| Object: ARP 186 (NGC 1614) | Date: 2015 November 9 |
| Peculiarity: Narrow filaments. | |
| Constellation: Eridanus | Time & altitude: 02.20 UT 30º |
| Catalogue data: | Seeing (5 high): 2/5 |
| R.A: 4h 34m | Transparency (5 high): 4/5 |
| Dec: -8º 35 | Telescope: 0.5m f4.1 Dob. |
| Magnitude: 14.7 | Eyepiece: 8mm Ethos x260 |
| Galaxy size (mins): 1.8 x 1.1 | Filters: None |
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Notes: Easy to find as it sits in the middle of a thin triangle of 5th magnitude stars 0.8º long, (outside the area drawn) almost the diameter of the 17mm Ethos field. This is just as well as it took nearly 2 hours to make this observation through intermittent gaps in scooting clouds. The galaxy is either round or a fat oval, the extent of which is difficult to determine. It seemed brighter on the W side. Arp’s filament was not seen. |
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