Object of the Week, January 24 2021 — Holmberg II

[Robin]

Hi Akarsh,

I logged two observations of this galaxy with different telescopes:

With my 12" Dobsonian I observed it three years ago at 49x - 168x magnification and it looked the best at 84x. I saw a large, faint and diffuse brightening near three 12-14 mag stars. It was very hard to detect at 168x. Please find attached my sketch.

With my 8" Dobsonian I observed it in 2007 at a dark site in the Northern Colorado Rocky Mountains. I used 48x magnification, but noted that a larger exit pupil might help. Very faint and diffuse glow.

Clear skies

Robin