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Observation by Terry Evans: Local Group Galaxy - PGC19441 the Carina...

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Terry Evans

Observer

Terry Evans

Observed

2017 Sep 25 - 16:00

Uploaded

2017 Sep 26 - 13:58

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Constellation

Carina

Field centre

RA: 06h41m
Dec: -50°58'
Position angle: -0°03'

Field size

0°23' × 0°17'

Equipment
  • StarlightXpress Trius 694
  • APM TMB-203 Refractor
  • Paramount ME
Exposure

27*300s

Location

Moorook, South Australia

Target name

The Carina Dwarf - PGC19441

Title

Local Group Galaxy - PGC19441 the Carina Dwarf

About this image

The Carina Dwarf is a Local Galaxy Group member which is large and indistinct at this scale.  It looks more like a very rich open cluster than a galaxy.  Isolating it isn't helped by it being very near Canopus which causes all sorts of gradients on the image.

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