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9/17/2022

Location: Anza desert site, Bortle 4.0.
Equipment: Celestron 9.25” Edge HD SCT on SW SkyTee 2 manual AltAz mount.

EPs:
Pentax XW 10mm 70 deg (235x, 1.0mm exit pupil, 0.30 deg TFV).
Pentax XW 14mm 70 deg (168x, 1.4mm exit pupil, 0.42 deg TFV).
Pentax XW 20mm, 70 deg (118x, 2.0mm exit pupil, 0.60 deg TFV).
TV Plossl 32mm, 50 deg (73x, 3.2mm exit pupil, 0.68 deg TFV).

Thankfully, Cal Fire firefighters did the great job getting the Fairview Fire under control. All travel restrictions and evacuation orders were lifted, and I was able to resume observing from my dark site in the Anza desert.

The site is located on the hill overlooking the valley surrounded by mountains. The desert valley floor is home to a few scattered ranches. On occasion one of the ranches would have a holiday party with live music. Typically, I could not tell which ranch since they are quite far, but the music would fill the whole valley. Most of the time it is mariachi music, but last Friday they were having a birthday party for a 21-year-old boy and surprisingly the live band was performing a mix of rock oldies and country songs. The band was quite good, and I was enjoying the live music while observing. :D

Nature, however, likes to keep things in balance, and to prevent me from having too much fun it threw a curveball of high humidity. Both, seeing and transparency were subpair, Milky Way was subdued, Jupiter had a halo around, and heavy dew was precipitating. Still the sky was clear and dark enough, the dew shields were holding, and I proceeded with galaxy hunt. This night Capricornus was calling my name.

Capricornus galaxies

NGC 6912 – spiral galaxy, mag 13.2, size 1.4' x 1.1', SB 13.4 – very faint spot (118x, 168x).
IC 1319 - spiral galaxy – mag 13.8, size 48" x 30", SB 12.5 – tiny faint oval (235x).
IC 1322 – lenticular galaxy – mag 14.1, size 54" x 24", SB 12.7 – FAIL - I may have spotted a very faint spec but was not confident enough to call it.
IC 1328 – spiral galaxy – mag 14.1, size 48" x 24", SB 12.6 – another FAIL.
IC 1337 – spiral galaxy – mag 13.8, size 48" x 36", SB 12.7 – extremely faint spot detected with AV by moving EP (235x).

IC 1339 – spiral galaxy – mag 13.2, size 1.4' x 48", SB 13.1 - very faint oval (118x).
IC 1386 – elliptical galaxy – mag 13.1, size 1.5' x 1.1', SB 13.4 - very faint oval (118x).
IC 1412 - lenticular galaxy – mag 13.5, size 54" x 24", SB 12.1 – faint elongated oval with stellar core (118x, 168x).
IC 4999 – spiral galaxy – mag 12.5, size 1.8' x 1.1', SB 13.0 – very faint oval detected with AV by shaking EP (118x).
IC 5005 – spiral galaxy – mag 12.7, size 1.9' x 1.6', SB 13.6 – very faint wide oval with AV (118x, 168x).

IC 5078 – spiral galaxy – mag 12.7, size 4.1' x 48", SB 13.7 – faint elongated glow with AV embedded within a tight group of four stars (73x).
IC 5088 - lenticular galaxy – mag 13.2, size 1.2' x 1.1', SB 13.2 – very faint round disk (118x).
NGC 6897 – spiral galaxy – mag 13.8, size 54" x 30", SB 12.7 – small, faint elongated oval (168x).
NGC 6898 – spiral galaxy – mag 13.1, size 1.2' x 42", SB 12.7 – small faint disk in the same FOV with NGC 6897 (168x).
NGC 6903 - elliptical galaxy – mag 11.9, size 1.5' x 1.5', SB 12.5 – faint oval glow with AV around star (118x).

