[sac-forum] Leo

As you prepare for observing runs this weekend and next here's a reminder for 
the list in Call for Observations.

For June I have scheduled Leo and will pick some of its brighter galaxies, 
staying towards the western part.  This way the eastern part is saved for 
another clear night.  This list will be quite different than ones in the past 
and I'm not sure how it will work.  But SAC observers have a habit of 
surprising me.  So, surprise me!  First start with NGC2903, a nice multi-armed 
barred spiral up near the blade part of the Lion's head.  The next selections 
field of view contains two or three galaxies, depending on telescope size.  The 
two easy ones are NGC3226 and NGC3227 at magnitude 12.4 and 11.3 respectively.  
Don't let this fool you, as the latter of the two is the larger.  Give us a 
good, detailed description of what you see.  The next field to view also 
contains two galaxies and they are M95 and M96, both being barred spirals.  
Compare and contrast the two.  From this field we can hop a mere 50 arc-minutes 
northeast to the next 3, count them three, galaxies.  They are M150, NGC3371 
and NGC3389 all ellipticals.  The NGC galaxies have other names; look them up 
and include with your observations.  The final galaxy is NGC3377, another 
elliptical.  If you center this in a one-degree field there are other things to 
see and distract you.  Identify those and include with observation.

Please make every opportunity to put these on your observing list and send them 
in to me for inclusion.

Clear skies,
aj

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