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1 Levy's Catalog of Comet Masqueraders and More This list is sorted by Levy numbers in ascending order ** Prepared by Bill Logan last revision January 5, 2007 L = David Levy's observation numbers M = Charles Messier Catalog UGC = Uppsala General Catalog PGC = Palomar Green Catalog N/A = Data not available AH = Archival and Hayne's Star Clusters book UR = Uranometria DSS = Digitalized Sky Survey ( MSA = Millennium Star Atlas * = Comet look-alikes SNP = StarryNight Pro Versions ** = See notes at the end of the list NGC = Dreyer's New General Catalog Chart numbers are Sky Atlas unless otherwise noted NGC Messier Levy Other RA DEC Comments Mag Dia Chart 1931 L Very condensed ' M101 L002* Only visible under excellent seeing conditions ' M92 L Thick well-defined nucleus ' M10 L Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus ' L Small ellipse, insignificant ' L Fairly bright, compact globular cluster ' M63 L Sunflower galaxy, fairly distinct but faint ' L Cluster with nebulosity; rich background ' L Galaxy, bright and striking ' L Galaxy, fairly distinct ' L Elongated galaxy ' M15 L A favorite globular cluster ' M57 L Ring nebula in Lyra ' M78 L014* Comet-like nebula complex includes NGC2071 to the north ' M64 L Black Eye Galaxy. Elongated and easy to see; dust lane ' M66 L Easily visible galaxy ' M27 L Dumbbell planetary nebula ' L Clown-face nebula in Gemini ' L Galaxy close to M ' M14 L Distinct globular cluster ' M71 L Distinct cluster ' M82 L Rare, long irregular galaxy ' M53 L Globular cluster ' M81 L Galaxy in same field as M82 but brighter and larger ' M79 L Rare winter globular, small and distinct ' M106 L Pear-shaped galaxy ' L Galaxy just off Dipper handle ' L028* Galaxy, comet like near M ' L Galaxy near M ' M102 L Galaxy ' L Fairly easy galaxy to see under good sky ' L Indistinct but definite from city sky. Stephens quintet nearby ' M1 L Bright super nova remnant ' L Elongated galaxy ' L Cluster; fuzzy at first, distinct cluster on later examination ' L036* Comet-like galaxy in Hercules ' L037* Wendee's galaxy. Looks like diffuse comet ' L Slightly elongated galaxy, broad toward center ' L Faint open cluster; dense nebulosity ' L040* Loose globular cluster in Bootes, 10' diameter ' L Round galaxy, bright core, diffuse ' L Galaxy near NGC L043* Like a diffuse comet bright but low surface brightness ' 350UR 1333 L Weird reflection nebula.? 9.0' L045* Columba comet-tail galaxy ' L Columba oval globular cluster ' L Caelum, round galaxy ' L Grus galaxy ' L Reflection nebula.? 3.0' L Reflection nebula.? 3.0' 5 L051 Arp Larry, Moe, and Curly galaxy in Hydra ' SNP 3115 L Spindle galaxy ' 279UR 0752 L Very large open cluster in Andromeda ' L Alpha Centauri galaxy ' L Galaxy in Pegasus L Galaxy in Cetus ' 262UR 7723 L Galaxy in Aquarius ' L058* Round, comet-like galaxy with a bright core L Round galaxy ' M74 L Diffuse nebula ' L Cetus ring; planetary nebula in Cetus ' L Very elongated and faint galaxy in Andromeda ' L Hummingbird galaxy found photographically ' L Round galaxy near Beta Andromedae ' M84 L Close to M ' M86 L Rich field of galaxies ' 13 Page 1

