Observation by Patrick Maloney: NGC 973 & IC 1815

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Patrick Maloney

Observer

Patrick Maloney

Observed

2016 Nov 08 - 01:37

Uploaded

2021 Dec 01 - 16:31

Objects

NGC973
IC1815

Equipment

12" Newtonian reflector, 10mm Plossl eyepiece, x150

Location

Skelwith Fold

Target name

NGC 973 & IC 1815

Title

NGC 973 & IC 1815

About this image

NGC 973: Extremely faint, just a highly elongated ghostly grey splinter visible only to averted vision.

IC 1815: Faint, small and round, with a possible hint of a stellar core. Confusingly, this object was easier to see than NGC 973.

Files associated with this observation

NGC 973 IC 1815 - 16147.jpg (94.1 kB)

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