OBERWERK 25X100 BINOCULARS
NGC 7479 is definitely a tough binocular target.
This magnitude 10.97 spiral galaxy in Pegasus was not a difficult hop, but it was a difficult Get!
Transparency is 4/10.
Seeing is 4/10, maybe.
Sky conditions allowed about mag 4 stars with the naked eye.
I went out with my Pentax 8.5X43 thinking to gain some
aperture over the Swaro 10X30 from my prior bino outing.
That dog just would not hunt.
I mounted my 25X100 Oberwerks (2.4° field of view) and went to work.
From a centered Alpha Peg, Markab,
I moved 1/2 field of view southwest, about 1.2°.
From here I centered HD217427
From SS5 it looked as though I could drive toward my southern horizon another full field, 2.4° and I would be on
NGC 7479.
This was not immediately obvious.
Between HD218430 and 52Peg, more toward HD218430, one faint star, TYC1163-0994-1, resolved.
Acording to SS5 this is a mag11.25 star so maybe this is NGC7479 and I am mistaking for a star.
At any rate, with averted vision a was able to catch a slight uptick of light that seemed to include this starlike object. I was able to catch this bloom numerous times throughout my 20 minute observation, but It did not reveal every time.
The bloom seem to appeared in the 10 o'click position of this starpoint of light.
I called it good.
I definately need to come back to this with my 152 and a 7mm Pentax XW.
Thank you Clinton.
P.S.
If I posted my obs report in the wrong place I apologize.
Please move it necessary.
Thank you.