Observation by David Strange: NGC 2146 - The Dusty Hand galaxy

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David Strange

Observer

David Strange

Observed

2026 Apr 05 - 21:17

Uploaded

2026 Apr 06 - 09:27

Objects

NGC2146

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Constellation

Camelopardalis

Field centre

RA: 06^h18^m
Dec: +78°21'
Position angle: -5°49'

Field size

0°18' × 0°18'

Equipment

RC10
L-Pro filter
ASI533MC

Exposure

20 x 120s

Location

Salcombe Regis, East Devon

Target name

NGC 2146

Title

NGC 2146 - The Dusty Hand galaxy

About this image

A barred spiral in Camelopardalis. Dont find many images of this galaxy, which is reasonably bright and shows prominent dust lanes

Files associated with this observation

NGC2146_20260406_dgs.jpg (841.3 kB)

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