Your skills: Intermediate (some years) Date/time of observation: 9-9-99 Location of site: New Haven, Missouri (Lat N 38, Elev ~700') Site classification: Rural Sky darkness: 5 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Seeing: 4 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)> Moon presence: None
Instrument: 30" f/4, dob Magnification: 129x-470x Filter(s): none used Category: External galaxy. Class: Sb Constellation: Peg Data: mag 10.5 size 6.3 x 2.6 Position: RA 0000h:3.3m DEC +16:09
Description: This is a nice edge on spiral. It appeared almost round and was bisected by a very distinct dark lane. The lane was a consistent thickness through the brighter central portion of the galaxy and then seemed to broaden as it neared either edge.