NGC 6924 - elliptical galaxy – mag 12.8, size 2' x 1.7', SB 13.9 – faint wide oval with brighter central area (118x).
NGC 6931 – spiral galaxy – mag 13.5, size 1' x 24", SB 12.2 – small faint elongated oval (168x).
NGC 6936 - elliptical galaxy – mag 12.7, size 1.8' x 1', SB 13.1 – faint elongated oval with AV (168x).
NGC 6986 - elliptical galaxy – mag 13.5, size 1' x 36", SB 12.7 – small faint elongated oval with AV (168x).
NGC 6993 – spiral galaxy – mag 13.1, size 1.2' x 1', SB 13.0 – wide, extremely faint oval with AV (168x).

NGC 7016 (mag 13.7, size 48" x 48", SB 13.0) and NGC 7018 (mag 13.4, size 1.3' x 48", SB 13.2) - elliptical galaxies – two extremely faint AV spots in the same FOV (168x).

NGC 7017 - lenticular galaxy – mag 13.8, size 36" x 30", SB 12.2 – FAIL. Should be next to NGC 7016. I have tried range of powers but was not able to get even a slightest hint. Why despite having higher surface brightness it was not resolved, but NGC 7016 and NGC 7018 were? The only thing I can think of is that NGC 7017 is the smallest among the three, and the smaller you get the more good seeing becomes a factor. And seeing was quite bad.

NGC 7030 – spiral galaxy – mag 13.7, size 54" x 42", SB 12.9 – faint small, elongated spot with AV (235x).
NGC 7104 - elliptical galaxy – mag 14.2, size 42" x 36", SB 13.0 – extremely faint small round spot with AV (168x, 235x). Why this one was resolved, and NGC 7017 was not? Yep. :D

M30 – globular cluster – mag 6.9, size 8.9’, SB 11.6 – one cannot observe in Capricornus without stopping by this gem. It was gorgeous, resolved to the core and rich in details at all used powers (118x, 168x, 235x). At 118x however, more of fainter peripheral glow was visible.

This was my most comprehensive session in Capricornus to date. The only two other targets I have observed in the past were galaxy NGC 6907 and glob Pal 12. I actually run out of targets to observe in Capricornus. So, if anyone (looks at Alan :D) knows any galaxies mag 14+ or brighter not listed above, do share. :)
Scopes: Stellarvue: SV102ED; Celestron: 9.25" EdgeHD, 8" SCT, 150ST, Onyx 80ED; iOptron: Hankmeister 6" Mak; SW: 7" Mak; Meade: 80ST.
Mounts: SW: SkyTee2, AzGTi; iOptron: AZMP; ES: Twilight I; Bresser: EXOS2; UA: MicroStar.
Binos: APM: 100-90 APO; Canon: IS 15x50; Orion: Binoviewer, LG II 15x70, WV 10x50, Nikon: AE 16x50, 10x50, 8x40.
EPs: Pentax: XWs & XFs; TeleVue: Delites, Panoptic & Plossls; ES: 68, 62; Vixen: SLVs; Baader: BCOs, Aspherics, Mark IV.
Diagonals: Baader: BBHS mirror, Zeiss Spec T2 prism, Clicklock dielectric; TeleVue: Evebrite dielectric; AltairAstro: 2" prism.
Filters: Lumicon: DeepSky, UHC, OIII, H-beta; Baader: Moon & SkyGlow, Contrast Booster, UHC-S, 6-color set; Astronomik: UHC.

Observing: DSOs: 3106 (Completed: Messier, Herschel 1, 2, 3. In progress: H2,500: 2180, S110: 77). Doubles: 2382, Comets: 34, Asteroids: 255
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Bigzmey wrote: Wed Sep 21, 2022 1:49 am 9/17/2022

Location: Anza desert site, Bortle 4.0.
Equipment: Celestron 9.25” Edge HD SCT on SW SkyTee 2 manual AltAz mount.

EPs:
Pentax XW 10mm 70 deg (235x, 1.0mm exit pupil, 0.30 deg TFV).
Pentax XW 14mm 70 deg (168x, 1.4mm exit pupil, 0.42 deg TFV).
Pentax XW 20mm, 70 deg (118x, 2.0mm exit pupil, 0.60 deg TFV).
TV Plossl 32mm, 50 deg (73x, 3.2mm exit pupil, 0.68 deg TFV).

