Observation by Mazin Younis: The String of Pearls Galaxy

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Mazin Younis

Observer

Mazin Younis

Observed

2022 Oct 28 - 00:00

Uploaded

2022 Nov 09 - 19:09

Objects

NGC55

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Constellation

Sculptor

Field centre

RA: 00^h15^m
Dec: -39°10'
Position angle: -123°24'

Field size

1°48' × 1°13'

Equipment

Esprit 100ED Pro
ASI 294MC-Pro

Exposure

17 subs @ 400s

Location

My remote telescope, Morocco

Title

The String of Pearls Galaxy

About this image

From my backyard in Manchester, I can't see anything lower than -25°Dec (also due to light pollution from Manchester Airport). Hence was very keen to find nice targets below -30°Dec at my remote telescope in Morocco, which we can never see from most of the UK.

The String of Pearls Galaxy (NGC 55) in Sculptor is an amazing object that lies at -39°Dec. It reaches a max +20° alt. when crossing meridian.

Files associated with this observation

Pearl_String.jpg (1.0 MB)

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Alan Thomas, Jeremy Shears, Callum Potter, Dr Paul Leyland, Simon Paul Davis, Mike Harlow, David Basey, Graham Winstanley, Tim Haymes

Comments

Jeremy Shears, 2022 Nov 09 - 21:24 UTC

Wonderful image, Mazin!

Mazin Younis

Dr Paul Leyland, 2022 Nov 11 - 08:32 UTC

Nice image, and prompted me to have a go when I am next far enough south. Thanks!

Mazin Younis

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