Hi, All. I am looking for feedback regarding star parties you have attended for an upcoming book on amateur astronomy. I have been to quite a few, but would ...
The recent pictures from Hubble's new camera showed two galaxies of interest. One was the "tadpole" and the other "the mice". Are they visible in a 20"? Are...
John; I have never observed the Tadpole, but the Mice, aka NGC 4676a and b are 13.0 and 13.2 magnitude. Here is an observation with my old 13 inch f/5.6 Newt:...
Steve Coe
stevecoe@...
May 1, 2002 11:42 pm
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... They should be. The "Mice" galaxies are NGC 4676a/b in Coma Berenices, and I have seen them (barely) in my 10 inch f/5.6 Newtonian. At low power, they...
David Knisely
KA0CZC@...
May 2, 2002 12:05 am
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Looking at the new Hubble image of NGC4676a,b it seems that the "tails" of "the mice" are the sweeping arms of a single barred spiral. The other is an ...
deepskyspy1@...
May 2, 2002 1:33 am
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I'm sending this question to Amastro because I know there are some subscribers with pretty extensive software knowledge. I apologize for the off-topic nature...
BillFerris@...
May 2, 2002 2:58 pm
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Hi all, I just wanted to say, "Thanks," to those of you who've offered suggestions in response to my earlier call for help. I am contanstly impressed by the...
BillFerris@...
May 2, 2002 7:39 pm
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Well, coincidentally, I observed the Mice (NGC 4676) last night with my 16-inch f/4.5 Meade Newtonian, not because of the Hubble photos (which I was unaware...
I have completed revision 6 of my SECGPN list (formerly SEC list). New things with this revision is the addition of the Millennium Star Atlas charts, 2nd...
Kent Wallace
kwwallace@...
May 2, 2002 8:34 pm
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... degrees ... There will be an even more interesting, but difficult, approach tonight. Comet Utsunomiya will be a little over 2 arc minutes from Mercury at...
I've observed many of the "Deep Sky Challenge Objects" over the last 10 years with my 10" Dob. "The Mice" was one of the ones I saw; of the objects I've...
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOLY COW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Saw it! It was nothing like I...
... I downloaded the full resolution mice and tadpole images and besides the impressive detail in these "near-by" galaxies are the amazing number of small...
... Even after discounting the hard, or saturated color stretch, there is quite a range of star-formation rates in galaxies, particularly once you get out to z...
Brian Skiff
brian.skiff@...
May 5, 2002 1:50 am
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There's been a claim on the 'vsnet' list that the eruptive object V838 Mon has developed a conspicuous annular nebula. Have any of the wizards here seen this...
Brian Skiff
brian.skiff@...
May 5, 2002 8:19 am
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I was looking at the DSS2 image of Jones 1 and noticed that there appears to be an object about 4 arcmin south of it. Nothing comes up in Simbad or NED. Is...
... Yes, 4' south of the center (not the edge) there is evidently a small extra wisp of nebulosity. It is present on the POSS-I and POSS-II red images, but...
Brian Skiff
brian.skiff@...
May 5, 2002 9:22 am
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Motivated by the recently released images from a refurbished and "better than new" Hubble Space Telescope, I observed several challenging DSOs Saturday night...
BillFerris@...
May 5, 2002 9:54 pm
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... V-band photometry is listed in NED for these galaxies. Definitive? Probably not. ... These are indeed cluster stars, at V mag 13.8 at the tip of the giant...
Brian Skiff
brian.skiff@...
May 5, 2002 10:35 pm
7500
STARLOG May 4, 2002 Observer: Tom Campbell Location: Iola, Kansas (Long: 95°24'W Lat: 37°55'N) Equipment: 8" Discovery DHQ dob Eyepieces: 1.25" Plössls -...
... Coincidentally, I also observed 5053 last night, with a 5" scope from Dave Healy's place (Junk Bond Observatory). John Cassella was observing with me. We...
... Same deal on the even more often overlooked NGC 5466. Specs are total V = 9.2, 9' diameter, and brightest stars V=13.8 --- practically a clone of NGC...
Brian Skiff
brian.skiff@...
May 6, 2002 1:43 am
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I also have an image of NGC5466, http://www.tisd.net/~jng3/stars/n5466a.jpg ... -- Clear skies, John N. Gretchen III Port O'Connor, Texas ...
Hi Owen, I have checked a 0,5° - POSS II red image. I agree to Brians comment. The outlying patch seems to be a part of the nebula ( maybe a result of ...
Jens Bohle
astro@...
May 6, 2002 9:13 am
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... I wish I'd had a UHC to make the same comparison. As for detail visible with the OIII, my sketch shows the east-southeast portion of the border as brighter...
BillFerris@...
May 6, 2002 6:02 pm
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... Hi Bill. Glad you decided to take a look at Abell 39 (and I hope ya keep going through the list). It is rather faint for a 10" but I am glad that you were...
I had the opportunity to observe NGC5053 under mediocre skies (Lm 5,5) and was rather surprised by its appearance in a 22cm and 25cm Newtonian: "no trace of...
Hi, NGC 5053 is one of the objects I detailed at my web site this month. For more info and a nice color image see: http://www.skyhound.com/sh/iop_04.html ...
