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Date: May 11-13, 2026
Location: Prude Ranch, Fort Davis TX. 5,000 feet elevation.
NELM: Varies from 6.0 6.5
Eyepieces: 24mm Panoptic (finder eyepiece), 10 and 6mm ZAO-IIs, 17.3, 10, and 8mm Delos and TMB 1.8x ED barlow
Selected objects (about 3/4) observed at the Texas Star Party
Note: I may edit this OR with additional objects observed during the time at the Texas Star Party.
Texas Star Party 2026
First time here since 2012. A few notable comments about the skies since I last came. The northern horizon is no longer completely dark due to the Permian basin, but it does not detract from observing at all. I also noticed that the skies arent as dark as they used to be. A few long-time TSPers commented to me that the skies grew progressively worse in the last ten years due to the factories just south of the border and general increased particulate matter. I should note that the humidity was a little higher than average, which contributed to loss of transparency.
The following notes are of select objects observed on two of the three nights I was there, specifically Monday, May 11 and Tuesday, May 12th. Monday night, the skies averaged NELM 6.7-6.8, while Tuesday night was a little better at NELM 6.9.
Note: The images are from our observing guides.
Monday night (May 11) NELM = 6.7-6.8
Observed 23 flat galaxies from my observing guide. This session completes all observations in the book. Note: No images are included for this section
UGC 427722-inch at 230 and 287x - thin even surface brightness glow with little central brightening and tapering tips. PA = 80 and 2.5' long
NGC 435622-inch at 287x - considerably bright, thin, even surface brightness streak. No central brightening. PA = 150 and 3' long. A mag 13.2 star lies just off the east of center.
IC 331122-inch at 287x - considerably faint, thick, flat galaxy. Even surface brightness. PA = 45 and 1.2 long.
IC 3322A22-inch at 287 and 383x - considerably bright thin glow. A very faint, very small knot was detected near the northwest tip. PA = 30 and 2.9 long. Two nearby galaxies, MAC 1225+0710 and MAC 1225+0712, were picked up as very faint, very small round glows.
UGC 752222-inch at 287x - faint thin glow with a star near the NW tip. PA = 60 and 2.2 long.
IC 347422-inch at 287 and 383x - considerably faint, even surface brightness, thick glow. No central brightening. A faint star seen to the NW. PA = 135 and 2 long.
NGC 451722-inch at 287x - Bright, mottled, large thin glow. Dust lane is off-center to the north and not complete. More to the east, to about 2/3 of the way from E to W tips. A star just NW of the center. PA = 100 and 8 long. Note: This is a quick observation as I have seen this several times in the past.
UGC 780222-inch at 383x - Considerably faint, thin glow. Even surface brightness throughout and no central brightening. PA = 120 and 1 long. A 12.6 mag star lies 1 NW from the center.
IC 360822-inch at 287 and 383x - A faint, small, thin glow with an obvious central region. Very faint thinning tips. PA = 90 and 1 long. A faint 16th mag star lies just NE from the center.
NGC 470322-inch at 287 and 383x - Considerably bright thin glow with a brighter central region and a nearly stellar core. Faint dust lane across the entire length of the galaxy. PA = 30 and 3.2 long. A faint 16th mag star lies 0.6 due south from the center.
NGC 470022-inch at 287x - Bright thick 6:1 elongated glow with defined edges. Seems a little thick to be a flat galaxy. Higher than usual surface brightness. PA = 135 and 2.6 long. A 15th mag star off the SW tip and a very faint star off the NE tip.
UGC 799122-inch at 383x - Considerably faint, flat, even surface brightness with somewhat diffuse edges. A mag 15.5 star was detected just east of the northern tip. PA = 0 and 1.7 long.
MCG-3-33-2822-inch at 287 and 383x - Considerably faint, thin glow with thinning tapering tips. Minor central bulge and brighter nearly stellar center. PA = 135 and 2.2 long. An extremely faint galaxy was detected just north of the SW tip. A pair of 15th mag starts to the north of the center.