2 4594 M104 L Sombrero galaxy ' L Very elongated galaxy ' 4 L069-P LWJ Wendee's Ring of faint stars, found photographically. n/a L070-P LWJ Equuleus S -shaped asterism found photographically. n/a L071 LWJ Nanette's River long chain of stars. n/a L072 V Hydrae Reddest star I have found while searching.?? 20 L073 TV Corvi ** Tombaugh's star, found by searching archives at Lowell Observatory.?? ** 3623 M65 L Bright galaxy ' L Eta Carinae Nebula ' M17 L Swan or Omega Nebula ' L Rosetta Nebula.?? L078* Hubble's variable comet-shaped.? 2.0' L Large edge-on galaxy ' L080* Small cometary look-alike. M31 companion ' L081* Faint cometary appearance. Satellite galaxy of M ' L Virgo globular cluster ' L Comet-like galaxy in Virgo; mag ' L Scutum faint globular cluster ' 15 L085 IC Open cluster with triple and double star.? 12.0' M31 L Andromeda Galaxy. This is NOT a comet. Please don't report it to CBAT ' M51 L Whirlpool Galaxy ' M97 L Owl Nebula ' M108 L Galaxy near Beta Ursa Majoris ' M109 L Galaxy near Gamma Ursa Majoris ' M33 L Bright galaxy in Triangulum ' L Caroline Herschel's galaxy ' L Comet-like galaxy in Lynx ' L Sagittarius globular cluster ' L Diffuse nebula in Orion around star; resembles planetary nebula ' L Galaxy in Ursa Major ' L Omega Centauri. Largest naked-eye globular cluster with 1 million stars ' L Open cluster in Aquila. Levy's first find in same field ' L099* Very cometary galaxy in Triangulum ' 4 L100 Beta Persei Algol famous eclipsing variable star L Open cluster in Centaurus ' 25 L102 IC Open cluster in Carina ' L Frame Galaxy encased in some stars ' L Very bright globular. 47 Tucanae ' L Globular cluster in Tucana ' L The Antennae or Ring Tail; colliding galaxies in Corvus ' L The Antennae or Ring Tail; colliding galaxies in Corvus ' L Planetary nebula in Corvus ' 13 L108 Struve Triple star w/3" separation. PA 120 deg. 89 LY. Fast moving stars.?? 822MSA 0936 L Cetus elongated galaxy, bright core ' L Aquila globular cluster ' M77 L Cetus galaxy, very bright core. Easily mistaken for a comet ' L Most unusual appearing nebula with dust; star at edge ' 3 L113 TU Geminorum Bright semi-regular red variable star mag. range L114* Eridanus comet-like round galaxy ' L115* Orion bright reflection nebula ' L Compact open cluster near M35; looks nebulous at low power ' M80 L Compact globular cluster looked fuzzy when first sighted in 1980s ' 22 L118 Great Star Cloud Sagittarius Star Cloud. 22 M24 L Small Sagittarius star cloud ' L Small Scorpius open cluster ' L Galaxy in Vrigo ' L Blinking planetary nebula ' L Eridanus round galaxy, diffuse ' L Large field of dust.? 40.0' L125 IC Barnard 33 Horsehead Nebula. IC434 is a faint nebula.? 10.0' L Thor's Helmet.? 10.0' 12 L127 16/17 Draconis Similar to Epsilon Lyra, but only one star is binary L128 IC Galaxy with a line of foreground stars. Looks like a question mark ' 23 L129 UGC Sextans B. Local Group member. 12.0? L130* Very elongated galaxy ' L131* Mag 11.3 Diam. 2.7' ' L131* Mag 11.3 Diam. 2.7' ' L Elongated galaxy in Leo Minor ' L133* Faint round galaxy companion 3069 mag ' 189UR 4319 L Galaxy in Draco. same field as NGC4291 and NGC ' L edge on galaxy in Draco ' L136* Near M ' L137* Elongated galaxy in Ursa Major ' L138* Very elongated galaxy with bright core ' L Galaxy in Canes Venatici ' L Elongated galaxy in Canes Venatici ' L Edge-on galaxy ' L142* Elongated galaxy in Coma Berenices ' L143* Elongated galaxy in Coma Berenices ' 7 Page 2

3 4501 M88 L144* Very elongated galaxy ' L145* Very elongated galaxy ' M49 L146* Round galaxy, bright core ' L Globular cluster in Sagittarius ' 22 L148 R Leporis Redder when fainter L149* Faint globular cluster ' M8 L Lagoon Nebula ' M16 L Eagle Nebula ' M20 L Trifid Nebula ' L Helix Nebula ' L Saturn Nebula ' M72 L Aquarius globular near ' L Delphinus globular ' 16 L157 LWJ The Cane asterism. n/a L158* IC Castor Cluster. Gemini galaxy. ** ' n/a L158* IC Castor Cluster. Gemini galaxy. ** ' n/a L158* IC Castor Cluster. Gemini galaxy. ** ' n/a 2264 L Christmas Tree Cluster with nebulosity L Mountains in the Sky open cluster and star chain ' 182UR 2245 L161* Comet-like bright nebula looks like Hubbles' variable.? 