| Object: ARP 264 (NGC 3104) | Date: 2015 December 9 |
| Peculiarity: Irregular clumps. | |
| Constellation: Leo Minor | Time & altitude: 00.50 UT 48º |
| Catalogue data: | Seeing (5 high): 2/5 |
| R.A: 10h 04m | Transparency (5 high): 3/5 |
| Dec: +40º 45 | Telescope: 0.5m f4.1 Dob. |
| Magnitude: 13.1 | Eyepiece: 8mm Ethos x260 |
| Galaxy size (mins): 3.4 x 2.3 | Filters: Lumicon Deep Sky |
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Notes: First observations since November 13. The Met Office say November has been the dullest (i.e. cloudiest) since records began in 1929. This is a difficult object despite the catalogue magnitude. Compare to ARP 118 seen two hours earlier. It appeared as a faint, fan shaped glow extending from a 13 mag star NE towards a fainter star, which it doesn’t reach. The glow showed some mottling. It was best seen with AV. |
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