[sac-forum] Call for Observations - again

Last night I overlooked posting the objects for Corvus, so here they are straight out of the newsletter.

For starters find the 11th magnitude barred galaxy NGC4027, which is 30’ northwest of 5th magnitude TY Corvi.  For an extra object, see if you can spot NGC4027A 4’ to the south.  It is 15th magnitude.  Slewing just 41’ northeast brings you to the Ring Tail Galaxy, a popular duo that is in the midst of colliding with each other. They are 11th magnitude spirals NGC4038 and NGC4039.  Can you determine the angle between the two galaxies and what does its tail look like?  From here sweep a little more than a degree to the north of northwest to NGC4033 an 11.7 magnitude galaxy.  Next is NGC4361 a rather bright and large planetary nebula that is almost 2.5° southeast of gamma Corvi.  It is quite a hop but there are several nice formations of 7th magnitude stars within a degree to help you locate the correct spot.  Your observation should include a description of its interior.  With NGC4462 it is back to galaxies, this one towards the southern extremity of the constellation.  It is a little more than one degree west of northwest from beta Corvi and is rather faint at 12th magnitude.  NGC4783 brings us to the northeastern part of the constellation near Virgo.  This is an 11.5 magnitude galaxy in a delightful field.  Included are NGC4782, almost as bright and in contact just to the south.  NGC4792 is 7’ to the northeast and NGC4794 is 9’ to the east of southeast.  They are 15th magnitude and 14.5 magnitude respectively, so put on your challenge hat.

I've already got observations from Charlies Whiting, but of course I need YOUR observations.  So put these on your list for this weekend and enjoy.

Clear skies,
aj

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