Observation by Alan Thomas: IC1613 Dwarf Galaxy in Cetus

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Alan Thomas

Observer

Alan Thomas

Observed

2022 Oct 17 - 21:30

Uploaded

2022 Oct 18 - 14:57

Objects

IC1613

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Constellation

Cetus

Field centre

RA: 01^h04^m
Dec: +02°09'
Position angle: -27°59'

Field size

0°19' × 0°21'

Equipment

Unistellar eQuinox 112mm reflector

Exposure

75mins

Location

Norbreck Observatory, Warrington, Cheshire, UK.

Target name

IC1613 Dwarf Galaxy in Cetus

Title

IC1613 Dwarf Galaxy in Cetus

About this image

This irregular dwarf galaxy in Cetus is the Deep Sky Section's October 'Object of Interest'. Even with a 75minute exposure in relatively good conditions, the galaxy barely showed up. A little tweaking of the image yielded a few traces. But I am pleased to have seen IC1613 at all with a 112mm aperture.

Bortle 7/8, no Moon, seeing fair.

Files associated with this observation

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