Object: Galaxy MESSIER 88 Constell: COM RA: 12h 32.0m Decl: +14° 25' Epoch: 2000 Mag: 9.5m (v) Size: 7.0'x3.8' Type: SA(rs)b Observer: Jere Kahanpää Obs. place: Hartola, Finland Date/Time: 5./6.3.1992, 23.25 Telescope: N 205/1000 Magn: 63x Filter: Field: 60' NE Lim.mag: 6.0m Background sky: 2 Seeing: 2 Weather: Brightness: 3 Alt: Description: A beautiful much elongated galaxy. Slightly mottled. A brighter rim along the NE edge suspected.