Photographing NGC 834, I found it to be a tiny galaxy from our view
here on earth. It certainly was not very bright, but it is far from the
dimmest in the NGC. It has an interesting shape and features. Notice
the slightly irregular shape. There is a brighter area near the center,
and a dark crescent-shaped lane above that bright area. I wondered
what Hubble would make of it, but there is no image of NGC 834 in the
HST index.
What I did find really interesting about this galaxy is a little note on the NGC IC Project pages. "This was discovered by WH, who remained its sole observer at the time the NGC was compiled. - Dr. Harold G. Corwin, Jr."
Herschel
discovered NGC 834 in 1786. The NGC was compiled in 1888. That means
that for 102 the only human eyes to see this galaxy was Herschel. Such a
private little galaxy.
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