MCG-3-33-30
(UGCA 320)22-inch at 287x - Considerably bright, thick, slightly mottled 5:1 glow. This appears brighter than the nearby flat galaxy, MCG-3-33-28. PA = 60 and 6.1 long. Two extremely faint round glows were detected to the north. One at PA = 45 (MCG-3-33-29) from the center and the other (MAC 1303-1723) at PA = 330 from the center.
MCG-3-34-1822-inch at 287 and 383x - Considerably faint thin glow with a significant central brightening. Diffuse edges. PA = 0 and 2.7 long. A 15th mag star is SE from the center. An extremely faint round glow with a star on the edge was seen about 0.9 SW from the center.
NGC 507322-inch at 287x - Bright, thick, flat galaxy with well-defined edges. A faint stellar core and tapered ends. PA = 30 and 2.9 long
NGC 502222-inch at 287 and 383x - Considerably bright, even surface brightness glow with a brighter center. Somewhat defined edges. PA = 170 and 2.0 long. Two very faint stars were detected on the west side of each end. A couple 12th mag stars in the north and western part of the field. Near NGC 5018.
MCG-3-34-4122-inch at 383x - Faint even surface brightness, thin glow with tapering ends. PA = 0 and 2.0 long. A faint, small, round glow, MCG-3-34-42, NE from the north tip.
NGC 517022-inch at 230 and 287x - Considerably bright, long, thin glow with a brighter central region. The south edge of the middle part is a bit more defined than the north side, which suggests a dust lane. PA = 45 and 7.5' long. A very faint diffuse glow, ESO 576-78, was detected 2.9 north of the center.
UGC 854322-inch at 287 and 383x - Faint, small, thin glow with no central brightening. Even surface brightness glow with somewhat defined edges. PA = 30 and 1.2 long. A faint star, mag 15.6, lies 0.4 west of the center.
NGC 549622-inch at 230 and 287x - Considerably bright, mottled thick glow with diffuse edges. PA = 0 and 3.8 long. 4 stars on the disk. Two near the south end, one halfway from the center to the north tip, and the fourth on the north tip. An extremely faint knot was seen almost between the two stars on the south side.
MCG-3-30-322-inch at 287x - It was low above the horizon when I observed this object. Considerably faint, thin, even surface brightness glow. PA = 0 and 1.9 long. An extremely faint, round glow seen 2.2 WSW from the southern tip.
IC 379922-inch at 287 and 383x - Considerably bright, even surface brightness glow with well-defined edges. PA = 150 and 2.4 long. A 15th mag star just off the edge towards the NE. A bright mag 9.9 star lies 5.7 WSW from the center.
Tuesday night (NELM 6.9)
I included 10 Small Galaxy Groups, 3 Shakhbazian Compact Galaxy Clusters, and 5 galaxies with extragalactic features.
Note: The italicized annotated labels were not in the original annotated image in our Small Galaxy Groups observing guide. I added them in there as they were successfully seen during these observations.
NGC 3090
group RA: 10 00 30.2 Dec: -02 58 0822-inch at 230, 287, and 383x
MKW 1 a group of 5 NGC and 4 other galaxies in the field seen. I missed a few galaxies.
NGC 3090 fairly bright round glow with a brighter center. 0.9 across. A mag 11.4 star lies about 0.6' north.
NGC 3083 is a considerably faint 3:1 elongated glow with a slightly brighter center. PA = 135 and 0.8 long. PGC 1080545 lies 2.7' east and is an extremely faint round glow.
NGC 3086 is a faint 5:2 elongated, even surface brightness glow with a compact, very small core. PA = 30 and 0.6' long. MAC 1000-0259A - A very faint, small, slightly elongated glow was detected 1.2 SE.
