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NGC6118 (Galaxy, in Serpens, Est. RaDec 16h21.8m, -02d17')
Observer: Dave Mitsky (e-mail: djm28@psu.edu, web: http://www.msd.org/obs.htm)
Instrument: 8-inch equatorial reflector Location: Harrisburg, PA, USA
Light pollution: none Transparency: excellent Seeing: excellent
Time: Sun Jul 26 02:45:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 373
I was finally able to log NGC 6118, the so-called Blinking Galaxy, from the dark skies of the 1998 Stellafane ATM Convention at Breezy Hill outside of Springfield, Vermont. Using averted vision and noted amateur astronomer and author Phil Harrington's 8" f/7 Newtonian and a 22mm Panoptic and 17mm Ploessl I noted an extremely dim, elongated, amorphous form. This was a classic example of just what is possible from a dark site. I have been unable to see this large, somewhat inclined 11.5 magnitude spiral galaxy with 17 and 20" classical Cassegrains from south central Pennsylvania. There is no substitute for dark skies! Unfortunately, I never got around to viewing NGC 6118 through any of the much larger reflectors present such as 18 and 25" Obsessions and John Vogt's 32" f/4.
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