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<BR>All,<BR>
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When you are working on the Messier marathon, please consider the two faint galaxies located within the same FOV as "spurious" M-40. <BR>
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<FONT face=Arial><FONT face=Verdana>We all know M-40 is a rather insignificant pair of wide magnitude 9 stars with a separation of about 49" seconds.</FONT></FONT><BR>
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If you have time...please look for the two faint galaxies identified as NGC-4290 and NGC-4284. <BR>
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NGC-4290 at mag 12.6 makes a right triangle with 6th-magnitude 70 Ursae Majoris and M-40. This galaxy can be seen rather easily with my 10-inch.<BR>
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<STRONG>NGC-4284 will be a test.</STRONG> It is listed at 14.7 magnitude. This is my second faintest galaxy to see with my 10-inch from my moderately light polluted backyard. NGC-4284 making a triangle with two very faint stars at the far lower left of the attached sketch. <BR>
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Tom English and I spent a lot of time on these galaxies one spring many years ago(possibly 1993 or 1994, I have the record, just don't want to locate at the moment).<BR>
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I actually presented Tom with his own sketch from that night only a few weeks ago. <BR>
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NGC-4284 was fleeting in my 10-inch and averted vision was required, but we could not see it with GWU's orange tube C-8 SC scope. <BR>
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I would sure like for you to share a note or two if you can see both of these faint galaxies. The last time I observed N-4284 and N-4290 was in the Spring of 2000. <BR>
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I could still see NGC-4284. <BR>
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Roger<BR>
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