NGC 3092 is a faint 5:2 elongated even surface brightness glow with a slightly brighter compact center. PA = 150 and 0.8' long. MAC 1000-0302B - A very faint, very small round glow seen about 1.8' due south.
NGC 3093 is a very faint, 2:1 elongated, even surface brightness glow. PA = 135 and 0.4' long.
CGCG 8-18 is very faint and rather difficult to see, as it is about 1.3' SW of a mag 10.7 star. Small, round, even surface brightness glow.
CGCG 9-42
group RA: 10 27 10.2 Dec: -03 19 0622-inch at 230, 287, and 383x
MKW 2s a group of 5 galaxies with several other galaxies.
CGCG 9-42 is a fairly faint, slightly elongated glow with diffuse edges and a slightly brighter center. 0.5' across. PA = 45. Two extremely faint glows, PGC 1073161 and PGC 1073191, were picked up about 1 NW. Both are very small round glows, about 0.1 across. A mag 10.4 star lies 3.7 SW.
CGCG 9-45 lies 1.6' SE of -42 and is a very faint, small, round, even surface brightness glow. 0.3' across. A very faint star lies exactly in between this and -42.
CGCG 9-47 lies 8.4 NNE of -42 and picked up as a faint, 3:1 elongated glow with tapered tips. Slightly brighter center. A mag 14.4 star lies just 0.4 SE from the center. PA = 0 and 0.5' long.
CGCG 9-40 is a very faint, round glow. 0.2' across.
MAC 1026-3015 lies 2.0' slightly west of due south of -40. Very faint 2:1 elongated glow. PA = 90 and 0.3' long.
IC 614 lies 10.0 SW of -42. A very small, considerably bright round glow was picked up. Then after a few moments, a very faint, slightly elongated glow halo was picked up. PA = 0 and 0.5 long. This is one of the collisional ring galaxies. I didnt see any brightening of the ring structure.
MCG+0-27-23
group RA: 10 30 10.6 Dec: -03 09 5022-inch at 383x
MKW 2 a group of 5 galaxies with 4 other galaxies picked up. A mag 9.9 star lies 5.1 SSW of the MCG, and best to keep off the field for observation. I used the 6mm ZAO-II for the observation after centering it with the 8mm Delos.
MCG+0-27-23 is a fairly bright, slightly elongated glow with a brighter center. PA = 135 and 0.6' long. PGC 30953 lies 1.3 SW and has a faint, slightly elongated glow. PA = 45 and 0.2' long. A very faint, short, thin streak, PGC 113102, lies 1.9 NW. PA = 0 and 0.2 long.
CGCG 9-61 is a considerably faint, even surface brightness, round glow with slightly uneven edges to the west. About 0.3' across. A faint 3:2 elongated glow, MAC 1029-0315, lies 1.1 SSE. PA = 90 and 0.3' long.
CGCG 9-66 is a considerably faint, round glow and a slightly brighter center. 0.2' across. A pair of 15th mag stars lies to the east.
CGCG 9-65 picked up as a faint, 3:2 elongated, even surface brightness glow. PA = 150 and 0.2' long.
MAC 1030-0315 was very difficult as it was near the mag 9.9 star, about 2 SW. Picked up as an extremely faint, very small, round glow. I did not see PGC 113109, which is even closer to the star at less than 1 due west.
PGC 1073709 was picked up as a very faint, small, round glow. Lies 2 west of MAC 1030-3015
UGC 4956
group RA: 09 20 01.9 Dec: +01 02 2022-inch at 230, 287, and 383x
MKW 1s - 4 galaxies seen
UGC 4956 is a bright, slightly elongated glow with a much brighter center. PA = 150 and 0.7' long. A pair of nearly collinear 16th mag stars lies SSW, and a bright mag 10.6 star lies 2.1 SW.
A triangle of galaxies surrounding a mag 13.6 star lies between 5 and 6 south of the UGC.
