M108 - Surfboard Galaxy
The faintest of faint smudge - used every trick to see it!
Object Type: Spiral Galaxy
Constellation: Ursa Major
Right Ascension: 11h 11m 31s
Declination: +55° 40' 27"
Magnitude: 10.0
Size: 8.7' × 2.2'
My Observation Details
| Object Name: | M108 - Surfboard Galaxy |
| Seeing: | VG |
| Transparency: | 4 |
| Lat/Lon: | 35.150, -85.326 |
| Instrument: | 750mm/150mm |
| Power: | 150.0x (10mm eyepiece + 2x Barlow) |
| Date: | 2023-03-15 |
| Time: | 10:52 EST |
Observation Notes
Visual Description
I found the faintest of faint smudge and confirmed by a pattern of stars nearby I was looking at M108.
Additional Notes
Found nearby Owl Nebula with an O III filter and starting with a 25mm eyepiece I knew I had M108 in the view but couldn’t see any of its photons yet. I used every trick I could including using my knit cap as a makeshift eye patch to preserve night vision. It worked! Observed with a 10mm and a 2x barlow as well. Used Telrad finder.
Sketch
