Hi Greg, I've never specifically logged those doubles, but an observation of NGC 3077 with my 10-inch at 170x does mention the pair to the north, Stuve 1400....
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Sue French
susancfrench
Apr 20, 2012 4:55 pm
P.S. You can see the the companions to both doubles as very distinct bump on 2MASS images....
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Brian Skiff
bas@...
Apr 20, 2012 7:54 pm
... I think it is the case that visual observers tend to see the magnitude-differences to be much larger than they actually are, at least when the difference...
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Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy)
mr_gxy
Apr 22, 2012 6:38 am
15480 Empire Rd. Benson, AZ 85602 hm ph: 520-586-2244 Very nice detection, Greg! As I implied in my previous (probably not much appreciated) note, I enjoy...
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GN
gnowellsct
Apr 22, 2012 6:38 am
Well I want to thank Brian and Sue for all the details. Sue and I were out last night and views of the doubles were had in available 10, 11, and 14" apertures....
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Mel Bartels
Mel_Bartels
Apr 22, 2012 7:35 am
Well, Sue may have a topic for an article - interesting doubles and galaxies pairings. Mel Bartels. ... From: amastro@yahoogroups.com...
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Brian Skiff
bas@...
Apr 22, 2012 7:41 am
... Another candidate is the pair near the southeast tip of M88. As you can see clearly on Sloan images, the fainter southwestern component of that pair is...
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Sue French
susancfrench
Apr 22, 2012 3:08 pm
Here are the current data from the online WDS for the two doubles near M81: WDS ID Year PA Sep. mag1 mag2 Spec. coordinates 09551+6854STF1386AB...
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Sue French
susancfrench
Apr 22, 2012 3:44 pm
Oops. Got interrupted by a phone call and forgot to add that the AB, CD pair is not a physical pair. ... From: amastro@yahoogroups.com...
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Brian Skiff
bas@...
Apr 22, 2012 8:20 pm
Here are specs for the stars superposed on the southeast side of Messier 88 = NGC 4501. It turns out there is photometry from several sources (beginning with...
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Sue French
susancfrench
Apr 23, 2012 7:48 pm
Mel, That probably wouldn't be hard to do, considering all the doubles in the sky. Best, Sue ... From: amastro@yahoogroups.com...
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Brian Skiff
bas@...
Apr 23, 2012 8:02 pm
... In L&S Chris and I tried to note and measure as many pairs as we spotted near all sorts of deep-sky objects, including measuring the uncatalogued ones to...
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watchingthesky2003
watchingthes...
Apr 24, 2012 1:47 pm
While examining images for CRTS SNHunt in the search for supernovae, I noticed a low surface brightness object southeast of NGC 3495. Checking SIMBAD and the...
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watchingthesky2003
watchingthes...
Apr 24, 2012 2:04 pm
Here is the SDSS image centered on the star: http://skyserver.sdss3.org/dr8/en/tools/chart/navi.asp?ra=165.33846647&dec=3.55386772 Stan Howerton...
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Sue French
susancfrench
Apr 24, 2012 2:16 pm
Stan, The object is listed as a galaxy in NED with the designation SDSS J110121.23+033313.9 at 11h01m21.2s +03d33m14s. Under Basic Data, it lists: Major...
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watchingthesky2003
watchingthes...
Apr 24, 2012 11:23 pm
Thanks, Sue. Not sure what I'm doing wrong on the position search. Just tried that again and though it brought up some galaxies, it did not bring up the one...
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Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy)
mr_gxy
Apr 25, 2012 2:17 am
15480 Empire Rd. Benson, AZ 85602 hm ph: 520-586-2244 Looking at the specs more closely might explain why I have had limited success with that close, dim...
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Sue French
susancfrench
Apr 25, 2012 5:12 pm
Dunno why it didn't work for you. I looked at the first SDSS image you mentioned, clicked on a spot on MegaStar that corresponded to the galaxy's position,...
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Brian Skiff
bas@...
Apr 25, 2012 6:15 pm
Over the last few nights the night airglow has been fairly bright in the US Southwest. The Kitt Peak all-sky camera recorded this very nicely: ...
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watchingthesky2003
watchingthes...
Apr 26, 2012 12:14 am
Sue, It worked for me this time. Not sure why the several attempts before it didn't, especially after now realizing that the red star I had originally clicked...
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GN
gnowellsct
Apr 26, 2012 6:27 pm
Well I'm sure you and Chris have other things to do, but Pete (to whom I gave a copy of L&S) and myself (who own two copies) think that while you are in the...
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Sue French
susancfrench
Apr 26, 2012 7:00 pm
Greg, Next time you and Pete have breakfast, try my May 2010 column :-) Sue ... From: amastro@yahoogroups.com [mailto:amastro@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of GN...
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Brian Skiff
bas@...
Apr 26, 2012 8:04 pm
... Yes, the basic working list was ye olde Skalnate Pleso atlas and catalogue that we all worked from in the deep, dark 1970s. ... The sky is rich, which of...
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Sue French
susancfrench
Apr 27, 2012 1:13 pm
Brian, I had three copies of your book. Gave one to a friend. It's timeless. Best, Sue ... From: amastro@yahoogroups.com [mailto:amastro@yahoogroups.com] On...
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danj
gdj561956
May 3, 2012 4:40 pm
S&T did a nice writeup on this object in the June issue. My question: inside the "ring" is another similar background galaxy. Is that visible in a 20" What's...
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James Lowrey
jimilowrey
May 3, 2012 4:49 pm
I have seen the ring many times with my 48" F/4 reflector but never have I glimpsed the ring in the ring and I have looked for it! ... -- Clear skies and dark...
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Brian Skiff
bas@...
May 3, 2012 7:09 pm
The SDSS DR8 g-band 'Petrosian' magnitude (not far from a total visual magnitude) for the background galaxy is 23.5. It is barely visible even on the most...
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danj
gdj561956
May 3, 2012 7:46 pm
Thanks guys, that's a big help! Dan...
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Ante Perkovic
ante_perkovi...
May 6, 2012 5:18 pm
Hi, all Please read this article: http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/supermoon_2012.html It says : "Another "supermoon" is in the offing. The...
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Chris Lord
cjrlord
May 7, 2012 7:47 am
Given the average Lunar distance is 384,403km and perigee on Saturday was 356,955km, then it was 7.1% closer & 16% brighter, than the mean. The problem is do...
