Observation by Oliver Hext: Hoag's Object

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Oliver Hext

Observer

Oliver Hext

Observed

2025 Apr 06 - 01:13

Uploaded

2025 Apr 07 - 19:21

Objects

Hoag's Object (PGC 54559)

Equipment

Seestar S50

Exposure

1900 x 10 Seconda

Location

Portsmouth

Target name

Hoag's Object

Title

Hoag's Object

About this image

Hoag's Object - I'm slightly obsessed with this very unusual galaxy, so I thought I would give it a go with my Seestar S50. It probably would have come out better with my Redcat 51mm. But, okay, it's not going to win any awards, yet I'm still blown away that this little scope can image this object. Yes, I can just make out the outer ring of the galaxy, and at 612.8 million light-years away, it's in a Bortle 6/7 Zone! About 1900 x 10-second subs. As I progress, I'll hopefully have another go at it while saving for an 8-inch scope, but that will be a few years of waiting. For now, my journey began here.

Files associated with this observation

hoagAllFrames-IRCUT_LPProcessed2Anotated.jpg (565.1 kB)

Like this image

Callum Potter, Dawson, Dominic Ford

Comments

Dawson, 2025 Apr 07 - 21:36 UTC

What a wonderfully bizare object!

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