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NGC524 (Galaxy, in Pisces)
Observer: Giorgos Koronis (e-mail: giorgos.koronis@lies.com)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Parnon mountain, Greece
Light pollution: none Transparency: excellent Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Jul 18 00:40:00 2004 UT Obs. no.: 1046
A nice brightish galaxy at 45x.Round,easy to find.
NGC524 (Galaxy, in Pisces, Est. RaDec 01h24.8m, +09d32.3')
Observer: Dave Mitsky (e-mail: djm28@psu.edu)
Instrument: 20-inch equatorial reflector Location: Harrisburg, PA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: fair Seeing: good
Time: Sun Aug 6 05:40:55 2000 UT Obs. no.: 536
SN 2000cx is this year's brightest supernova (reaching a peak magnitude of 13.1 to 13.2) and can be detected in apertures of as little as 8 inches. Its coordinates are 01h24m46s, +09d30'.5. The very luminous type Ia-peculiar supernova SN 2000cx was quite easy to discern through the 20" f/10 classical Cassegrain. Boosting the magnification from 127x (40mm Orion UltraScan) to 203x (25mm University Optics MK-70) and finally to 302x (16.8mm Orion MegaVista) provided excellent views of this exploding star. The supernova's parent galaxy, NGC 524 in Pisces, an 11.3 magnitude elliptical, was seen easily as a moderately large, circular glow.
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