Hickson 68 (with NGC 5371)
The galaxy cluster consists of NGC 5350, 5353, 5354, 5355, and 5358. NGC
5371 is also in the image, the most prominent galaxy showing its spiral
arms, but it is not technically a member of Hickson 68.
On June 17th, I got an e-mail from one Robin S. in the UK. He had
taken an image of Hickson 68 the previous night and had noticed an
extraneous object in his field. Thinking it could have been a comet or
minor planet, he did a Google search, and found my image. I searched
my image very carefully (and even reprocessed it a couple times) but found
no trace of this object. According to Robin, if it was in my image, it
was probably right in front (on top) of one of those galaxies, and thus
hidden in its glare. I wish I could have been more help, and perhaps
shared in the discovery of a new object; however, it was great to be a small
part of a serious scientific effort.