Mkn 1232 (CGCG 6-29): a considerably faint, 2:1 elongated, glow with a compact center. PA = 0 and 0.3 long.
CGCG 6-30: a faint, 3:1 elongated, even surface brightness glow with defined edges. PA = 120 and 0.4 long.
MAC 0919+0057 was picked up as a very faint amorphous, slightly elongated glow. No central brightening. PA = 45 and 0.3 long. A faint star lies just north.
IC 4064
group RA: 13 01 06.7 Dec: +39 50
2922-inch at 230, 287, and 383x
AWM 6 - 8 galaxies seen in the field. Most of the observations were with the 6mm ZAO-II
IC 4064 is a fairly bright, slightly elongated glow with a gradually brighter center. PA = 135. A mag 9.9 star lies 1.2 east, and a mag 12.2 star lies 1.6 south.
IC 4062 is a very faint, small, round glow. 0.1' across. Lies 1.9 WNW of IC 4064.
IC 4056 (VV 418) is a very faint, slightly elongated glow with a faint star on the southern edge. PA = 90 and 0.3' long. A slightly crooked 45-degree right triangle of equally bright stars lies north and to the east, with one mag 12.2 star just 0.8 north.
MAC 1300+3947 lies 2 north of IC 4056. Picked up as a very faint, thin, short streak. PA = 135 and 0.3' long.
IC 4065 picked up as a 5:2 elongated glow with a PA of 60 and 0.2 long. With averted vision, a very faint halo was picked up at PA 0 and 0.4 long. This suggests a possible barred spiral with the bar at 60 degrees and the galaxy at 0 degrees.
IC 4067 is fairly faint, slightly elongated glow with a compact center. PA = 90 and 0.2' long.
IC 4073 faint 3:1 elongated glow with a brighter round center and tapered tips. PA = 45 and 0.5' long.
MAC 1301+3956 lies 1.9 NW of IC 4073 and 2.5 north of IC 4067. Picked up as a faint, small, round glow. 0.1 across.
NGC 5096
group RA: 13 20 30.0 Dec +33 05 1722-inch at 230, 287, and 383x
17 galaxies seen in the field. Most of the observations was with the 6mm ZAO-II
NGC 5096 is a triple galaxy. Fairly bright round glow with two 'companions' at the 11 and 2 o'clock positions. Both companions are faint, very small, round glows.
PGC 2023056 lies 0.9 west and is a fairly faint 3:1 elongated glow with a slightly brighter compact center. PA = 80 and 0.4 long.
MAC 1320+3305B lies just 0.4 NW of the PGC and is a very faint, slightly elongated, very small glow. PA = 45 and 0.2 long.
NGC 5098A and B form a double galaxy arranged E-W, respectively. Both are considerably bright, round glows with gradually brighter centers. They lie about 3.7 NNE of NGC 5096.
MAC 1320+3310 is a faint 3:2 elongated glow with a slightly brighter center. PA = 20 and 0.2' long. It lies 2.3 NE of NGC 5098B.
PGC 2024686 is a faint 3:1 elongated glow. PA = 45 and 0.3' long.
PGC 2024371 is a faint, small, round glow with a very faint star just off the east edge.
PGC 2023331 is a faint 2:1 elongated glow with a brighter compact center. PA = 135 and 0.3' long. An extremely faint, very
small, round glow (LEDA 3806412) was picked up 0.9 SSE.
PGC 2023332 is a faint 2:1 elongated glow with somewhat diffuse edges. PA = 45 and 0.3' long.
MAC 1320+3305C is a very faint, small, slightly elongated glow. PA = 30 and 0.2 long.
MAC 1320+3302 is a very faint, small, 2:1 elongated glow. PA = 90 and 0.3 long. A bright mag 9.8 star lies 2.5 west and is best to keep off the field.
MAC 1320+3300A is a very faint, slightly small, elongated glow. PA = 150 and 0.2 long
MAC 1320+3300 is an extremely faint, very small, round glow.
