M82 - Cigar Galaxy
Very faint and structureless irregular galaxy, requiring patience and averted vision.
Object Type: Irregular Galaxy
Constellation: Ursa Major
Right Ascension: 09h 55m 52s
Declination: +69° 40' 47"
Magnitude: 8.0
Size: 11.2' × 4.3'
My Observation Details
| Object Name: | M82 - Cigar Galaxy |
| Seeing: | VG |
| Transparency: | 6 |
| Lat/Lon: | 35.161, -85.372 |
| Instrument: | 750mm/150mm |
| Power: | 75.0x (10mm eyepiece) |
| Date: | 2022-07-23 |
| Time: | 11:02 EST |
Observation Notes
Visual Description
Very faint and structureless, needed averted vision but still very faint.
Additional Notes
Took a lot of patience to see these (M81 & M82). Used Red Dot finder.
Sketch