2.0' L Open cluster looks like a rope of stars ' L163* Round galaxy ' L164* Round galaxy ' L165* Elongated galaxy ' L166* Round galaxy, bright core, cometary appearance ' L Round galaxy ' L Ghost of Jupiter planetary nebula ' L169* Round galaxy, bright core ' L Round galaxy, bright core ' L Elongated galaxy, bright core ' L172* Elongated galaxy ' M91 L173* Elongated galaxy, bright core ' M60 L174* Virgo Galaxy ' M87 L Virgo elliptical galaxy ' M58 L176* Virgo galaxy ' M89 L Virgo galaxy ' L178* Virgo elongated galaxy ' L179* Virgo round galaxy, bright core ' M61 L180* Virgo spiral galaxy low surface brightness ' L181* Round galaxy L Virgo galaxy, bright core ' L183* Very elongated galaxy. barely visible ' L184* Round galaxy, faint ' L185* Round galaxy ' L186* Round galaxy ' L187* Elongated galaxy. bright core ' L188* Elongated galaxy, faint ' L Round galaxy, bright core ' L Round galaxy ' L Virgo galaxy ' L192* Very elongated galaxy ' L193* Virgo elongated galaxy ' L194 IC Open cluster ' L Shapley's Intergalactic Wanderer globular cluster ' L Tombaugh's Cluster, looks like a snowball ' L Very long galaxy in Draco ' M46 L Open cluster ' L Planetary nebula ' L Siamese twin galaxies ' L Siamese twin galaxies ' L Fornax Cluster ' L Fornax Cluster ' L Fornax Cluster ' L201* Faint diffuse galaxy ' L202* Virgo galaxy ' L203* Virgo galaxy ' L204* Virgo galaxy ' L205* Hercules galaxy ' L206* Serpens galaxy ' L207* Ohpiuchus galaxy ' L208* Ophiuchus globular cluster ' L209* Leo galaxy ' 188UR 4685 L210* Winking galaxy with bright core ' L211* Virgo round galaxy ' L212* Virgo round galaxy ' L213* Virgo very elongated galaxy L214* Virgo elongated galaxy ' L215* Virgo very large, low brightness galaxy ' M68 L Hydra globular cluster ' 21 Page 3

4 3923 L Hydra elongated galaxy with bright core ' L Vela globular cluster ' L Hydra 1 cluster ' L Hydra 1 cluster ' L Hydra 1 cluster L Hydra 1 cluster ' 325UR 3316 L Hydra 1 cluster ' 325UR 6910 L Cygnus open cluster ' L221* Sculptor galaxy, very large, low surface brightness ' L222* Sculptor elongated galaxy ' L223* Sculptor elongated galaxy ' 18 L224 IC Fornax galaxy near a star ' 310UR 1187 L Eridanus round galaxy ' L Pyxis edge-on galaxy ' 20 L227 Haffner Puppis open cluster, dim with faint stars. 68AH 4490 L228* Canes Venatici elongated galaxy ' 7 L229 SS Virginis Very red variable star. 7.68? 13 L230 3C273 Virginis Quasar close to SS virginis.?? L231* Virgo elongated galaxy ' L232* Virgo very large galaxy, low brightness but bright core ' L Coma Berenices bright galaxy ' L Canes Venatici galaxy ' L Canes Venatici very elongated galaxy L Hercules galaxy ' L Veil Nebula western segment involved with star L Veil Nebula main eastern segment L Veil Nebula southeastern segment L238* Cetus elongated galaxy ' L239* Cetus very elongated galaxy. Foreground star at south end ' L240* Amoeba Galaxy. Cetus elongated galaxy. Strange shape ' 17 L241 AA Ceti Discovered by William Herschel 1822; separation 8.4 PA 304 deg.? n/a L242* Fornax very elongated galaxy. Very low surface brightness ' 354UR 6440 L Sagittarius globular cluster. Very close to NGC ' L Little Gem Planetary Nebula. 13.6' L Aquarius Planetary Nebula. Diffuse and interesting ' 16 L246 V460 Cygni Very red variable star L Pegasus round galaxy ' 9 L248 Delta Scorpii Interesting variable star has been in outburst for two years L Pegasus elongated galaxy ' L Beautiful galaxy on Cephus/Cygnus border ' L Cassiopeia open cluster; faint and dense ' 3 L Piscium Close double star ' 4 L253 BC Andromedae M7 III red star.?? L Absolutely incredible double cluster. Best seen with wide view ' L Absolutely incredible double cluster. Best seen with wide view ' L Coma Berenices round galaxy ' 7 L256 IC Puppis galaxy ' L257* Virgo elongated galaxy ' L Puppis open cluster, cometary