Hi Barbra Wilson. I see the nebulosity, NGC1435, around merope and NGC1432 South of Alcyone as a strong blue tint in 20cm, 30cm and 56cm scopes. In the larger...
I've seen a bluish haze around the cluster. This was three years ago on a very dark night here in Central California. I was observing through a Meade ...
This month the Skyhound feature article is about observing Pluto. Deep Sky Observing ideas "In the Eyepiece:" * The classic planetary nebula (The Ring Nebula) ...
Hello all, Here's a preliminary list of clusterings reported by amateurs. I think that is a very good idea to dig this list in order to search for new open...
... How many of you have seen blue coloration in the nebulosity around the Pleiades? My grandson in doing his Messier list indicated in his log book that he...
Interesting list, I looked at the "clusterings" smaller than 14' using Aladin/Simbad and found the following info: Karhula 03 = NGC 559 Alessi 0346+48 = Double...
... I agree with Mel's thoughts. I too feel that I have seen a bluish tinge at times, but am not sure if that is a triggered response or reality. Chuck...
My attention was caught in Bruno's list by the Virgo 'diamond' asterism, since there was some astrophysical data published for it. The data published in the...
Brian Skiff
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Jun 2, 2003 4:42 am
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STARLOG May 31, 2003 MORE GALAXIES IN LEO Observer: Tom Campbell Location: Somewhere in Southeast Kansas (Long: 95W 12' Lat: 37N 48') Equipment: Discovery DHQ...
... I don't know, but there is a bright star in front of several fainter stars. This is a POCR which I would have removed from the list myself. :) ... This is...
Exciting is an understatement tonight! Last year, I believe my 4" TV-102 Light Cup failed to catch Pluto from my backyard for 2 reasons: bad luck and not...
Dear Brian, I share your opinion about Virgo Diamond (Brosch 1): After reading Brosh's paper, I was little confused because there's no evidence of cluster...
While printing out a finder chart for Wray 17-60, I noticed a faint nebula to the east of the center of the chart. There appears to be a faint star at about...
Kent Wallace
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Jun 2, 2003 3:29 pm
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Hi Ron, I looked at Pluto at about 5:00 UT on the 24th of May. It appeared to be fainter than the calculated 13.8. This was noted both in a visual observation ...
... have ... another ... (79), ... that ... certainly ... mag ... Thanks Dennis, I can't tell you how much I appreciate your help. Well, I've been known to...
Ron, Megastar shows GSC 5657-31 at 14.0, however, when I use the USNO-A2 it has an Rmag of 12.2 and a Bmag of 14.8. That may help explain why you picked it up...
... Its rather a group of stars east from collinder 106. Maybe larger than the given 12' but the "discoverer" Emmanuel Desvoivres didn't give a very precise...
In re the GSC magnitudes: in this area, the GSC is based on a IIIa-J Schmidt plate, and the magnitudes are roughly B (blue), which I was able to confirm using...
Brian Skiff
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Jun 2, 2003 8:04 pm
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... Thank you very much Brian for an extremely useful information. And thank you also for last year's suggestion at observing Pluto at its transit. I'm...
Kent, It is a diffuse nebula called GN 13.23.3 Denis ... From: "Kent Wallace" <kwwallace@...> To: <amastro@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003...
Denis Boucher
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Jun 3, 2003 4:54 am
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Mel, what a thoughtful answer. "The whole image feels blue white" Yes. "Plus we are so conditioned to seeing photos of the Pleiades that emphasize the blue...
... using Aladin/Simbad and ... < snip > ... < snip > When I noted these "unknown" clusterings of stars, I was aware of both NGC 559 and King 10. "My" groups...
Hi all, I have just returned from Iceland and my eclipse expedition was successful! I had driven all around Iceland (1750 kms) with a rental car. Using the...
I had a similar experience with a 4.25-inch f/4 scope at 17x from an aircraft carrier on a wonderfully clear night in the middle of the eastern Mediterranean...
Bob Bunge mentioned using a 4.25" f/4 scope. Not to get off the subject of deep sky observing but I have long had a fascination with the Edmund Astroscan scope...
Hi Barbara, I'm always a little bit skeptical when I hear people say they saw color in the nebulosity around the Pleiades. In addition to the mind's eye image...
Jerry Lodriguss
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Jun 3, 2003 2:03 pm
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Thanks Denis, It's nice to know it's a real thing. I looked in the Atlas of Galactic Nebulae but I missed it. Clear skies! Kent Wallace ... From: Denis...
Kent Wallace
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Jun 3, 2003 3:25 pm
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At roughly 4:00am, Mars is near the meridian and clear of my east balcony wall. The outside temperature matched to maybe three or four degrees to the inside...
