Observing galaxies in Lynx 01 October 2015 22:25 Context As you look towards Lynx you are looking above the galactic plane above the Perseus spiral arm of our galaxy which itself is about 7,000 light years away. The constellation contains a number of brighter galaxies 30 - 50 million light years away and is also relatively rich in galaxies which spread out in to the distance out to over 300 million light years away. The constellation is well placed from early winter to early summer. Relatively bright galaxies This section covers the galaxies that were visible with direct vision in my 16 inch or smaller scopes. This list will therefore grow over time as I have not yet viewed all the galaxies in good conditions at maximum altitude in my 16 inch scope! NGC 2683 This is a very edge on bright galaxy which I can see in my 100mm binoculars. It is a galaxy which does not seem to be part of a group. NGC 2549 By constellation Page 1 A smaller fainter version of NGC 2683. It was still easy to see with direct vision in my 10 inch reflector. NGC 2537 Near a group of three stars in a row. Quite large looking but with a low surface brightness in my 10 inch scope. NGC 2273 By constellation Page 2 Nice circular galaxy in my 14 inch scope. I could only see the bright core in the above image. NGC 2832 This was a lovely looking galaxy in my 14 inch Dark star scope. As you can see this galaxy is the central galaxy of a group. The group is called Abel 779 and is about 300 million light years away. I could not spot any of the others. One to revisit with the 16 inch scope! NGC 2798 By constellation Page 3 I could only spot the main galaxy NGC 2798 in this image with my 10 inch scope. Other special galaxies and galaxy groups of note I have set out below a selection of observed galaxies and galaxy groups of note in the constellation. UGC 3445/6 The only pair of galaxies seen to date in Lynx. Both required averted vision in my 16 inch scope. Full list of observed galaxies in Lynx ref1 SIZE SHAPE Visual mag Comments MLY surf_brtn INSTRUMENT scale ess By constellation Page 4 scale ess NGC small thin 2 11.2 Lovely bright oval shaped object near 30UMA 47 12.8 Skywatcher 10 2549 oval inch NGC medium thin 1 9.8 Relatively easy edge on galaxy 30 12.9 25 x 100B 2683 oval NGC small circular 1 11.7 Near a group of three stars in a row. Quite 19 12.6 Skywatcher 10 2537 large looking but with a low sbr. Faint. inch NGC small circular 1 11.7 Relatively bright galaxy, visible with direct 84 13.8 Darkstar 14 inch 2273 vision NGC very oval 1 11.9 Lovely galaxy 306 13.5 Darkstar 14 inch 2832 small NGC very thin 1 12.3 Small object with a bright core 77 13.2 Skywatcher 10 2798 small oval inch NGC very circular <0.5 11.6 Faint circular galaxy 116 13.8 Skywatcher 10 2776 small inch NGC small oval <0.5 11.6 Tough one. Better in 9mm wide angle lens. 113 13.9 Skywatcher 10 2782 Circle shape. Most faint star ever observed inch near this galaxy. NGC very oval <0.5 11.7 Small AV glow 265 12.6 Meade 16 inch 2340 small NGC very oval <0.5 11.9 Required AV but not too hard to see 255 12.1 Meade 16 inch 2320 small NGC very circular <0.5 12.0 Very faint extended small galaxy 175 13.3 Skywatcher 10 2493 small inch NGC very circular <0.5 12.0 Quite a tough object to spot, small and faint 40 13.0 Darkstar 14 inch 2344 small NGC very oval <0.5 12.1 Faint circular object with core 81 13.6 Darkstar 14 inch 2712 small NGC very circular <0.5 12.4 Low surface brightness circular galaxy 20 13.7 Darkstar 14 inch 2337 small NGC very circular <0.5 12.4 Very small round faint galaxy 255 12.7 Skywatcher 10 2329 small inch NGC very circular <0.5 12.4 Fairly tough galaxy. Visible in 12.5mm lens 170 12.0 Skywatcher 10 2415 small but only with averted vision. Small circular inch blob. NGC very oval <0.5 12.4 Very tough object. Small oval galaxy visible 383 12.4 Skywatcher 10 2488 small only with AV inch NGC very circular <0.5 12.4 Very small round faint object 90 12.8 Skywatcher 10 2778 small inch NGC very oval <0.5 12.5 Very faint extended object next to star 0 13.9 Meade 16 inch 2273B small NGC very circular <0.5 12.7 Small oval object between stars 143 12.4 Darkstar 14 inch 2469 small NGC very oval <0.5 12.8 Oval AV object 259 13.2 Meade 16 inch 2332 small NGC very oval <0.5 12.9 Low sbr object involved with stars 248 13.5 Darkstar 14 inch 2446 small NGC very circular <0.5 12.9 Faint small galaxy in a triangle of stars 164 13.5 Meade 16 inch 2534 small NGC very oval <0.5 12.9 Small faint object only visible with AV 66 13.0 Darkstar 14 inch 2844 small NGC very circular <0.5 13.3 Very low sbr oval 99.9 Meade 16 inch 2273A small UGC very circular <0.5 13.8 Fine close pair of galaxies 2 of 2 Meade 16 inch 3446 small NGC very oval <0.5 13.8 Tough AV slither of a galaxy 0 12.8 Meade 16 inch By constellation Page 5 NGC very oval <0.5 13.8 Tough AV slither of a galaxy 0 12.8 Meade 16 inch 2322 small UGC very circular <0.5 14.0 Fine close pair of galaxies 1 of 2 Meade 16 inch 3445 small Target list at 18/12/2015 Deep sky wonders suggests.. NGC 2424 flat galaxy IC 2233 flat galaxy Pairs 2444/5 Unseen UGC galaxies from faint fuzzies . de UGC 3685 12.0 UGC 3828 12.7 UGC 3855 14.2 UGC 3897 14.2 UGC 3981 14.3 UGC 4003 14.7 Bright core Prepared by Mark Stuart Thornbury UK December 2015 By constellation Page 6 By constellation Page 7 Prepared by Mark Stuart Thornbury UK October 2015 By constellation Page 8 .