>Jason Hatton said....
>the sky was now much darker (limiting mag at zenith ~+5)
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> so I went galaxy hunting. NGC-2903 ... a bright oval nucleus surrounded
> by the fainter main body of the galaxy of the same shape
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>NGC-3226/3227 were a short hop from gamma-Leonis. Both galaxies appeared
>side by side as faint patches of light, one more elongated than the other.
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>only NGC-3190 (Mag+11.2) & NGC-3193 (mag+10.9) were readily visible, both
>appearing as faint smudges of light.
Mark Wagner asked
>Pretty good observations for backyard observing! Where are you located?
Mill Valley... Yes, conditions for deep sky are quite reasonable here,
especially when viewing in the west towards Mount Tamalpais. Although nowhere
near as dark as say Lake Sonoma, it is nice to be able to go after some
moderately faint galaxies from the backyard.
Best wishes & clear skies,
Jason