Thankfully, Cal Fire firefighters did the great job getting the Fairview Fire under control. All travel restrictions and evacuation orders were lifted, and I was able to resume observing from my dark site in the Anza desert.

The site is located on the hill overlooking the valley surrounded by mountains. The desert valley floor is home to a few scattered ranches. On occasion one of the ranches would have a holiday party with live music. Typically, I could not tell which ranch since they are quite far, but the music would fill the whole valley. Most of the time it is mariachi music, but last Friday they were having a birthday party for a 21-year-old boy and surprisingly the live band was performing a mix of rock oldies and country songs. The band was quite good, and I was enjoying the live music while observing. :D

Nature, however, likes to keep things in balance, and to prevent me from having too much fun it threw a curveball of high humidity. Both, seeing and transparency were subpair, Milky Way was subdued, Jupiter had a halo around, and heavy dew was precipitating. Still the sky was clear and dark enough, the dew shields were holding, and I proceeded with galaxy hunt. This night Capricornus was calling my name.

Capricornus galaxies

NGC 6912 – spiral galaxy, mag 13.2, size 1.4' x 1.1', SB 13.4 – very faint spot (118x, 168x).
IC 1319 - spiral galaxy – mag 13.8, size 48" x 30", SB 12.5 – tiny faint oval (235x).
IC 1322 – lenticular galaxy – mag 14.1, size 54" x 24", SB 12.7 – FAIL - I may have spotted a very faint spec but was not confident enough to call it.
IC 1328 – spiral galaxy – mag 14.1, size 48" x 24", SB 12.6 – another FAIL.
IC 1337 – spiral galaxy – mag 13.8, size 48" x 36", SB 12.7 – extremely faint spot detected with AV by moving EP (235x).

IC 1339 – spiral galaxy – mag 13.2, size 1.4' x 48", SB 13.1 - very faint oval (118x).
IC 1386 – elliptical galaxy – mag 13.1, size 1.5' x 1.1', SB 13.4 - very faint oval (118x).
IC 1412 - lenticular galaxy – mag 13.5, size 54" x 24", SB 12.1 – faint elongated oval with stellar core (118x, 168x).
IC 4999 – spiral galaxy – mag 12.5, size 1.8' x 1.1', SB 13.0 – very faint oval detected with AV by shaking EP (118x).
IC 5005 – spiral galaxy – mag 12.7, size 1.9' x 1.6', SB 13.6 – very faint wide oval with AV (118x, 168x).

IC 5078 – spiral galaxy – mag 12.7, size 4.1' x 48", SB 13.7 – faint elongated glow with AV embedded within a tight group of four stars (73x).
IC 5088 - lenticular galaxy – mag 13.2, size 1.2' x 1.1', SB 13.2 – very faint round disk (118x).
NGC 6897 – spiral galaxy – mag 13.8, size 54" x 30", SB 12.7 – small, faint elongated oval (168x).
NGC 6898 – spiral galaxy – mag 13.1, size 1.2' x 42", SB 12.7 – small faint disk in the same FOV with NGC 6897 (168x).
NGC 6903 - elliptical galaxy – mag 11.9, size 1.5' x 1.5', SB 12.5 – faint oval glow with AV around star (118x).

NGC 6924 - elliptical galaxy – mag 12.8, size 2' x 1.7', SB 13.9 – faint wide oval with brighter central area (118x).
NGC 6931 – spiral galaxy – mag 13.5, size 1' x 24", SB 12.2 – small faint elongated oval (168x).
NGC 6936 - elliptical galaxy – mag 12.7, size 1.8' x 1', SB 13.1 – faint elongated oval with AV (168x).
NGC 6986 - elliptical galaxy – mag 13.5, size 1' x 36", SB 12.7 – small faint elongated oval with AV (168x).
NGC 6993 – spiral galaxy – mag 13.1, size 1.2' x 1', SB 13.0 – wide, extremely faint oval with AV (168x).

NGC 7016 (mag 13.7, size 48" x 48", SB 13.0) and NGC 7018 (mag 13.4, size 1.3' x 48", SB 13.2) - elliptical galaxies – two extremely faint AV spots in the same FOV (168x).

