5490 appears as a small diffuse featurless round spot (Aprox 35 Arcseconds). It seems that I am only seeing the core, with the halo being lost in the skyglow. It is located with-in a small triangle of 12-13 mag stars. No other DSO's visable in the FOV.
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