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    Off The Beaten Path objects in April

    Some of the unusual objects I have observed this April.

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    Burcins Ring (PGC 1000714)

    RA
    11 23 16
    DEC
    -08 40 06

    This unusual Hoag type ring galaxy is not so easy. It is near the bright spiral galaxy NGC 3660 which makes Burcins ring field easy to fine. I have observed this galaxy several nights this and last dark period. I have only been able to detect 1/4 of the ring at brief moments with a ZAO 6MM @ 813X. In the image below you can see at 5 o'clock the brighter part of the ring that I was able to catch.

    Burcins Ring.jpg

    For more info on Burcins galaxy Here

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    WAS 49

    RA
    12 14 17
    +29 31 44

    This unusual galaxy merger has a small dwarf (Was 49b)with a super massive black hole trying to merge with the larger galaxy. Was 49 is not far from Hickson 61(The box)and is a easy star hope from it. This small merger was seen at 610X as a fairly faint small spiral with a faint stellar core. Was 49b was seen as a star like object near the edge of the host galaxy. Was 49b appeared brighter than the core of the host galaxy. To me this is a very cool object!

    WAS 49.jpg

    For more info Here

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    Leoncino Dwarf Galaxy (AGC19861)

    Ra
    09 43 32
    Dec
    +33 26 58

    Leoncino Dwarf is the most metal poor galaxy that has been found so far. It was a very difficult observation and only appeared 7 times in the eyepiece @ 813X. It is a very small galaxy but I did note that it looked elongated. This elongation I later verified by an SDSS image. This is a extremely faint dwarf and I was surprised that I was able to catch it. I would bet that this was the first visual observation of this galaxy.

    Leoncino SDSS.jpg

    Hubble image
    Leoncino-Dwarf hubble.jpg

    For more info Here

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    HE 1106-2321 Quasar
    Ra
    11 08 53
    Dec
    -23 38 09

    He 1106-2321 is a bright quasar (14.8V Mag) with a light travel time of 1.08 BLY. What is unusual about this quasar is some unusual extension that stick out of it. I am not sure if they are jets or arms. when I observed it @ 813X the jets? were easily held with AV and appeared as short faint extensions. I looked at the references and could not find anything about them. What do you think they are?

    HE 1106-2321.jpg
    Last edited by Jimi Lowrey; April 29th, 2017 at 01:43 AM.
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    Amazing observations, Jimi... you are the King of the Obscure!
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    Co-Founder DSF.com Jimi Lowrey's Avatar
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    Thanks Mark,

    I am always looking for new and unusual objects.
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