Object of the Week, April 11, 2021 – Arp 294, NGC 3786 and 3788

[Raul Leon]

Hi, here's my observation from 2/23/2017: ngc 3786 and ngc 3788 aka Arp 294 are galaxies in Ursa Major ; magnitudes : 13.2 and 13.5 ; ngc 3788 being more elongated and edge on while ngc 3786 more face on with a bright central core. The pair appear to touch . One of my favorite Arps!! A beautiful sight!! I used a 6mm Ethos at 264x with my 14.5 Starstructure Dob f/4.3Scan0691.jpg

[Don Pensack]

Hi, here's my observation from 2/23/2017: ngc 3786 and ngc 3788 aka Arp 294 are galaxies in Ursa Major ; magnitudes : 13.2 and 13.5 ; ngc 3788 being more elongated and edge on while ngc 3786 more face on with a bright central core. The pair appear to touch . One of my favorite Arps!! A beautiful sight!! I used a 6mm Ethos at 264x with my 14.5 Starstructure Dob f/4.3Scan0691.jpg

Yes, they are a beautiful pair--one of my favorites like NGC4038/4039
But, you don't use a coma corrector at f/4.3? That's unusual.