Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5426  ·  NGC 5427
Arp 271 (NGC 5426 and NGC 5427), Chris Sullivan
Arp 271 (NGC 5426 and NGC 5427)
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Arp 271 (NGC 5426 and NGC 5427)

Arp 271 (NGC 5426 and NGC 5427), Chris Sullivan
Arp 271 (NGC 5426 and NGC 5427)
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Arp 271 (NGC 5426 and NGC 5427)

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Galaxy number 10 of 12(?) this galaxy season. I'm getting ready to take down the RC and am finishing up by concentrating on some "tiny targets". This is the biggest of the final three (assuming I can publish all of them).

I published a draft of this last year, but with only 12.1 hours, I knew that I didn't get enough time and always planned to add more in 2020. I was able to add another 10.4 hours this year, and it helped tremendously, but this one's just tricky for me. It doesn't rise all that high, and with shooting through all that atmosphere and above all the concrete I have to my south, it's impossible to get good detail. Even my stars came out a little fuzzy. Still, Arp 271 is an awesome target and I'm glad I came back to it this year.

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