NGC 7017 - lenticular galaxy – mag 13.8, size 36" x 30", SB 12.2 – FAIL. Should be next to NGC 7016. I have tried range of powers but was not able to get even a slightest hint. Why despite having higher surface brightness it was not resolved, but NGC 7016 and NGC 7018 were? The only thing I can think of is that NGC 7017 is the smallest among the three, and the smaller you get the more good seeing becomes a factor. And seeing was quite bad.

NGC 7030 – spiral galaxy – mag 13.7, size 54" x 42", SB 12.9 – faint small, elongated spot with AV (235x).
NGC 7104 - elliptical galaxy – mag 14.2, size 42" x 36", SB 13.0 – extremely faint small round spot with AV (168x, 235x). Why this one was resolved, and NGC 7017 was not? Yep. :D

M30 – globular cluster – mag 6.9, size 8.9’, SB 11.6 – one cannot observe in Capricornus without stopping by this gem. It was gorgeous, resolved to the core and rich in details at all used powers (118x, 168x, 235x). At 118x however, more of fainter peripheral glow was visible.

This was my most comprehensive session in Capricornus to date. The only two other targets I have observed in the past were galaxy NGC 6907 and glob Pal 12. I actually run out of targets to observe in Capricornus. So, if anyone (looks at Alan :D) knows any galaxies mag 14+ or brighter not listed above, do share. :)

Outstanding session in the sea-goat Andrey! After M30 and perhaps NGCs 6907 and 6903, most seem to ignore the constellation. But as you've shown there is far more there than many typically think about. So very well done indeed my friend. Plus you got a floor show to boot! :)

Regarding NGC 7017, here are my notes on the triplet you mentioned. This was from 25 July 2020 (another unreported session) when I judged transparency to be average to slightly above, with average seeing.

NGC 7016 (Capricornus, elliptical galaxy, mag=13.9, size=0.7’x0.7’, SBr=13.5):
NGC 7017 (Capricornus, lenticular galaxy, mag=14.4, size=0.6’x0.4’, SBr=12.7):
NGC 7018 (Capricornus, elliptical galaxy, mag=13.5, size=0.9’x0.6’, SBr=12.7):


The three brightest galaxies within the galaxy cluster Abell 3744 that lay just south of 24 Cap. All were observed at 110x, but weakly. Easier at 198x and 283x, they nonetheless remained poor visually. NGC 7018 was slightly the largest and brightest of the three that formed a right-angle scalene triangle tipped to the northeast. It was more oval to the eye while the other two were more rounded. (New-3)


Now as to your query about other targets, I scraped together a few for you quickly. I hope I didn't include any you already have, but I don't think I did. I will have to do some more homework to see if I can expand upon this list. Hope it helps. :)

IC 1324: (lenticular galaxy, mag=13.5, size=1.5'x1.4', SBr=14.0)
NGC 7073: (spiral galaxy, mag=13.5, size=0.9'x0.8', SBr=12.9)
IC 1333 (aka IC 1334): (lenticular galaxy, mag=13.6, size=1.4'x0.8', SBr=13.8)
NGC 7131: (lenticular galaxy, mag=13.9, size=1.7'x1.0', SBr=14.2)
IC 1408: (lenticular galaxy, mag=13.9, size=1.0'x0.4', SBr=12.6)
IC 1404: (elliptical galaxy, mag=14.0, size=0.8'x0.8', SBr=13.3)


ESO 595-14 (Capricornus, barred spiral, mag=12.6, size=1.2’x1.0’, SBr=12.7)
MCG -3-52-6 (Capricornus, spiral, mag=14.4, size=0.8’x0.6’, SBr=13.5)
MCG -3-52-1 (Capricornus, lenticular, mag=13.6, size=0.5’x0.5’, SBr=12.0)
NGC 7035 (Capricornus, lenticular, mag=14.4, size=0.6’x0.5’, SBr=12.9)
MCG -4-50-7 (Capricornus, elliptical, mag=13.8, size=0.5’x0.4’, SBr=12.1)
MCG -4-50-6 (Capricornus, lenticular, mag=14.3, size=0.4’x0.4’, SBr=12.4)
MCG -4-50-8 (Capricornus, lenticular, mag=14.1, size=0.3’x0.2’, SBr=10.9)
Alan

