Observation by Patrick Maloney: NGC 147

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Patrick Maloney

Observer

Patrick Maloney

Observed

1996 Sep 04 - 22:40

Uploaded

2021 Nov 16 - 19:51

Objects

NGC147

Equipment

12.25" Newtonian reflector, 18mm eyepiece, x80

Location

Lancashire

Target name

NGC 147

Title

NGC 147

About this image

Satellite of M31. Very large but with an extremely low surface brightness. Very amorphous with no nucleus or structure visible under any power. Elongation not seen. Impossible to say with any certainty where the edge of the galaxy lay. Very difficult.

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NGC 147-9647.jpg (211.8 kB)

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