NGC 5280
group RA: 13 42 55.6 Dec: +29 52 0622-inch at 230, 287, and 383x
A field of 20 galaxies picked up with others I have not looked for or seen.
NGC 5280 was picked up as a considerably bright, round glow with a much brighter center. 0.4 across.
MCG+5-22-73 lies 0.7 SW of NGC 5280. Fairly faint 5:1 elongated even surface brightness glow. PA = 15 and 0.6' long.
MAC 1342+2949B lies 1.6 SSW of the MCG and is a very faint 2:1 elongated even surface brightness glow. PA = 150 and 0.2 long.
Going 6.3 NE, NGC 5277 was picked up as a faint, round, even surface brightness glow. 0.2' across. A faint mag 16 star lies 0.6 due east.
MAC 1342+2956C lies 4.2 due east of NGC 5277 and was picked up as a faint, slightly elongated, even surface brightness glow. PA = 0 and 0.2 long.
Going back to NGC 5280 and looking 4 west, UGC 8682 picked up as a 4:1 elongated thick streak with a slightly brighter, very small round center. PA = 120 and 0.7' long.
MAC 1342+2952 lies 1.3 NW of UGC 8662 and is an extremely faint round glow. A faint star is just off the west edge.
NGC 5275 considerably bright, round glow with a much brighter, very small center. A very faint, very small round glow (NGC 5275C) is visible just off the NE edge. Another extremely faint 2:1 elongated glow (NGC 5275B) is on the west edge. PA = 0.
NGC 5274 is slightly fainter than NGC 5275 and slightly smaller but similar in appearance. A star is just off the SW edge.
MAC 1342+2951A lies 0.7 NW of NGC 5274 and was picked up as a faint, small, slightly elongated glow with a slightly brighter center. PA = 150 and 0.2 long
MAC 1342+2951B is a very faint 2:1 elongated even surface brightness glow. PA = 120 and 0.2 long. It lies 0.9 due north of NGC 5274.
MAC 1342+2947B is a very faint 2:1 elongated glow. PA = 90 and 0.2 long. I didnt see the tiny galaxy on the north edge. It lies 5.0 SSW of NGC 5280 and 5.1 ESE of NGC 5275.
MAC 1342+2945B is a faint 3:2 elongated even surface brightness glow with a slightly brighter compact center. PA = 45 and 0.3 long. Lies 2.0 SSE of +2947B.
MAC 1342+2947A was picked up as an extremely faint, very small, round glow. Lies 1.3 SW of +2947B. Continuing 1.7 WSW from +2947A, another extremely faint, very small round glow, MAC 1342+2946B, was picked up. Another extremely faint, very small round glow, MAC 1352+2945A, lies 1.4 WSW of +2947B.
MCG+5-22-71 is a considerably faint, slightly elongated glow with a brighter center. PA = 90 and 0.3 long.
PGC 1877944 is a faint 5:2 elongated glow with a slightly brighter center. PA = 120 and 0.3 long. A triangle of stars lies to the east.
NGC 4104
group RA: 1206 38.9 Dec +28 10 2722-inch at 230, 287 and 383x
MKW 4s field of 7 galaxies with 3 extra galaxies.
NGC 4104 is a bright 5:2 elongated glow with a much brighter center. PA = 150 and 1.2 long.
MCG+5-29-15 is a considerably faint round glow with a brighter center. A star just off the NE edge. PGC 38403 lying 0.8 ENE is a extremely faint very small round glow.
CGCG 158-22 is a faint small round glow.
CGCG 158-21 is a faint thin streak with a slightly brighter round center. PA = 150 and 0.2 long.
PGC 93652 lies 5.1 NNE of CGCG 158-22 and picked up as an extremely faint very small round glow.
MCG+5-29-13 is a faint 3:1 elongated glow with a very small slightly brighter round center. PA = 90 and 0.7 long.