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Thanks Alan! I knew I can count on you! I will add them to my list fir the next visit to Cap. Was Uranometria your source for those?
Scopes: Stellarvue: SV102ED; Celestron: 9.25" EdgeHD, 8" SCT, 150ST, Onyx 80ED; iOptron: Hankmeister 6" Mak; SW: 7" Mak; Meade: 80ST.
Mounts: SW: SkyTee2, AzGTi; iOptron: AZMP; ES: Twilight I; Bresser: EXOS2; UA: MicroStar.
Binos: APM: 100-90 APO; Canon: IS 15x50; Orion: Binoviewer, LG II 15x70, WV 10x50, Nikon: AE 16x50, 10x50, 8x40.
EPs: Pentax: XWs & XFs; TeleVue: Delites, Panoptic & Plossls; ES: 68, 62; Vixen: SLVs; Baader: BCOs, Aspherics, Mark IV.
Diagonals: Baader: BBHS mirror, Zeiss Spec T2 prism, Clicklock dielectric; TeleVue: Evebrite dielectric; AltairAstro: 2" prism.
Filters: Lumicon: DeepSky, UHC, OIII, H-beta; Baader: Moon & SkyGlow, Contrast Booster, UHC-S, 6-color set; Astronomik: UHC.

Observing: DSOs: 3106 (Completed: Messier, Herschel 1, 2, 3. In progress: H2,500: 2180, S110: 77). Doubles: 2382, Comets: 34, Asteroids: 255
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Great report Andrey! Unfortunately, I've never really got to Capricornus as it's far too low for me to doing any meaningful observing of anything faint.
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Quite the expedition through Capricornus, Andrey! Certainly deserving of another VROD!!

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Bigzmey wrote: Wed Sep 21, 2022 5:05 am Thanks Alan! I knew I can count on you! I will add them to my list fir the next visit to Cap. Was Uranometria your source for those?

You're welcome Andrey. Actually, I ran a filtered search at Telescopius with the dimmest being mag 14.0. I then compared the results to those you listed and weeded out the duplicates. The second grouping is some from my observations from that session I had in July 2020 that I tossed into the mix. I feel there might be some more from the ESO catalogue that might fit the bill as well. I will check and see what I can find for you. :)
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Scopes: Astro Sky 17.5 f/4.5 Dob || Apertura AD12 f/5 Dob || Zhumell Z10 f/4.9 Dob ||
ES AR127 f/6.5 || ES ED80 f/6 || Apertura 6" f/5 Newtonian
Mounts: ES Twilight-II and Twilight-I
EPs: AT 82° 28mm UWA || TV Ethos 100° 21mm and 13mm || Vixen LVW 65° 22mm ||
ES 82° 18mm || Pentax XW 70° 10mm, 7mm and 5mm || barlows
Filters (2 inch): DGM NPB || Orion Ultra Block, O-III and Sky Glow || Baader HaB
Primary Field Atlases: Uranometria All-Sky Edition and Interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas
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kt4hx wrote: Wed Sep 21, 2022 1:43 pm
Bigzmey wrote: Wed Sep 21, 2022 5:05 am Thanks Alan! I knew I can count on you! I will add them to my list fir the next visit to Cap. Was Uranometria your source for those?

