So far as hypotheses are concerned, let no one expect anything certain from astronomy, which cannot furnish it, lest he accept as the truth ideas conceived for another purpose, and depart from this study a greater fool than when he entered it.
/ Nicolaus Copernicus /



In memoriam Halton C. Arp (1927-2013).


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NGC 7160 (Open cluster)
Right ascension: 21h 54m Declination: 62° 40'
Constellation: Cepheus
Date/time: 2010.10.09 19:30 UT
Equipment: 12" f/5 Newtonian
FoV: 19' Magnification and filter(s): 167x
Seeing: 3/10 Transparency: 5/5
Location: Nádasdladány, Hungary
Observer: Ferenc Lovró
Description:

Appears in the finderscope as a fuzzy bright star near to another (real) star with similar brightness. This star can be seen in the sketch at NNW. Contains about a dozen bright stars but in the middle of the cluster I can see two stars that are noticeably brighter than the rest. Separates fine from its environment, no diffuse background can be detected. SQM reading: 21.08 m/arcsec2, 1°C, high humidity.
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