MCG+5-29-14 is a faint 3:1 elongated glow with a much brighter very small round center. PA = 0 and 0.6 long. A fleeting tiny glow, MAC 1206+2815, was picked up 0.9 due west.
MCG+5-29-9 is a very faint 2:1 even surface brightness elongated glow. PA = 135 and 0.3 long. A star is just off the NE tip.
NGC 4213
group RA 12 15 37.6 Dec +23 58 5622-inch at 230, 287 and 383x
AWM 2 - 16 galaxies in the field seen.
NGC 4213 a bright round glow with a much brighter center. Two nearby galaxies. Lying 1.8 NE is SDSS J121543.01+240016.1 and is picked up as a very faint slightly elongated even surface brightness glow. PA = 0 and 0.1 long. LEDA 3785256 is 1.5 ENE of NGC 4213 and is a very faint round glow with a slightly brighter center.
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hree galaxies forming an almost perfect equilateral triangle lies about 3.5 west of NGC 4213. PGC 1697602 on the north corner is a faint 2:1 elongated glow with a very faint nearly stellar core. PA = 90 and 0.3 long. IC 772 on the SW corner is a considerably faint 5:2 elongated glow with a brighter center. PA = 90 and 0.3 long. PGC 2800975 on the SE corner is the faintest of the three. Faint round glow with a slightly brighter center. 0.2 across.
Continuing 10 SE, there is another triangle of three galaxies. PGC 1695893 - faint 3:1 elongated glow. PA = 60 and 0.3 long. Continuing 2.1 SW is a mag 14.2 star and going another 2 SW,
MCG+4-29-50 is picked up as a very faint, round, low surface brightness glow. Going 3.7 ENE, MAC 1214+2352 is seen as a very faint, slightly elongated glow. PA = 0 and 0.2 long.
Going back to NGC 4213 and looking to the NE quadrant. UGC 7266 lies 7 NNE and is seen as a considerably faint 2:1 even surface brightness glow. Low surface brightness. PA = 135 and 0.4 long.
UGC 7248 - very faint, thin, even surface brightness glow. PA = 160 and 0.5 long. A mag 11.8 star lies 1.8 ESE.
MCG+4-29-48 - very faint, low surface brightness, round glow. 0.2 across.
Back to NGC 4213 and looking 10 east, I see a very bright mag 5.0 star. It is so bright that it must be completely off the field to see anything around that star.
IC 3084 - difficult to observe with the star lying just 1.7 NNW. Very faint round glow.
IC 3095 faint, small, very slightly elongated, even surface brightness glow. PA = 90 and 0.3 long. Low surface brightness. Lies 7.9 due east of the bright star.
IC 3089 faint, slightly elongated glow with a brighter center. PA = 120 and 0.2 long. Lies 7.3 slightly east of due south of the star.
MAC 1216+2350 - very faint 3:1 elongated even surface brightness glow. PA = 0 and 0.3 long. Lies 6.5 SSW of the star.
MCG+0-36-32
group RA: 14 17 35.5 Dec: +02 03 1122-inch at 287, 383, and 690x
This small galaxy group, MKW 6, is rather challenging compared to the other small galaxy groups. I picked up only 8 galaxies. This group should be reobserved when it is higher in the sky.
MCG+0-36-32 is a double galaxy resolved only at 690x. Picked up as a faint, slightly elongated glow with two slightly brighter centers aligned E-W. SDSS J141736.48+020317.5 lies just 0.3from the ENE edge and a very faint, very small round glow. Continuing 0.6 to the NE, lies
LEDA 1214756, which is a faint, very small, round glow.
LEDA 1213903 is a very faint, very small, round glow. A pair of 13th mag stars lie to the east. The two galaxies next to each star were not detected.
MAC 1417+0202 is a very faint, small, round glow lying 2.2 west of the MCG.
MAC 1417+0201 is a fleeting thin glow 1.2 SE of +0202. PA = 0 and 0.3 long.
