Iiro's DeepSky Sketches

Name: PGC 63630 (Abell 64)
RA: 19h 45m	DEC: -5° 35'
Constellation: AQL
Size: 40" x 34"
Observer: Iiro Sairanen
Location: Tähtikallio, Artjärvi, Finland
Date: 6/7.9.2013 23:15
Instrument: Newton 635/3175 mm
Magnification: 454x	Filter: -
Field: 11'	Seeing: 3
Background sky: 2	NE lim mag: 6.6
Visuality: IV	Height: 31°
Weather: +10°C
Description: Abell 64 has been misclassified as a planetary nebula, but in current knowledge it's known as a galaxy. It appears as an east-west elongated glow where is a faint star on the north side.
Updated: 14.9.2013 22:00