Location: St. Croix Observatory (SCO)
Date: 2024-09-29
Time: 10:20 PM ADT
S&T Chart Reference: 3, 72
Instrument: 10" Meade SCT
Eyepiece: SvBony 10-30mm Zoom (I used 30 mm)
Magnification: x83
Seeing: Fair (4)
Transparency: Good (3)
SQM: 21.14
Temperature: 10º C
Discovered this when observing M31 and M32. Initially I was looking for a mini-M31 but then realized the smudge below it in my FOV was in fact M110.
It was fairly bright for a smudge, and was quite small and at a different angle when compared to M31. I believe it was an oval shape (or maybe it was my eye wanting to believe it).
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Constellation: Â Andromeda Type: Elliptical Galaxy (G-E3 peculiar) Magnitude: 8.1 Distance: 2900 kly Size: 20.0' x 12.0' |