LEDA 1213908 is a very faint, very small, round glow. Lies 1.3 ESE of MAC 1417+0202
Shakhbazian
358 RA: 14 23 46 Dec: +06 35 0522-inch at 383x
Used NGC 5599 as a reference.
Components 1 and 2 were seen first as two faint round glows. Components 4 and 5 were picked up as very faint glows. I didn't see components 3 and 6 at first. Keith R saw 1, 2, 4, and 5 only. Scott H saw all six; he saw 3 before 4 and 5. Then I went back and picked off component 3. Component 6 was the most difficult, but using the star (7) as a landmark made it easier to find 6.
Shakhbazian
15 RA: 14 20 56 Dec: +44 33 1922-inch at 383x
Group of five galaxies in a 2.3 field. I was able to pick up only three of the five galaxies.
Components 1, 5, and 3 were picked up as extremely faint, tiny glows. A mag 14.3 star lies 0.5 south of component 1.
Shakhbazian
14 RA: 14 25 21 Dec: +47 14 4522-inch at 383 and 690x
A tight group of six galaxies in a 1 circle.
At 690x, I picked up three of the six galaxies. Components 1, 2, and 3 are extremely faint, very small, round glows arranged in a 45-degree right triangle. Component 4 was suspected at the location, but I didnt see it three times, so I marked it as a negative observation.
NGC 4102 RA: 12 06 23.0 Dec: +52 42 40
Bright 2:1 elongated core with a fairly faint 2:1 elongated halo. The core is 0.6 long and the extended halo is 2.2 long. The PA for both is 135. A faint knot was detected 0.6 NE from the center. A second knot is suspected 0.5 due north from the center. A mag 12.2 star lies on the ESE edge of the halo.
NGC 5430 RA: 14 00 45.8 Dec +59 19 43
22-inch at 287 and 383x
Pretty bright 5:2 elongated glow (PA = 30 and 2 long) with a much fainter 2:1 elongated halo (PA = 150 and 2.5 long) with a much brighter round center. This suggests a bar structure. A faint, very small round knot was detected near the south end of the bar, which is likely a super luminous star and not likely [BCS2012a] 17/19.
NGC 4258 (M106) RA: 12 18 58.1 Dec: +47 18 13
22-inch at 230, 287, and 383x
Very bright 3:2 elongated core with a much brighter center. One arm starts at the north end, arcing to the NNW, and a much shorter arm starts at the south, arcing to the SSE. The north arm contains a pretty faint brightening about 0.9 long and located 2 due north of the center. This brightening is the combined light of HII regions [CPH] 34C/36C/39C/44C/52C. On the southern arm, [CPH] 74C is a fairly faint clump about 2.7 south of the center. Another clump was suspected 0.5 further along the arm, which is [CPH] 82Ca.
NGC
4395 RA: 12 25 48.7 Dec: +33 33 0122-inch at 287 and 383x
A fairly bright, low surface brightness galaxy with multiple knots all over the place. NGC 4401 is a fairly bright irregular 2:1 elongated clump located 2.3 ESE from the core. PA of the clump is 30 and 0.3 long. NGC 4400 is a faint, very small, round clump located 2.6 SE from the core. NGC 4399 is an irregular clump that is brighter on the north edge than on the south edge. It lies 2.4 SSW from the core. A star lies in the west. [RBD96] 72/73/74 is a very faint, very small, round clump about 2.5 NNW from the core. [RBD96] 67/68 detected as an extremely faint, very small patch. An extremely faint amorphous glow lies 4.2 NNE from the core. It is not labeled in the chart in our observing guide.
NGC 4861
RA: 12 59 02.3 Dec: +34 51 3422-inch at 383x
Pretty faint 3:1 elongated low-surface brightness glow with a star on the north tip and an obvious non-stellar clump, 1 Zw 49, at the south end. PA = 160 and 2.8 long.
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