![]() About 5′ north of NGC 5353 is magnitude 11., which lies near a bright 6th-magnitude orange field star, HD 121197. ![]() Just north of NGC 5353, so close the two smudges may appear to your eye to be touching, is magnitude 11. It’s located 9.2° south-southeast of Alkaid, the last star in the Big Dipper’s handle. The Dipper’s long handle (in fact the tail of Ursa Major) arcs above the faint constellation Canes Venatici the Hunting Dogs, where we’re looking for magnitude 11.1 galaxy NGC 5353, which is part of Hickson Compact Galaxy Group 68. Admittedly this target is best for large-scope (10 inches or more) observers or astrophotographers, but even if you have a slightly smaller scope, dark skies may aid your search, so see if you can find our targets.Ībout an hour after sunset, look northwest, where you’ll spot the Big Dipper low in the sky. The galaxy group we’re going to aim for is in Canes Venatici, which is setting as the Sun sinks below the horizon and best for early-evening observing before it gets too low. ![]() During this phase, our satellite rises late and dominates the morning sky, leaving the evening dark for some deep-sky observing. Venus and Regulus meet over Spina Lake in Turin, Italy.
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