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NGC4236 (Draco)

Started by Inge_S, 04/29/2011 12:07PM
Posted 04/29/2011 12:07PM Opening Post
I had a nice observing session the other night. This was the last chance before summer to view reasonably dark skies from my latitude. One of the objects I observed was the large and very elusive galaxy, NGC4236 in Draco. I was a bit pessimistic, since the nothern sky was pretty bright, but the great advantage for me was that the galaxy was very near zenith.

I see it very elongated and not too hard to spot with 12.5 inches of aperture. Certainly it can be seen with smaller telescopes, but I have heard about observers who missed it with much bigger scopes. An interesting challenge.
Posted 05/01/2011 01:13PM #1
Nice, I've never looked for that one yet. Part of the M81 group?

I had a nice observing session last night as well. Some of the brighter galaxies in the Virgo supercluster. Galaxy hunting is a new thing for me. M87 is spectacular, even more so when I read about it's immense size.