Mythology and history

Characteristics

          Coma Berenice forms a constellation of about 400 square degrees nailed to the north with Venatici Dogs, to the east with the constellations of Ursa Major and Leo, to the south with Virgo and the west with Bootes. One is in visible the North latitude of 20º in both hemispheres during the months of February to August.

        The galactic North Pole of the Milky Route is nailed in this constellation, of ahi that is in rich a very poor zone in stars and in galaxies. The constellation of Coma Berenice I located the 1 to it of April of 1986 at the age of 18 years from the locality of Dog situated Picafort in Majorca, Spain.

Observations by telescope

        NOTE: It is one double that is located in a very poor zone; there is a remarkable difference of magnitude, nothing less than an average magnitude and; meetings are enough, an eyeglass is needed 100x to unfold it and to observe main of bluish color and the secondary white

        NOTE: It is a somewhat weak galaxy of brightness, practicamente is circular and condensed in a brightness layer, it is of the S type; and it is identified easily.

        NOTE: It is a slightly weak galaxy of brightness, it is observed almost of song, it is of striped type SB_b, two layers of brightness are distinguished perfectly corresponding to the nucleus and the spiral arms. It is a pretty galaxy.

        NOTE: One is in a very poor zone; both components are of the same magnitude, are slightly separated, as much the main one as the secondary one I see them of white color, although the phantom of the main one is F, is unfolded without difficulty with the eyeglass of 50x.

        NOTE: One is in a partially rich zone; there is a remarkable difference of brightness, is components AC since the component B is not visible with the R-90mm., both components I see white them, is unfolded without difficulty with oular of 50x.

        NOTE: One is in a poor zone; there is a slight difference of brightness between the components, are very separated unfolding itself already with the eyeglass of 50x, both I see them of white color.

        NOTE: One is in a very poor star field, 1; a remarkable difference of brightness exists, are something separated, unfolding itself with the eyeglass of 50x, the main one I see it orange, however, the secondary one I create to see it of green color, it is clear that its phantom is A.

        NOTE: One is in a very poor zone; there is a remarkable difference of brightness between the components of white color and orange, it is unfolded without difficulty with the eyeglass of 50x.

        NOTE: One is in a poor zone; there is a slight difference of brightness between the components of yellow color and blue, it is unfolded without difficulty with ocualr of 50x.

        NOTE: One is in a field very, very poor, 1; there is a small difference of brightness, are very separated unfolding itself without problems with the eyeglass of 50x, the main one I see orange and the secondary one it of white color.

        NOTE: One is in a very poor zone; there is a slight difference of brightness, are something separated the components, profit not to identify the colors, one is one delicate and fine double that is unfolded with the eyeglass of 50x.

        NOTE: One is in a somewhat poor zone in stars; there is a slight difference of brightness between the components of weak magnitude and of nonidentifiable colors, it is unfolded with the eyeglass of 50x.

        NOTE: One is in a rich zone; one is one double of identical magnitude in both tight components and something unfolding itself with the eyeglass of 50x, due to it, I do not identify the colors.

        NOTE: One is in a poor zone; there is a remarkable difference of brightness between the components that correspond to A and C; they are slightly separated, the main one I see it of orange color, however, I create to see it of blue color the C.

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