Sketch, 2000/3/5, with 8" Dobsonian, 25mm eyepiece. 1 degree field of view. Observed from Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh. Large, faint, narrow and long. The center is bright and has an oval shape, with the nucleus being a bright point.
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