Galaxies

Object reference	Size	Shape	Visual Scale	Telescope used
NGC 678	small	slither	2	Darkstar 20 inch
NGC 680	very small	circular	2	Darkstar 20 inch
NGC 772	medium	oval	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 697	small	thin oval	1	Darkstar 20 inch
NGC 678	small	slither	1	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 1024	small	oval	1	Meade 16 inch
NGC 691	small	circular	1	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 972	small	oval	1	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 680	very small	circular	1	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 697	small	thin oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 678	small	slither	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 691	small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 20 inch
NGC 691	small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1156	small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 803	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1012	very small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 1134	very small	oval	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 877	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 821	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 1056	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 924	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 673	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 677	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
IC 163	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 990	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 716	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 680	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 935	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 962	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 792	very small	oval	<0.5	Darkstar 20 inch
NGC 976	very small	circular	<0.5	Skywatcher 10 inch
NGC 938	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 671	very small	thin oval	<0.5	Darkstar 20 inch
NGC 781	very small	thin oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1036	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 774	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 20 inch
NGC 1029	very small	thin oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 820	very small	oval	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 794	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 871	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 770	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1088	very small	oval	<0.5	Darkstar 20 inch
NGC 992	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 20 inch
NGC 817	very small	oval	<0.5	Darkstar 20 inch
NGC 786	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 14 inch
NGC 694	very small	oval	<0.5	Eddie 20 inch
NGC 694	very small	oval	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 695	very small	circular	<0.5	Meade 16 inch
NGC 1117	very small	circular	<0.5	Darkstar 20 inch

This table is sorted by visual scale and then size.

Galaxy groupings

NGC 678 / NGC 680, - 0.5/0.5 - faint pair

Other notes

Best placed in autumn.

Aries has galactic co-ordinates of approximately 140, -40.

So when you look at this constellation you are looking below the galactic plane under the Perseus spiral arm of our galaxy.

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