near horizon ' L Corvus round galaxy; double ' L Virgo galaxy ' L Canes Venatici galaxy ' L Aquila round galaxy ' L Delphinus globular cluster ' L Libra globular cluster; loose and diffuse ' L Virgo elongated galaxy, dusty. Good candidate for imaging ' L Serpens round galaxy ' L267* Beautiful Virgo spiral galaxy with bright core. Very diffuse ' L Virgo very elongated galaxy near a bright star ' L Centaurus open cluster with a beautiful curve of stars ' L Serpens globular cluster; mottled L Ophiuchus globular cluster; unresolved ' L272 Swift II, Markarian Massive galaxy 1.3 million light years in diameter 15p 1.4' 90UR 1746 L Beautiful open cluster in Taurus ' L Globular cluster. Small but thick center that spreads out quickly ' 22 L275 TX Piscium Red variable star. Also 19 Piscium L276* Pegasus elongated galaxy, bright core ' L Aquarius very elongated galaxy; brightest in a group ' L Elliptical galaxy, brightest in a group. Includes NGC467 and NGC ' L Pisces elliptical galaxy, brightest in the group ' L279* Baade's Window Two faint galaxy clusters close to galactic center. ** ' L279* Baade's Window Two faint galaxy clusters close to galactic center. ** ' L280* Aquarius elongated galaxy. Soft, long, comet-like ' L Aquarius round galaxy with bright core. Blinker; Seyfert galaxy ' L Pisces Austrinus elongated galaxy with bright core ' 23 L283 U Camelopardalis Red variable star. Nearby blue star. Period of 419 days L284* Pisces round galaxy with bright core ' L Apus globular cluster ' L Beautiful planetary nebula with bright star at the center ' 312UR Page 4

5 1365 L Magnificient barred spiral galaxy in Fornax ' L Beautiful, spectacular barred spiral galaxy ' 18 L289 IC Planetary nebula in Grus; cross between Ring and Helix Nebulae ' L Beautiful very loose or very tight open globular cluster ' L291* Comet-like galaxy in Horologium. Almost circular ' L Leo elongated galaxy. Long and dusty ' M69 L Spotted by Wendee 10/15/2004. Sagittarius globular cluster ' L Both this and M69 are just SE of "bright" stars ' L Corona Australis emission/reflection nebula in two parts.? 78.0' L Canis Majoris "Y" shaped open cluster. Faint with bright star ' 19 L Ursae Majoris Two orbiting planets about this star. 5.0? L Telescopium globular cluster. Shapely class 8 concentrated ' M19 L Ophiuchus globular cluster ' L Leo galaxy; close companion; really neat field. Striking view ' L Vela open cluster. Looks like a bow and arrow! ' L Carina open cluster; bright but scattered ' L Crux open star cluster; big, bright and scattered ' L Crux open star cluster; bright and scattered ' L The Jewel Box open cluster in Crux. Dense ' L Carina globular cluster, highly resolved ' L Southern Beehive at tip of false cross ' L Open cluster with nebulosity in Carina ' L Elliptical galaxy. Brightest member of the Fornax cluster ' L Tarantula Nebula and cluster in LMC in Dorado ' 24 L311 IC Carina open cluster. Large and irregular. Close to Melotte ' 25 L312 Melotte Carina open cluster; near IC Faint, broad and irregular ' 25 L313* IC Apus globular cluster. Southern most globular cluster ' L Seyfert galaxy in Grus ' 414UR 5146 L Virgo round galaxy ' M42 L The Great Orion Nebula ' L Virgo elongated galaxy with bright core ' L Elongated galaxy in Usra Major; seen with Minerva ' 2 L319 ESO Small galaxy in Corvus; close to TV Corvi.?? 845MSA L320 Tombaugh Open cluster in Canis Major. Distance 4,100 LY; 45 stars. **? 6.0' 62AH L321 Tombaugh Open cluster in Canis Major. Distance 43,000LY, 50 stars. **? 3.0' 62AH L322 IC Also called Tombaugh 3; Cassiopeia open cluster UR L323 Tombaugh Cassiopeia open cluster. Nebula complex IC1795 nearby.? 