Newly discovered quadruple quasar candidate in Andromeda

[FaintFuzzies]

Hi all,

I made it out to one of our favorite sites at 7,600 feet elevation. At 690x with my 22" reflector, the object immediately looked like an elongated star aligned roughly E-W. During steady seeing, two distinct points of light popped in and out. I did see component C only once and was not able to see it again, so I treat as a non-observation.AndromedaParachute.JPG

[lamperti]

Just got back from Cherry Springs State Park in PA and am pleased to say I can echo Alvin's observation with my 22" also. I used 770x and saw only 2 points of light during moments of steadier seeing. Star-hopped, from NGC-746.

Al

Hi all,

I made it out to one of our favorite sites at 7,600 feet elevation. At 690x with my 22" reflector, the object immediately looked like an elongated star aligned roughly E-W. During steady seeing, two distinct points of light popped in and out. I did see component C only once and was not able to see it again, so I treat as a non-observation.AndromedaParachute.JPG

[Norman]

Hi folks,

recently i revisited the parachute. This time seeing allowed magnification around 700x in my 12". The elongation was visible in correct position angle :-)
It took quite some concentration but all in all it was easy to reproduce the elongation.
NELM around 6m8, humidity 60-70%. 1550m above sea level, bavarian alps.

CS
Norman

[Keith Rivich]

Just got back from an observing night on the 82" at the McDonald. We observed the parachute under pretty good skies. In the 41mm Pan (400x) the a,b and c components formed a nice little curve with a and b occasionally split. Bumping up the power to 1300x, and a little tweaking on focus to chase the seeing, c could be split as well. When c was split d became visible as a soft little glow.