There are some interesting conjunctions in the western sky over the next couple of weeks, if the weather permits. This Saturday night, Saturn passes 0.8 deg S...
Albert Brakel
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Jun 2, 2006 2:23 pm
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Don't miss out! this is always a fun night so come along and share a great evening with other CAS members !! FINAL BOOKINGS TAKEN C.O.B. THIS THURSDAY ******* ...
Kimberley Rawlings
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Jun 5, 2006 12:04 am
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John Mroland ( jmorland@... ) suggested you might be interested in this http://theaustralian.com.au report. Humans 'back on the Moon by 2020' From...
John Mroland
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Jun 6, 2006 12:50 am
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Don't miss out! This is always a great night so come along and share an enjoyable evening with other CAS members !! FINAL BOOKINGS TAKEN C.O.B. TODAY !!! ...
Kimberley Rawlings
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Jun 7, 2006 11:47 pm
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fyi Note the forthcoming graze of Antares, that will be observable from near Goulburn, on July 8. I expect to be back in Canberra befopre then. Several people...
There will be a bonfire, lit at about 5:30 p.m. and fireworks at about 6:30, at Denver's fireshed, bellmount Forest (see map in ephemeris), on Sunday 11th...
The journals are at the printer's and will be folded tonight at the Canberra Observatory, Hawdon Place Dickson, from about 8 p.m. All assistance appreciated. ...
Hi to all Here's an updated version of my recent IC4628 image with 75 minutes of Hydrogen Alpha data included. Cheers Steve ...
Steve Crouch
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Jun 15, 2006 4:07 am
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I hope people aren't getting tired of these Epsilon 180 images because here is another one. This time I picked NGC 3532, one of the open clusters surrounding...
Steve Crouch
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Jun 17, 2006 4:23 am
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Hi Steve, Please keep the images coming. I am really enjoying the E180 images. I haven't checked the HB Atlas, but I think I can see 7 open clusters in this...
Hi to all The quality of TV isn't persuading me to stay indoors lately so I did another image last night. This object is better known as the Rho Ophiuchus...
Steve Crouch
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Jun 18, 2006 4:46 am
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Hi again Here's a two frame mosaic of the various reflection nebulae in the Antares region with Antares just out of the frame. I promise this will be the last...
Steve Crouch
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Jun 19, 2006 7:07 am
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This absolutely incredible Steve, such a wide angle. Do you know how wide is your field? JM ... From: CADG@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CADG@yahoogroups.com] On...
Morland, John
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Jun 19, 2006 7:11 am
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Hi John - thanks. According to my FOV calculation software the FOV of the E180 with the STL11000M is about 2.7 x 4.1 degrees. This was a 2 frame mosaic with...
Steve Crouch
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Jun 19, 2006 11:49 am
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All - see the message below (and http://ias.ozastro.org/AntaresGraze.htm ) re the forthcoming graze of Antares that will be visible from just north of...
See the below. This has to be a 'must try' event, even though the duration is fairly short. With a mag 3.7 star, there can be no excuse for not finding the...
Just a quick oops. The graze is on the 8th of July - but that is a saturday, not a friday!. So it involves a leisurely saturday-afternoon drive to Goulburn,...
Hi again After taking some comments on board and doing a bit of extra processing, I have produced another version of the Antares area mosaic which I think is...
Steve Crouch
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Jun 21, 2006 3:15 am
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Steve , FANTASTIC! Great work! Hope it included some play as well. I'm always disappointed when any of the three globular clusters is missing from an image of...
Thanks Jim. It was interesting to say the least as I haven't done a mosaic in years. Someone on the SBIG group asked if I was going to expand the mosaic...
Steve Crouch
stevec@...
Jun 21, 2006 11:22 pm
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Steve, I remember a professional poster of this region that was on the wall of the Canberra Observatory when it was at the Tradies Club. I think you've...
Michael Nelmes
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Jun 22, 2006 11:56 am
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Haven't posted to this group for a while so here are three recent images taken from Mt Campbell with the 6" :-) M17 (LHaRGB) 90K version: ...
A nice group of images Mike. My favourite is M20. Cheers Steve...
Steve Crouch
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Jun 22, 2006 9:02 pm
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Mike, Saw your shot on Astronomy Today, was proud of you! M83 is getting closer all the time or what? Seems that little bit sharper ... Jim _____ From:...
All, Weather forecast for tonight looks good for the deep sky night. Location Bobroff Acres south-side. Map is in the ephemeris. Due to a family commitment I...
Hi Everyone Here is a shot of M8, M20 and NGC 6559 with the E180. This grouping is commonly known as the "Sagittarius triplet". I plan to hopefully improve...
Steve Crouch
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Jun 26, 2006 2:01 am
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Anyone received that email going around that shows the Hubble image of The Helix Nebula and procalims that it is some profound object only able to be imaged...