Need Help Identifying Galaxy

[Maddad]

http://www.maddad.org/ - astronomy - Photographs of Galaxies<br />http://www.maddad.org/astronomy/galaxies.htm<br /><br />I've got a really nice pic of an unknown galaxy, and I'd like to hang an NGC number on it. Any of you recognize this thing? It's the last one on my page.

 

[zavvy]

NGC 3370

 

[Maddad]

Bingo! You're right. I've no idea how you figured it out, but I was hoping somebody would. Thanks.

 

[Maddad]

Well, I'm a dummy. After Zav said it's NGC 3370 I noticed that I've already got that in an earlier photo. Must have collected it twice under two different names. Should have realized that I'd already processed the image once.

 

[bobvanx]

That's alright, I bet you voted for Bush both times, so you've a record of making mistakes.

 

[nevers]

The picture is awesome...however...for those interested...here is how it may begin to appear in an extremely large earth-based telescope:<br />NGC-IC Project Image of NGC 3370<br /><br />It's size is only 3.1' x 1.9' and has an apparent magnitude of 12.4. It is located in Leo directly in-line between Zosma and Regulus. It is ~10 degrees from Regulus and ~7 degrees from Zosma. It also goes by the name of UGC 5887.<br /><br />Make no mistake about it, I much prefer the image maddad is offering!

 

[bobvanx]

Steve,<br /><br />You old compadre in diversion, thanks for taking my small tangent and ripping the boundaries wide open and casting the net of obfuscation even wider. You adroitly took my little riple that had nothing to do with maddad's thread and added a whole bunch of other emotionally charge material that has nothing to do with his thread or even with my post.<br /><br />I <i>knew</i> you and I shared the secret glee of instigation!

 

[Maddad]

Thread title: <font color="Lime">Need Help Identifying Galaxy</font><br /><br />bobvanx<br />"<font color="yellow">I bet you voted for Bush both times, so you've a record of making mistakes.</font><br />"<font color="orange">You adroitly took my little riple that had nothing to do with maddad's thread and added a whole bunch of other emotionally charge material that has nothing to do with his thread</font><br /><br />*Snicker*