You're welcome Andrey. Actually, I ran a filtered search at Telescopius with the dimmest being mag 14.0. I then compared the results to those you listed and weeded out the duplicates. The second grouping is some from my observations from that session I had in July 2020 that I tossed into the mix. I feel there might be some more from the ESO catalogue that might fit the bill as well. I will check and see what I can find for you. :)
I also use Telescopius as the main reference. Most likely I had run a bit more restrict search. I set some limits for SB and some felled between the cracks. :) Thanks again!
Scopes: Stellarvue: SV102ED; Celestron: 9.25" EdgeHD, 8" SCT, 150ST, Onyx 80ED; iOptron: Hankmeister 6" Mak; SW: 7" Mak; Meade: 80ST.
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Binos: APM: 100-90 APO; Canon: IS 15x50; Orion: Binoviewer, LG II 15x70, WV 10x50, Nikon: AE 16x50, 10x50, 8x40.
EPs: Pentax: XWs & XFs; TeleVue: Delites, Panoptic & Plossls; ES: 68, 62; Vixen: SLVs; Baader: BCOs, Aspherics, Mark IV.
Diagonals: Baader: BBHS mirror, Zeiss Spec T2 prism, Clicklock dielectric; TeleVue: Evebrite dielectric; AltairAstro: 2" prism.
Filters: Lumicon: DeepSky, UHC, OIII, H-beta; Baader: Moon & SkyGlow, Contrast Booster, UHC-S, 6-color set; Astronomik: UHC.

Observing: DSOs: 3106 (Completed: Messier, Herschel 1, 2, 3. In progress: H2,500: 2180, S110: 77). Doubles: 2382, Comets: 34, Asteroids: 255
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davesellars wrote: Wed Sep 21, 2022 9:20 am Great report Andrey! Unfortunately, I've never really got to Capricornus as it's far too low for me to doing any meaningful observing of anything faint.
Thanks Dave! Yes, this is unfortunate that you get less exposure to the southern sky. On a positive site I bet your views of North polar region are much better. Not only it sits lover for me, but it is also in the LA light dome.
Unitron48 wrote: Wed Sep 21, 2022 11:40 am Quite the expedition through Capricornus, Andrey! Certainly deserving of another VROD!!

Dave
Thanks Dave!
Scopes: Stellarvue: SV102ED; Celestron: 9.25" EdgeHD, 8" SCT, 150ST, Onyx 80ED; iOptron: Hankmeister 6" Mak; SW: 7" Mak; Meade: 80ST.
Mounts: SW: SkyTee2, AzGTi; iOptron: AZMP; ES: Twilight I; Bresser: EXOS2; UA: MicroStar.
Binos: APM: 100-90 APO; Canon: IS 15x50; Orion: Binoviewer, LG II 15x70, WV 10x50, Nikon: AE 16x50, 10x50, 8x40.
EPs: Pentax: XWs & XFs; TeleVue: Delites, Panoptic & Plossls; ES: 68, 62; Vixen: SLVs; Baader: BCOs, Aspherics, Mark IV.
Diagonals: Baader: BBHS mirror, Zeiss Spec T2 prism, Clicklock dielectric; TeleVue: Evebrite dielectric; AltairAstro: 2" prism.
Filters: Lumicon: DeepSky, UHC, OIII, H-beta; Baader: Moon & SkyGlow, Contrast Booster, UHC-S, 6-color set; Astronomik: UHC.

Observing: DSOs: 3106 (Completed: Messier, Herschel 1, 2, 3. In progress: H2,500: 2180, S110: 77). Doubles: 2382, Comets: 34, Asteroids: 255
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Bigzmey wrote: Wed Sep 21, 2022 5:26 pm
kt4hx wrote: Wed Sep 21, 2022 1:43 pm
Bigzmey wrote: Wed Sep 21, 2022 5:05 am Thanks Alan! I knew I can count on you! I will add them to my list fir the next visit to Cap. Was Uranometria your source for those?

You're welcome Andrey. Actually, I ran a filtered search at Telescopius with the dimmest being mag 14.0. I then compared the results to those you listed and weeded out the duplicates. The second grouping is some from my observations from that session I had in July 2020 that I tossed into the mix. I feel there might be some more from the ESO catalogue that might fit the bill as well. I will check and see what I can find for you. :)
I also use Telescopius as the main reference. Most likely I had run a bit more restrict search. I set some limits for SB and some felled between the cracks. :) Thanks again!

