Object of the Week November 18, 2012 Maffei 1

[Uwe Glahn]

Thanks for the comment Jimi. That helps a lot.

A friend of mine mentioned similar observations. He could detect Maffei II as a large and laminar glow with his 20". When I tried it, I could barely see a very tiny spot of light - probably only the very small and faint nucleus.

What magnification and AP do you used?

[Jimi Lowrey]

13 Ethos @ 375X is what I used on the night it looked so good. Uwe I would try Maffei II again on a night of good transparency with your 27"it really helps if its dry.

The night that Maffei II looked so good I also was able to see Dwingeloo 1 and Dwingeloo 2. These LSB obscured galaxies are much easer to see when its dry and not humid from my experience with them.