Object of the Week, June 15 2014: NGC 5544/5545, the “Exclamation Marc” Arp 199

[Marko]

A subtle comment that people here have seriously large telescopes is the comment of 'In a 16" ... "in mid-sized scopes" ...

So when 16 is apparently 'small' 'mid sized' must be 24 and large is over 30. LOL Love this forum.

Great pair and I will try this for sure in my 'small' 18" dob.

[Jim Chandler]

A subtle comment that people here have seriously large telescopes is the comment of 'In a 16" ... "in mid-sized scopes" ...

So when 16 is apparently 'small' 'mid sized' must be 24 and large is over 30. LOL Love this forum.

Great pair and I will try this for sure in my 'small' 18" dob.

For what it's worth, my wife's 18" f/4.5 is affectionately known as "Mighty Mite".

[Dragan]

For what it's worth, my wife's 18" f/4.5 is affectionately known as "Mighty Mite".

Um, Jim. I though Ana's scope had a different nickname?

[Jim Chandler]

Um, Jim. I though Ana's scope had a different nickname?

More years ago than I care to count, it was named "The Big O". Starting roughly with the UGC 9242 incident, say five years ago, Mighty Mite came into being. The wheel turns.

[Clear Skies]

This with a 'tiny' 12" SCT in 2011 (179x / 27'):

Both galaxies are visible, both are quite faint. The WSW galaxy is NGC5544: Slightly elongated east to west with quite a bright nucleus that is visible when using AV.
The ENE galaxy is NGC5545: Slightly elongated ENE-WSW, even in brightness.
1/4 FoV to the NW is a mag. 8 star with a mag. 9 star to its NW.