In the field I of course use my Uranometria. But when gathering my object data for my reporting, I use Telescopius, Steve Gottlieb's observing notes and Prof. Courtney Seligman's site. When I do a search on Telescopius I typically set an upper magnitude limit and throw caution to the wind with SBr. :) However, those sites do not encompass everything I pick up, such as objects from the ESO, UGC, MCG and PGC catalogues. So then I utilize my Uranometria Deep Sky Field Guide, which has data for every object plotted in the atlas. There are many ESO, MCG, UGC and PGC galaxies plotted in Uranometria. But on occasion I have picked up a galaxy that is not even plotted in Uranometria. So in that case, I utilize Sky Tools 4 to first identify it after the session (having made notes to self to check it out). Since ST4 always lists the blue magnitude, I go to the SDSS database and extract the red and green magnitudes, using those to calculate an approximate visual magnitude. With that and the angular size from ST4 I then calculate the SBr. A bit of an exercise, but fortunately that is only in a few cases.

Capricornus has several ESO galaxies plotted in Uranometria. Here are a couple more I observed back in 2020 for your list:

ESO 597-23 (lenticular galaxy, mag=~12.5, size=1.4’x1.1’, SBr=14.3)
ESO 597-26 (barred lenticular galaxy, mag=12.5, size=1.0’x1.0’, SBr=12.4)
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Another one of your great reports from the fabulous Anza desert with the famous C9.25! Thanks!
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John Baars wrote: Wed Sep 21, 2022 9:39 pm Another one of your great reports from the fabulous Anza desert with the famous C9.25! Thanks!
Thanks John!
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Great job on getting those Capricornus galaxies, Andrey!

I'm one of those who has only seen M30 and NGC 6907 from this constellation. The obvious next target for me would be NGC 6903.

I have all 3 hardcopy volumes of "Uranometria 2000.0" but unfortunately, I've never used it as a reference or field guide. Probably the least used books in my astronomy library.

If I were to select additional DSO's from this constellation (or others) as potential targets, I would probably start off with "Observing Handbook and Catalogue of Deep-Sky Objects” by Christian B. Luginbuhl and Brian A. Skiff (1990). For each object described, the book lists suitable telescope apertures that would be sufficient to see it from a reasonably dark sky.

I also use Steve Gottleib's NGC/IC Observations Database files online to get info (magnitude, size, surface brightness) on DSOs that I've logged.

Of course, the "Interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas" is my main field guide.
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Great night in Capricorn Andrey. In ancient times it was also conflated with the hippocamp, The hippocampus or hippocamp, also hippokampos, often called a sea-horse in English, was a mythological creature shared by Phoenician, Etruscan, Pictish, Roman and Greek mythology, though its name has a Greek origin. It appears on coins of the emperor Gallienus (253-268 A.D.) for example. At any rate, your report is wonderful for it's completeness and detail of galactic observations and well worthy of today's VROD!
capricon_gal.jpg

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Hi Andrey. Another splendid observing report from your Anza Desert dark sky site. And the "dew didn't do you in" as you have an excellent log with a plethora of wonderful DSO targets in Capricornus. Thanks for your well written and comprehensive report Andrey and congratulations on receiving another well deserved TSS VROD Award today.
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Unitron48 wrote: Wed Sep 21, 2022 11:40 am Quite the expedition through Capricornus, Andrey! Certainly deserving of another VROD!!

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terrynak wrote: Fri Sep 23, 2022 9:47 am Great job on getting those Capricornus galaxies, Andrey!

I'm one of those who has only seen M30 and NGC 6907 from this constellation. The obvious next target for me would be NGC 6903.

I have all 3 hardcopy volumes of "Uranometria 2000.0" but unfortunately, I've never used it as a reference or field guide. Probably the least used books in my astronomy library.

If I were to select additional DSO's from this constellation (or others) as potential targets, I would probably start off with "Observing Handbook and Catalogue of Deep-Sky Objects” by Christian B. Luginbuhl and Brian A. Skiff (1990). For each object described, the book lists suitable telescope apertures that would be sufficient to see it from a reasonably dark sky.

I also use Steve Gottleib's NGC/IC Observations Database files online to get info (magnitude, size, surface brightness) on DSOs that I've logged.

Of course, the "Interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas" is my main field guide.

I have the All-Sky Edition of Uranometria, which combines the original Vols 1 and 2 into a single book. While it is bulky, I have a folding table to use for my eyepiece case, atlas and other stuff. I too have the IDSA (which I like a lot) on the table, but utilize Urano more often because of its deeper plotting.

