Last Wednesday I observed several deep-sky objects and doubles. Some of the time I spent with the galaxy group, Abell 779 near Alpha Lyncis. The central galaxy of this distant group is NGC2832, and that one is quite easy in 8 - 12-inch scopes. However, the other members of this group are very faint and inconspisuous. I was able to identify two of them this evening. NGC2831 actually forms a close pair with 2832 and is located on its western edge. With a magnification of 167x it is a faint smudge. At the northern edge of 2832 a faint star is located. NGC2830 is further to the west, well off the close galaxy pair. There is even a faint double star south of NGC2832. I'll have to return to this group to make out more of its members since they are scattered over a larger area than I expected during the Wednesday observing session.
Those of you interested in observing this group should choose a night with good seeing. If seeing is poor, it is difficult to discriminate between faint stars and Abell 779 members.
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Those of you interested in observing this group should choose a night with good seeing. If seeing is poor, it is difficult to discriminate between faint stars and Abell 779 members.
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