L Y N X
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Lynx, "The Lynx, or Cat", was created in 1687 by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius from a grouping of faint stars between the constellations of Auriga and Ursa Major.
Hevelius wrote that one must be as 'sharp-eyed' as a cat to see these stars.
| 01/07/2013 - 8 seconds, StellaCam-II and 4mm CCTV lens |
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Deep-Sky objects located in Constellation of Lynx:
NGC 2320 & 2322 (galaxy) - 10/19/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds
NGC 2326 & 2326A (galaxy) - 10/19/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds
NGC 2329, UGC3639 & MCG81372 (galaxy) - 10/19/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds
NGC 2332 & IC457 (galaxy) - 10/19/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds
NGC 2340, IC458, 459, 461, 462, 463 & 464 (galaxy) - 10/19/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds
NGC 2415 (galaxy) - 11/10/2012 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 @ 25 seconds
NGC 2419 (globular cluster) - 11/10/2012 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 @ 25 seconds
NGC 2426 & 2429 & 2429A (galaxy) - 10/19/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds
NGC 2431 (galaxy) - 10/19/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds
NGC 2444 & 2445 (galaxy) - 11/10/2012 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 @ 25 seconds
NGC 2469 & 2472 (galaxy) - 10/19/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds
NGC 2474 & 2475 (galaxy) - 11/10/2012 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 @ 25 seconds
NGC 2488 & UGC4164 (galaxy) - 10/19/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds
NGC 2493 (galaxy) - 06/01/2016 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 35 seconds
NGC 2497 +??? (galaxy) - 10/19/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds
NGC 2500 (galaxy) - 11/10/2012 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 @ 25 seconds
NGC 2505 (galaxy) - 10/19/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds
NGC 2532 (galaxy) - 10/19/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds
NGC 2534 (galaxy) - 10/19/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds
NGC 2537 (galaxy) "the Bear Paw" - 11/10/2012 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 @ 25 seconds
NGC 2541 (galaxy) - 11/10/2012 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 @ 25 seconds
NGC 2543 (galaxy) - 10/19/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds
NGC 2549 (galaxy) - 11/10/2012 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 @ 25 seconds
NGC 2552 (galaxy) - 11/10/2012 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 @ 25 seconds
NGC 2649 (galaxy) - 10/19/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds
NGC 2683 (galaxy) - 11/10/2012 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 @ 25 seconds
NGC 2691 (galaxy) - 10/19/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds
NGC 2704 (galaxy) - 10/19/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds
NGC 2712 (galaxy) - 11/10/2012 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 @ 25 seconds
NGC 2719 & 2719A (galaxy) - 06/01/2016 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 35 seconds
NGC 2746 (galaxy) - 10/19/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds
NGC 2755 (galaxy) - 10/19/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds
NGC 2759 +? (galaxy) - 10/19/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds
NGC 2770 & 2770B (galaxy) - 11/10/2012 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 @ 25 seconds
NGC 2776 (galaxy) - 11/10/2012 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 @ 25 seconds
NGC 2778, 2779 & 2780 (galaxy) - 10/19/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds
NGC 2782 (galaxy) - 11/10/2012 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 @ 25 seconds
NGC 2793 (galaxy) - 11/10/2012 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 @ 25 seconds
NGC 2798 & 2799 (galaxy) - 11/10/2012 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 @ 25 seconds
NGC 2825, 2826, 2827, 2828, 2829, 2830, 2831, 2832, 2834 & 2839 (galaxy) "Abell 779 Galaxy Cluster"
- 11/10/2012 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 @ 25 seconds
NGC 2838 (galaxy) - 10/19/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds
NGC 2840 (galaxy) - 10/19/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds
NGC 2844 (galaxy) - 11/10/2012 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 @ 25 seconds
NGC 2852 & 2853 (galaxy) - 10/19/2017 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 60 seconds
IC 2233 (galaxy) - 06/01/2016 - 8" SCT f6.3, StellaCam-3 @ 35 seconds
PK164-31 (planetary nebula) - 11/10/2012 - 6" RC f5, StellaCam-3 @ 35 seconds
Hope you enjoyed the visit. Come again soon!
Larry McHenry, Pittsburgh, PA. USA
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