The Wolf Rayet in the Cresent Nebula is an easy and good object but I have not explored much more so far. It shows coloured lines without the cylindrical lens....
Hi, Thomas Jager and I observed the Nova´s spectrum yesterday in my 14-inch. Despite quite low on the horizon from Germany (50° N), the sight was great. The...
Ronald Stoyan
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Oct 1, 2002 10:51 am
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I viewed it like never before last night in the 25" at 1100x! Bright patches were even seen in the ansae. A truly awesome sight, to be sure. There was so much...
1100X -- I didn't even know that was possible! Can you give a little more detail about the scope and eyepiece? ... Bright patches ... There was so ... to ... ...
Hi all. I have observed the Saturn Neb sith an 8inch reflector at 152x and have never been able to convince myself that I can see the ansae. Anyone else with...
I was "pushing the envelope", so to speak. My favorite high power eyepieces are the Pentax XL series, and my favorite Barlow is the Dakin 2.4x. I used the 7mm...
Higher powers should help you as long as your seeing allows. For an object not even 30" in diameter, 152x is not a whole lot to work with. You should try...
In a message dated 10/1/02 9:38:54 AM Central Daylight Time, ... I observed N7009 a few years back in the 82" at the McDonald Obs. At 2000x the nebula took on...
icgalaxies@...
Oct 1, 2002 3:14 pm
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We finally had clear weather here on the central coast of California so I decided to try some of the KLW dirty dozen new planetary nebulae last light from...
Kent Wallace
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Oct 1, 2002 5:09 pm
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I assume you must use some sort of tracking platform to keep the object in the field at that kind of power....
Oh, I forgot to mention that. I wholeheartedly endorse Tom Osypowski's platform. I found mine on Astromart a couple of years ago. Sometimes it's a bit of a...
... This objects takes a *lot* of power to reveal its detail, so 152x may be a little on the low side. It also takes great seeing to make this power work, so...
David Knisely
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Oct 1, 2002 7:38 pm
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... Besides, the positions Kent gave in a previous mail about these nebulae differ somewhat from the positions given in the PDF John refers to. Images with...
The positions I listed were taken from, http://www.hs.uni-hamburg.de/DE/Ins/Per/Kohoutek/kohoutek/text/tab-1.html and are j1950 coordinates. Sorry for the...
Hi John, I got my positions from the centering function of the Aladin Previwer. I used the findercharts in the KLW paper to locate the objects on Aladin ...
Kent Wallace
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Oct 1, 2002 10:13 pm
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I have observed ngc7009 at 600x and my notes indicated lobes and ring like structures. I also observed ngc7662 at 600x and 1200x. It has 2 distinct rings, good...
Denis
boucherd@...
Oct 2, 2002 12:41 am
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This has been my experience as well. I have observed NGC 7009 before at higher magnifications when the seeing allowed, and even made a rough sketch, so knew...
... Thanks, and glad you enjoyed the sketch. I am not sure what the smallest aperture would be needed to see the ansae, nor what the angular width is of the...
I have observed this object often it has been a real favorite over the years. Lots to see here. Steve Coe NGC 7009 is the Saturn Nebula, a famous planetary...
Steve Coe
stevecoe@...
Oct 2, 2002 2:48 am
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NGC 2392 is another one of my favorite "high power" planetaries. Like NGC 7009 I have observed this at magnifications exceeding 1000x and am amazed at the...
When the seeing is exceptional, I tend to observe planets rather than deep sky objects, however I am realizing bright planetaries are especially awesome at...
Platforms are not hard to make. I have made two already, one for my 12 and one for my 20 incher. If someone is interested in making one: plans are on my...
I hope this request isn't out of line, but if it is you all have my sincere apologies: I'm heading out for what I hope to be several nights of very dark sky ...
Banich, Howard
howard.banich@...
Oct 2, 2002 4:50 pm
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Hi, ... Gyulbudaghian's Nebula in Cepheus? I always think of this one this time of year. In the hope of adding a little momentum, I'm going to Enchanted Skies...
... I'm headed to Lake San Antonio tomorrow for CalStar 2002 armed with the Atlas of M31. I hope to track down a few M31 Globulars. From there? I'll work on my...
I have built some poncets. http://www.telusplanet.net/public/boucherd/poncet.htm I also build one that can handle 350 lbs. We have our 18" scope club scope on...
Denis
boucherd@...
Oct 3, 2002 1:07 pm
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Actually, it was to hide the screws. I have rebuild the rocker box since then. I have redone the bottom plate and included one enormous brace on each side. It...
Denis
boucherd@...
Oct 3, 2002 10:45 pm
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I had a look at this through my 18" Obsession last night (x158). At first glance it looks very similar to a planetary nebula but, just doesn't seem to be...