5.3' 52AH L324 Tombaugh Camelopardalis open cluster ' 1 L325 IC Difficult to see visually. Remarkable imaging target. Near NGC 896? 20.0' L Elongated galaxy. Peltier noted this comet look-alike L327 IC Lenticular galaxy in Antila. Also listed as Swift XI cataloged ' 20 L328 ESO Peculiar galaxy in Antila ' DSS L329 T CrB Recurring nova in the Constellation Corona Borealis L ET, Dragonfly, or Phi Cas open cluster ' L331P Graceful spiral galaxy with HII regions and sweeping arms ' 2 L332P UGC Faint nondescript edge-on spiral galaxy. 15.0? n/a L333P PGC East lobe of Tombaugh's Great Stratum" near Algol ' n/a L333P PGC East lobe of Tombaugh's Great Stratum" near Algol ' n/a 6342 L334* Weak globular; Shapley class 4. SSE of Messier ' 15 L335 Gegenschein Quoted from observing log, Session 1597EM2-38** L336 M Open cluster and reflection nebulosity. L337 Q A/B Double quasar in Ursa Major.** 1042 L LSB galaxy in Cetus, involved with nearby NGC ' 265UR 0891 L Extremely elongated galaxy in Andromeda ' 62UR 1134 L Aries round galaxy, low surface brightness ' 175UR 0755 L Cetus elongated galaxy, found at low power despite being mag ' 264UR 0091 L342P Galaxy in Andromeda, part of gorgeous cluster of galaxies. 126UR 6438 L Round galaxy in Octans. Near the pole ' 472UR 1313 L Beautiful barred spiral in Reticulum. Striking through a 6-inch scope ' 443UR 2031 L Mensa open cluster with nebulosity, in the Large Magellanic Cloud. 445UR 2103 L Fainter Mensa open cluster in Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). 445UR 2060 L Open cluster with nebulosity and dust, associated with Tarantula Neb. 445UR 1866 L Open cluster in Dorado, in LMC ' 444UR 2547 L Bow and Arrow" open cluster in Vela. Distance 2,000 LY ' 396UR 4372 L Globular cluster in Musca. Loosely concentrated. Distance 19,000 LY ' 450UR 6752 L The great cluster in Pavo. Distance 13,000 LY ' 435UR 6397 L The great cluster in Ara. Very large globular. Distance 7,200 LY ' 434UR L353 Fishhook Asterism Wendee's fishhook with IC2944 and IC2948. See L UR 5927 L354* Globular cluster, resembles a faint comet in 6-inch f/4. Distance 25K LY ' 431UR L355 Proxima Cen The nearest star to the Sun UR L356 Barnard A stunning black nebula, blocking all stars behind it 408UR 6281 L A-frame" open cluster (with nebulosity) in Scoprius deg 376UR 6231 L The "Big Arch" open cluster with nebulosity in Scorpius ' 407UR 1566 L Spiral galaxy in Dorado. Distance ~ 44M LY. Beautiful symmetrical arms ' 420UR 6684 L Round galaxy in Pavo ' 456UR 1763 L Dorado nebula with dust and cluster in LMC. 25' 444UR 1734 L Dorado open cluster in LMC. 444UR 1433 L Horologium elongated galaxy ' 391UR 1527 L364* Horologium very elongated galaxy with bright core ' 391UR Page 5

6 1512 L365* Horologium round galaxy ' 391UR 1808 L366* Columba very elongated galaxy, brighter core ' 358UR 613 L Scultor spiral galaxy, includes some bright knots ' 352UR 1448 L368* Horologium edge-on galaxy. Lovely faint string of fuzzy light ' 391UR L369 IC Reflection nebula in Monoceros. Long and beautiful. Open cluster. 20' 273UR 5643 L370* Lupus round galaxy ' 404UR 1617 L Dorado elongated galaxy ' 420UR 2025 L Mensa open cluster in LMC. 445UR 6362 L Ara globular cluster, distance 17,000 LY. Easy to resolve ' 455UR 6744 L Pavo round galaxy UR 5189 L Oddly shaped panetary nebula in Musca. Distance 3,000 LY ' 451UR L376 X TrA Strikingly red carbon star. Range , irregular UR 6300 L377* Ara low surface brightness galaxy, large, faint comet look-alike.l ' 454UR L378* IC Round galaxy, bright core ' 415UR 663 L The Horseshoe open cluster in Cassiopeia ' 37UR 6715 M54 L Globular cluster in Sagittarius. Distance 88,000 LY UR L381 UGC Leo I or Regulus Galaxy, very difficult, low surface brightness UR L382 UGC Leo II galaxy. Peculliar