Observation by Des Middlemass: Local Group NGC185

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Des Middlemass

Observer

Des Middlemass

Observed

2026 Sep 16 - 00:00

Uploaded

2026 Sep 21 - 11:52

Objects

NGC185

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Constellation

Cassiopeia

Field centre

RA: 00^h39^m
Dec: +48°20'
Position angle: +163°27'

Field size

0°27' × 0°18'

Equipment

Celestron Edge HD 9.25 2350mm UVIR filter
ZWO ASI 294 MC pro

Exposure

6.5 hrs (3 min subs)

Location

Villetoureix (Bortle 4)

Target name

NGC185 Dwarf Spheroidal galaxy

Title

Local Group NGC185

About this image

Imaged over two nights with the sharpest frames integrated, the aim being to bring out the dark molecular cloud.

There is also a globular cluster not too far from the core, opposite the cloud, but it just looks like a big star here.

Files associated with this observation

NGC185_LG_Peculiar_Galaxy_2320mm_UVIR_6pt5hrs.jpg (361.5 kB)

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Alan Thomas, Dominic Ford, Andy Wilson

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