I was looking at the latest Hubble Heritage image release of a galaxy I'd
never heard of called "Hoag's Object" and wondered, as always, what if
anything could be seen visually.
According to NED this galaxy is PGC 54559, is 17' x 17' in extent and has
an integrated magnitude of 16.
The galaxy has a bright core that is apparently detectable visually, but
it is the outer ring that interests me. The ring shows up fairly well on
the first generation DSS. Has anyone been able to detect it visually?
Thanks,
Greg
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Greg Crinklaw
Astronomical Software Developer
Cloudcroft, New Mexico, USA (33N, 106W, 2700m)
Hi, I was looking at the latest Hubble Heritage image release of a galaxy I'd never heard of called "Hoag's Object" and wondered, as always, what if anything...
Hi Greg, ... I've tried the object in Serpens (fascinated by the Hoag's discovery) in the 80s with my C-14, but was not successful. Later the compact core was ...
Steinicke-Streifenede...
Sep 6, 2002 6:56 am
... discovery) in ... core was ... Your observations echo my own "success" with the AAC's 24-inch scope. All I could detect was the very small, faint core...
I gave Hoag's Object a try last night from Navajo Flats, California, with my 20" f/5.0 reflector. At 254X, it was an extremely faint, unsteady star, requiring...
Kent Wallace
kwwallace@...
May 30, 2008 3:58 pm
I had a go at Hoag's a couple of years ago at Okie-Tex. I had a Megastar field printout to help me identify the field and identify it. As I recall, it was very...
... with my 20" f/5.0 reflector. At 254X, it was an extremely faint, unsteady star, requiring averted vision. I was just seeing the bright nucleus of this...
Dear Kent, I was unable to see the ring of Hoag's object, first around 1985 with a 14" and later with a 20" under good conditions. Has anyone tried the othe...
I've seen the core with a 10-inch. I've never seen the ring with anything. - Sue ... From: amastro@yahoogroups.com [mailto:amastro@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf...
Last month three of us saw the ring of Hoag's in Jimi Lowrey's 48" at Fort Davis, Texas. Transparency was about 8 of 10, seeing was about 4 of 10. The bright...
Gordon, Thanks for your observation. It is nice to know that this object is as tough as I thought it was. Kent ... From: Gordon Pegue To:...
Kent Wallace
kwwallace@...
May 30, 2008 5:23 pm
Hi Kent, I just know of the observation of Uwe Glahn from last year. According to his drawing (http://www.deepsky- visuell.de/Zeichnungen/PGC54559.htm), he...
Hi Timo, Thanks for your observation of Hoag's Object. It looks like it is going to take a large scope to see the ring. Perhaps someone will try for the ring...
Kent Wallace
kwwallace@...
May 31, 2008 3:23 pm
Hi Matthias, Thanks for the links. Looks like I was wrong in thinking a larger scope would be needed to see the ring since Uwe Glahn saw it in a 16" scope....
Kent Wallace
kwwallace@...
May 31, 2008 3:34 pm
I had a go at Hoag's Object at last year's Oregon Star Party with a 28" f/4 and was able to see the bright core and very faint, round glow around it. It didn't...
Howard, Thanks for your observation of Hoag's Object. It is nice to know that the ring is visible in amateur scopes. Clear skies! Kent ... From: Howard Banich...
Kent Wallace
kwwallace@...
Jun 1, 2008 1:55 am
Hi Kent, as Matthias already said I tried the galaxy last year with my 16" under very good alpine skies (SQM 21,6 with milky way). I could see the galaxy...
Hi Uwe, You are right. Like Howard, you saw a disk not a ring. I guess seeing Hoag's object as a ring with a bright center is a challenge for the big scopes....
Kent Wallace
kwwallace@...
Jun 1, 2008 4:57 pm
Hi Wolfgang, Thanks, for your negitve observations of the ring of Hoag's Object. I haven't tried your other Hoags but since I'm running out of PNe to observe I...
Kent Wallace
kwwallace@...
Jun 1, 2008 5:06 pm
Hi Sue, That's a really good observation for a 10" scope since it wasn't easy in my 20" scope. Thanks, Kent ... From: Sue French To: amastro@yahoogroups.com ...
Kent Wallace
kwwallace@...
Jun 3, 2008 12:35 am
I'm sure no one would be more amused at the interest in this galaxy than Art Hoag. He used to be the director at Lowell (mid-1970s to mid-80s), though Hoag's...
Brian Skiff
bas@...
Jun 3, 2008 11:35 pm
Hi Jim, Thanks for your observation. It is nice to know that the ring can be seen, even if you have to use a 48" scope to see it. Good luck on observing the...
Kent Wallace
kwwallace@...
Jun 4, 2008 2:58 am
update on Hoag's Ring. We saw the ring in Jim Chandlers 30 inch last night here at TSP. My grandson Ben, myself, Faith Jorden from the UK, and others. Barbara...
Hi Barbara, Thanks for the update on Hoag's Ring. I have a friend with a 30" scope. Maybe I can convience him to give it a try. Clear skies! Kent ... From:...
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