Stephan's Quintet (NGC7317, NGC7318A, NGC7318B, NGC7319, NGC7320)

Stephan’s Quintet

Stephan's Quintet (NGC7317, NGC7318A, NGC7318B, NGC7319, NGC7320)
Stephan’s Quintet (NGC7317, NGC7318A, NGC7318B, NGC7319, NGC7320)

Object Name: Stephan’s Quintet (NGC7317, NGC7318A, NGC7318B, NGC7319, NGC7320)
Object Type: galaxies in Pegasus
Location: Jodłów – small village in southern Poland (picture made during StarParty Jodłów 2011)
Date: 29.09.2011
Media: graphite pencil, white paper, color invert
Telescope: Columbus 320UL (320/1384 Newtonian) + Meade 5000UWA 8,8mm
Seeing: 2/5 (good)
Transparency: 2/5 (good)
NELM: 6,4 mag

One of the most popular “challenge objects”. If you want to observe this objects, one thing is very necessary – clear dark sky. Why? This objects are vey faint so good contrast between galaxies and sky is the most important thing. After few minutes of eye adaptation you can observe four very faint galaxies on the longest side of triangle of three bright stars (it is quite easy to find because it is near very bright galaxy NGC 7331). Very interesting objects – you must have it on your observation list under really dark sky.

Clear Sky
Łukasz

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