Observation by Mark Fairfax: NGC 2403 Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis

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Mark Fairfax

Observer

Mark Fairfax

Observed

2022 Mar 24 - 22:38

Uploaded

2022 Mar 25 - 18:37

Objects

NGC2403

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Constellation

Camelopardalis

Field centre

RA: 07^h36^m
Dec: +65°35'
Position angle: +104°30'

Field size

0°35' × 0°26'

Equipment

Unistellar eVscope 1 (114mm reflector)

Exposure

30mins

Location

Nottinghamshire UK

Target name

NGC 2403 Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis

Title

NGC 2403 Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis

About this image

NGC 2403 a large, face-on spiral galaxy (SAB), magnitude +8.25, is among the more conspicuous northern objects which Charles Messier missed when compiling his catalogue. Thus its discovery was left to William Herschel in 1788.

(Bortle 5ish with dew shield, no filter and moderate seeing)

Files associated with this observation

NGC 2403 BAA-24Mar2022.jpg (1.7 MB)

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