At 10/20/2005, you wrote:
>NGC numbers go up as you move east.
And I thought NGC numbers increased to the west, like R.A. does!
I just tested this using TheSky and found that while NGC 150 is to the west
of NGC 1, NGC 404 is to the east of it. Anyone know of a good reference on
the history of the numbering convention used on the NGC?
Mark
Received on Fri Oct 21 08:16:08 2005