galaxy in Local Group. Very difficult visually UR 1049 L Globular cluster in Fornax System, a dwarf galaxy ' 354UR L Asterism, possible open cluster 3358 L Galaxy in Antlia. Funny-looking clownface galaxy 2149 L Stephen VIII. Bright nebula in Monoceros. Field 08-S013. L387 Sharpless Small HII region, resembles a question mark L388 PGC Galaxy 42 million LY distant 5750 L Low surface brightness galaxy in Virgo ' 2169 L With north up, east to the left, this cluster resembles the number 37 L391 V1057 Ori Beautiful variable star with bright nebula LBN850 L392 MGC Beautiful with Clyde. Lots of structure. Very edge on ' 807MSA L393 UGC Very diffuse galaxy, biggest and brightest in cluster; spotted with Flaire 154MSA 4096 L Beautiful barred galaxy. Faint details visible in arms Clyde Tombaugh photos ' 4064 L Beautiful galaxy with foreground star or H2 image ' 3109 L Irregular galaxy ~ 4.5 million LY away ' L397 IC Eastern most of three interesting round galaxies seen in field on Nov 7, ' L397 ESO ESO-Uppsala ESO (B) survey L397 ESO Center galaxy L397 ESO L398* UGC Very faint low surface brightness galaxy through Obadiah ' 7332 L The westernmost pair of a beautiful pair orf galaxies imaged with Obadiah ' 7339 L The eastern component of the pair Notes: L073 TV Corvi: This is my favorite variable star. I found it while doing a search for Clyde Tombaugh's autobiography. For detailed information please see "Tombaugh's Star: A Historical Tale of the Cataclysmic Variable TV Corvi" Author: Levy, David H. Journal: The Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers, vol. 28, no. 1, p Publication Date: 08/2000 Origin: AAVSO Keywords: CLYDE TOMBAUGH Abstract Copyright: (c)2000: American Association of Variable Star Observers Bibliography Code: 2000JAVSA L Abstract: While doing research for my 1991 biography of Clyde Tombaugh, discoverer of Pluto, I found eveidence that he had discovered a probable nova in Corvus. Since this was an an unusually high galactic latitude for a nova, I tried to find confirming evidence for his 1931 observation. Although my results were negative for 1931, I did find nine additional outbursts in my search through several hundred Harvard patrol plates. I observed the variable, now called TV Corvi, in outburst for the first time visually on March 23, 1990, and several times since then. Also see Sky & Telescope, my Star Trails column, January 1991 issue. L100; I am honored to include the star whose variation pattern was discovered by John Goodricke! L158; IC2194, IC2196, and IC2197 Castor Cluster do appear on the clearest of lovely nights through my 16" telescope Maranda. They are on the list as I found them! I remember when they appeared -- I had thought I had found a whole slew of comets! DSS; is the Digitized Sky Survey. A really neat website, Skyview Virtual Observatory is located at L279; Shapley class VI and V; Baades Window is a break in the dust clouds that obscure our view into the central depths of our galaxy. Except for a few dust lanes stretching through this window, the region allows us a rare peek towards the galactic center. The region exposed is only four degrees south of the center, and happens to include two distinct globulars. NGC6528 may be as close as two thousand light years from the center of the galaxy. L335; Quote from observing log, Session **15997EM2-38. "Mr Houston indicated its approximate position. He said he wasn't sure if he saw it or not. I thought I might have seen something. He asked me to point out the center of the glow I thought I saw, with a flashlight beam. My glow coincided with his exactly. An hour later it was on the meridian and a bit brighter." L337; Galaxy is also possible home to exoplanet. Page 6