Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  The star Alcor (80UMa)  ·  The star Mizar (ζUMa)
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Mizar, Alcor, and PGC 3807486, William Maxwell
Mizar, Alcor, and PGC 3807486
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Mizar, Alcor, and PGC 3807486

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Mizar, Alcor, and PGC 3807486, William Maxwell
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Mizar, Alcor, and PGC 3807486

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I initially ran this as a test of the guiding, but let it run to see if I could pick up very faint galaxies around Mizar. To my surprise, despite the moonlight, I did get PGC 3807486, an 18.5 mag galaxy. It isn't much above the noise floor, but for a 6" scope in the moonlight I'll take it as a success.

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Mizar, Alcor, and PGC 3807486, William Maxwell

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