Subj : Stargazing News - December 27th, 2024
To   : All
From : CJ
Date : Thu Dec 26 2024 10:13:54

Friday December 27, 2024 

The Silver Sliver Galaxy (all night)

NGC 891 is a magnitude 10.8, edge-on spiral galaxy, 30 million light-years
away. It's located 3.5 degrees east of the bright star Almach (Gamma
Andromedae). Galaxies that are oriented edge-on to Earth appear brighter
because their total light output is concentrated into a smaller area. Use
averted vision and look for a slash of light with a thickened core and tapered
ends 12 arc-minutes in length. Owners of larger aperture telescopes should try
to see a narrow, dark dust lane bisecting the galaxy's core and disk.

(Data courtesy of Starry Night
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