M49 - Virgo Cluster
Elliptical Galaxy observed from SM Soccer Fields on an exceptional night with excellent transparency.
Object Type: Galaxy
Constellation: Virgo
Right Ascension: 12h 29m 48s
Declination: +08° 01' 00"
Magnitude: 10.0
Size: 9' × 7.5'
My Observation Details
| Object Name: | M49 - Virgo Cluster |
| Seeing: | E |
| Transparency: | 6 |
| Lat/Lon: | 35.161, -85.372 |
| Instrument: | 750mm/150mm |
| Power: | 30.0x (25mm eyepiece) |
| Date: | 2023-04-18 |
| Time: | 11:34 EST |
Observation Notes
Visual Description
Very tiny object and very faint too. But looks like a flattened circle.
Additional Notes
Still surprisingly easy to find with the observation tips from John Read’s 110 Things to See With a Telescope book and the sky quality tonight. Used Telrad finder.
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