Observation by Duncan Hale-Sutton: Palomar 2 (narrow field) with a Dwarf 3

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Duncan Hale-Sutton

Observer

Duncan Hale-Sutton

Observed

2026 Jan 10 - 19:10

Uploaded

2026 Jan 11 - 12:58

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Constellation

Auriga

Field centre

RA: 04^h46^m
Dec: +31°22'
Position angle: -42°40'

Field size

0°46' × 0°46'

Equipment

Dwarf 3 smartscope

Exposure

246x15s

Location

Neatishead, Norfolk

Target name

Palomar 2

Title

Palomar 2 (narrow field) with a Dwarf 3

About this image

This is a tighter crop of the original unbinned image I have already put up on this gallery. This shows that there are limits to what you can do with a Dwarf 3! The globular cluster appears as an unresolved blob, but perhaps this is not unexpected.

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2026-01-10 246x15s Palomar 2 Dwarf 3 cropped.jpg (240.1 kB)

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