NGC 3389? This is another galaxy very near 105 and 3384, but it doesn't
sound like the position you described?
On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 10:39 PM, Mark Johnston <mark@astrospotter.com>
wrote:
> Have not really posted an OR but had a fun night Monday out at the pads at
> the peak.
> Logged 30+ re-observations from my past observations in mostly 8" scope.
> Conditions had 50% cloud cover of high thin clouds with bands open between
> them or
> in one area of the sky or another fairly large holes. (Non-ideal but
> workable)
>
> While observing objects in LEO I ran across something that I feel sure was
> present but cannot explain it from my charts and info.
>
> Centered at 10 47 04.9 +12 43 14 which is about 15' west of NGC3384
> (very near M105) was
> a very faint glow which appeared spherical with extremely low surface
> brightness that from
> other objects I was observing would say was close to mag 14 or dimmer.
> This had a diameter of around 5'. Halfway between 3384 and the center star
> of a line of 3
> mag 8-9 stars just to the North West of NGC3384 and M105.
>
> Perhaps I'll never know OR it was a bug on the lens ...
>
> On the way home a mesquito hawk the size of a small hummingbird but much
> lighter was buzzing around in my
> van and startled me big-time on the road down from the peak. That being
> another story ...
>
> Mark
>
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