The Luginbhuhi/Skill book is a good one, and it graces my shelf as well. I also recommend the book Star Clusters by Archinal and Hynes as a reference.
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Mounts: ES Twilight-II and Twilight-I
EPs: AT 82° 28mm UWA || TV Ethos 100° 21mm and 13mm || Vixen LVW 65° 22mm ||
ES 82° 18mm || Pentax XW 70° 10mm, 7mm and 5mm || barlows
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terrynak wrote: Fri Sep 23, 2022 9:47 am Great job on getting those Capricornus galaxies, Andrey!

I'm one of those who has only seen M30 and NGC 6907 from this constellation. The obvious next target for me would be NGC 6903.

I have all 3 hardcopy volumes of "Uranometria 2000.0" but unfortunately, I've never used it as a reference or field guide. Probably the least used books in my astronomy library.

If I were to select additional DSO's from this constellation (or others) as potential targets, I would probably start off with "Observing Handbook and Catalogue of Deep-Sky Objects” by Christian B. Luginbuhl and Brian A. Skiff (1990). For each object described, the book lists suitable telescope apertures that would be sufficient to see it from a reasonably dark sky.

I also use Steve Gottleib's NGC/IC Observations Database files online to get info (magnitude, size, surface brightness) on DSOs that I've logged.

Of course, the "Interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas" is my main field guide.
Thanks Terry! I still use IDSA on occasion, but my main reference in the field is SkySafari app. It plots all stars down to mag 15 which helps greatly to navigate to the faint galaxies invisible with direct vision.
helicon wrote: Fri Sep 23, 2022 1:33 pm Great night in Capricorn Andrey. In ancient times it was also conflated with the hippocamp, The hippocampus or hippocamp, also hippokampos, often called a sea-horse in English, was a mythological creature shared by Phoenician, Etruscan, Pictish, Roman and Greek mythology, though its name has a Greek origin. It appears on coins of the emperor Gallienus (253-268 A.D.) for example. At any rate, your report is wonderful for it's completeness and detail of galactic observations and well worthy of today's VROD!

capricon_gal.jpg


The legend reads NEPTVNO CONS AVG ("Neptune is the protector of the emperor")

EDIT: End of Digression
Neat coin, Michael, and thanks for the VROD, much apreciated.
Makuser wrote: Fri Sep 23, 2022 2:36 pm Hi Andrey. Another splendid observing report from your Anza Desert dark sky site. And the "dew didn't do you in" as you have an excellent log with a plethora of wonderful DSO targets in Capricornus. Thanks for your well written and comprehensive report Andrey and congratulations on receiving another well deserved TSS VROD Award today.
Thanks Marshall! Hopefully I will manage another outing this weekend.
Unitron48 wrote: Fri Sep 23, 2022 2:37 pm
Unitron48 wrote: Wed Sep 21, 2022 11:40 am Quite the expedition through Capricornus, Andrey! Certainly deserving of another VROD!!

Dave
And so it was said...and so it shall be! Congrats on your VROD!!

Dave
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Congratulations on the VROD!
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John Baars wrote: Fri Sep 23, 2022 6:42 pm Congratulations on the VROD!
Thanks John!
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Mounts: SW: SkyTee2, AzGTi; iOptron: AZMP; ES: Twilight I; Bresser: EXOS2; UA: MicroStar.
Binos: APM: 100-90 APO; Canon: IS 15x50; Orion: Binoviewer, LG II 15x70, WV 10x50, Nikon: AE 16x50, 10x50, 8x40.
EPs: Pentax: XWs & XFs; TeleVue: Delites, Panoptic & Plossls; ES: 68, 62; Vixen: SLVs; Baader: BCOs, Aspherics, Mark IV.
Diagonals: Baader: BBHS mirror, Zeiss Spec T2 prism, Clicklock dielectric; TeleVue: Evebrite dielectric; AltairAstro: 2" prism.
Filters: Lumicon: DeepSky, UHC, OIII, H-beta; Baader: Moon & SkyGlow, Contrast Booster, UHC-S, 6-color set; Astronomik: UHC.

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