Abell 22

Elevation 800 m, telescope D = 508 mm, F = 2000 mm. Sky 21.42 mag/sq arcsec, seeing 1 arcsec. Abell 22, planetary nebula in CMi. Ocular 13 mm, OIII filter. The nebula is a puff of light immediately NNW of a faint star.

Hickson 29

Elevation 800 m, telescope D = 508 mm, F = 2000 mm. Sky 21.42 mag/sq arcsec, seeing 1 arcsec, transparency 7/10. Hickson 29, galaxy group, Eri. Ocular 5.5 mm. At culmination. Component A visible immediately NE of a star; small, compact. A similar galaxy [not a Hickson member] is NW of a similar star to the W. Two fainter stars to the SE are just visible [mag 15]. Other [galaxy group] components are not seen.

VV 254

Elevation 800 m, telescope D = 508 mm, F = 2000 mm. Sky 21.42 mag/sq arcsec, seeing 1 arcsec. VV 254, interacting galaxies in Peg (UGC 12914, 12915). The two roughly parallel extended galaxies are immediately visible in a 13 mm ocular. The inclined spiral form of each, with facing arms on the NW ends, is visible best in 8 mm. 5.5 mm brings out the bright nonstellar nucleus of A (the W component).

FGC 2379

Elevation 800 m, telescope D = 508 mm, F = 2000 mm. Sky 21.42 mag/sq arcsec, seeing 1 arcsec. FGC 2379, flat galaxy in Peg (UGC 11964). In both 8 mm and 5.5 mm oculars, there is a suggestion of a galaxy next to two threshold stars [Vm~16]. In 3.5 mm with movement, a nebulosity is visible that extends orthogonally to the stars to the SW, closer to the NW star. It is much wider than on DSS. [In the sketch, the FGC is the small galaxy in the upper right. The large galaxy is NGC 7241.]

Hickson 30

Elevation 800 m, telescope D = 508 mm, F = 2000 mm. Sky 21.42 mag/sq arcsec, seeing 1 arcsec. Hickson 30, galaxy group, Eri. Ocular 5.5 mm. Component A comparatively bright with a distinct core, starlike nucleus, and short, narrow extensions NW and SE. B similarly bright, has a starlike nucleus, and is extended NS. C and especially D are faint and exhibit slight elongation EW and NS. Two faint stars W and E of the bright star immediately SE of A are just seen [mag 16].

VV 305

Elevation 800 m, telescope D = 508 mm, F = 2000 mm. Sky 21.42 mag/sq arcsec, seeing 1 arcsec. VV 305, interacting galaxies in Peg (UGC 12574, LEDA 95716, MCG+03-59-051). Components A, B, and C immediately visible in a 13 mm ocular. In 5.5 mm, A is compact with a faint extension from SW to midway to the star to the W. B is small and compact. C has the main body extending EW, a short hook from its W ends to the N, and a long extension that runs along the S side and to the W. There is a small edge-on to the NE [2MASX J23234754+1937097]. The star that is to the S of the edge-on is at the threshold [mag 17].

FGC 2360

Elevation 800 m, telescope D = 508 mm, F = 2000 mm. Sky 21.42 mag/sq arcsec, seeing 1 arcsec. FGC 2360, flat galaxy in Peg (UGC 11893). Ocular 13 mm. Immediately visible in the field with a compact small galaxy [Mrk 903]. Nonstellar nucleus, comparatively broad core, tapering extensions. Length almost equal to the distance between a faint and a brighter star that lie parallel to the galaxy to the NNE.