Gruppo Astrofili Menkalinan 
Osservazione del 28 Marzo 1998 (Sculca)  
Autori:  Nico Lonetti - Gianni Rende 

Strumentazione: 2 x newton 114mm f/8, binocoli
oggetti osservati:

Name: NGC 3877 Type of object: Galaxy (supernova 1988s)
Catalog: New General Catalog of Nebulae & Clusters.
Other names: H I 201
Magnitude: 11.0 Size: 5.6'x1.2'  PA: 35°
Constellation: Ursa Major Position (epoch of date):
RA:   11h 45m 57s Dec: +47° 30' 36"
Name: NGC 3521 Type of object: Galaxy
Catalog: New General Catalog of Nebulae & Clusters.
Other names: H I  13 Magnitude: 9.0 Size: 13.5'x7.0' PA: 163°
Constellation: Leo  Position (epoch of date): RA:   11h 5m 43s  Dec: -00° 01' 33"
Name: NGC 2903 Type of object: Galaxy
Catalog: New General Catalog of Nebulae & Clusters.
Other names: H I  56 Magnitude: 9.0 Size: 13.3'x6.0' PA: 17°
Constellation: Leo Position (epoch of date): RA:   9h 32m 6s Dec: +21° 29' 23"
Name: M 51  Type of object: Galaxy
Catalog: Messier Other names: NGC 5194
Magnitude: 8.4  Size: 9.0'x7.5' PA: 163°
Constellation: Canes Venatici  Position (epoch of date):
RA:   13h 29m 52s  Dec: +47° 11' 41"
Name: M 81  Type of object: Galaxy
Catalog: Messier  Other names: NGC 3031
Magnitude: 6.9 Size: 26.0'x14.0'  PA: 157°
Constellation: Ursa Major  Position (epoch of date):
RA:   9h 55m 23s Dec: +69° 04' 17"
Name: M 82  Type of object: Galaxy
Catalog: Messier Other names: NGC 3034
Magnitude: 8.4  Size: 13.0'x6.0'  PA: 65°
Constellation: Ursa Major  Position (epoch of date):
RA:   9h 55m 35s Dec: +69° 41' 17"
Name: M 101 Type of object: Galaxy
Catalog: Messier Other names: NGC 5457
Magnitude: 7.9 Size: 28.0'x28.0'
Constellation: Ursa Major Position (epoch of date):
RA:   14h 3m 10s Dec: +54° 22' 40"
Name: M 80 Type of object: Globular cluster
Catalog: Messier  Other names: NGC 6093
Magnitude: 7.2  Size: 8.9'
Constellation: Scorpius  Position (epoch of date):
RA:   16h 16m 51s  Dec: -22° 58' 29"
Name: M 4 Type of object: Globular cluster
Catalog: Messier Other names: NGC 6121
Magnitude: 5.9 Size: 26.3'
Constellation: Scorpius Position (epoch of date):
RA:   16h 23m 26s  Dec: -26° 31' 31"
Name: M 8  Type of object: Cluster with nebulosity
Catalog: Messier  Other names: NGC 6523
 Magnitude: 5.0 Size: 35.0'x50.0'
Constellation: Sagittarius  Position (epoch of date):
RA:   18h 3m 57s Dec: -24° 15' 52"
Name: M 20 Type of object: Cluster with nebulosity
Catalog: Messier Other names: NGC 6514
Magnitude: 6.3 Size: 30.0'x20.0'
Constellation: Sagittarius Position (epoch of date):
RA:   18h 2m 21s Dec: -22° 56' 51"
Name: M 13  Type of object: Globular cluster
Catalog: Messier Other names: NGC 6205
Magnitude: 5.9  Size: 16.6'
Constellation: Hercules Position (epoch of date):
RA:   16h 41m 35s  Dec: +36° 28' 31"
Name: M 57 Type of object: Planetary nebula
Catalog: Messier Other names: NGC 6720
Magnitude: 9.0  Size: 1.4'x1.0'
Constellation: Lyra Position (epoch of date):
RA:   18h 53m 30s Dec: +33° 02' 11"


stelle nel settore del polo nord celeste (cortesia  Gianni Rende)


La serata si è conclusa con l'osservazione delle meteore, per la durata
di circa 45 minuti. E' stato possibile contarne una decina

verso le ore 2:10 a.m. la stella lambda serpentis sembrava
un po' meno luminosa della sua normale magnitudine 4.40
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