Mikkel Steine wrote; In SIMBAD and my database it's _south_west (of IC 1295). Megastar shows K4-8 to be about 4' Northwest of IC1295 and about 19' Southeast of...
Well, I thought I'd mis-remembered, relying as I was on my fading memory...but, no, it is northwest of IC 1295. The URL you gave for the image cut-out...
Brian Skiff
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Aug 1, 2005 6:23 pm
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Hi! My fault. For some reason I misread the coordinates in SIMBAD. They seem correct. However the coordinates I have from some other source is evidently...
A member of the Deep Sky Hunters group is scratching his head on this one, and so am I. 08 39 31.93 -35 00 23.9 (2MASS position) 1.0' x 1.0' (NED dimensions) ...
Unless there is a velocity in either of the Brand papers with CO data, then there doesn't seem to be any "physical" data on it. For starters, I'd assume it is...
Brian Skiff
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Aug 2, 2005 12:41 am
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Greetings: There are some news reports floating around that "hackers outed" the 10th planet announcement. The story sounds a bit...errrr...less than credible...
Before this discussion gets any further on a mailing list that is devoted to visual observing, let me suggest a more appropriate forum. The Minor Planet...
I checked on this at the Strasbourg database and I must say I was unable to see it on a DSS plate even with the cross hairs obligingly pointing it out to me....
Both are in the vicinity of IC1295 and this is a labeling situation made for confusion if ever there was one. It does seem that 24-5.1 (two FOUR)would be...
Here's a link to the Caltech site discussing 2003 UB313: http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/planetlila/ As it turns out, anybody who knew the Caltech team's...
What a story! Let's get ahold of Crichton. Certainly he can novelize this. Seriously, I can see this type of thing getting out of hand. It's the dark...
Hi Brian et al, ... <snip> There is a velocity in Brand et al. (A&AS, 68, 1, 1987) for Bran 167. They measure a lsr velocity from CO emission of -16.1 km/s,...
Where can one find modern information about the optical components to Vega? The data for the double star components in Sky Catalogue 2000.0 Vol II, Burnham's...
Hi Timo, there are some entries for the companions to Vega in the WDS: look at http://ad.usno.navy.mil/proj/WDS/wdsnewframe4.html There you find the...
Dear Friends, Last night I got my hands on the September issue of Sky & Telescope. It was inevitable to notice the change in the paper quality and immediately...
... around IC1296 for the galaxy< If you're using the MegaStar overlay or something similar, it's not much of an issue. The only star you'd have a prayer of...
I agree with Wolfgang that the various companions to Vega will seem prblematic simply from the large motion of Vega itself, and that the companions are nearly...
Brian Skiff
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Aug 3, 2005 6:51 pm
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Hi Gary & Rick, I'm forwarding this (below) to you as it may be of interest regarding paper quality. It was posted on the AMASTRO list. Back operation on...
Sorry all for the previous post, Wrong addressee by accident!! Cheers, Cheers & Clear Skies, Les D The three laws of Thermodynamics (summarised) 1st Law:...
Can we please NOT go into a long set of emails on this topic? Instead of posting your thoughts on the issue, walk outside under the stars and take a nice long...
Alister
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Aug 4, 2005 2:53 am
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I believe that additional thoughts should not be supressed simply because you might not agree with the sentiment. This is a forum for discussion of issues...
... Yes, it's a forum for discussions relating to observational astronomy. It's quite a reach to consider paper quality (or general complaints about magazine...
I received this notice from Sky & Tel: "Thank you for your comments regarding the paper in the September issue of Sky & Telescope. Unfortunately, we...
Well, speaking of Sue French's column, and Greg Bryant's column, and Chuck Wood's column, and some of the other columns, these are classy. Not only are they...
Hi all, I've downloaded the full frame of the latest Hubble deep field photo and as always it is just fantastic. The lensed galaxy the galaxy to the left of...
Hmm... seems I forgot the link to the image. Here it is: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2005/20/image/a -- Best / Vennlig hilsen, ...
