... to look ... something. ... I've come across a few brighter stars that have four distinct chains of stars where the diffraction spikes should be. Presumably...
Well, the numbers are in on local nighttime cloudiness. The number of fully clear nights in 2002 was nearly identical to the long-term average (94 +/- 21...
Brian Skiff
brian.skiff@...
Jan 1, 2003 8:03 pm
9440
Well there he is. Howdy Jay. Good to see you gracing these boards again. I have every intention of getting to V838Mon but I have had the Flu and Bronchitis for...
Thanks to both, Chuck and Eric, for the feedback. Yeah, I figured this one to be quite a stinker given it's unusual nature (apparently being a reflected...
HI All, I have a mystery which has been sent to me by a New Zealand correspondent, Ray Murray who observes from Invercargill. On P 209 of the current...
Hello! ... I have a Saurer 4 (a.k.a. [SSW94] 4) at about ra=12 13 50, dec=-63 36.0, an open cluster of 1.8'. I've not checked this cluster at all, but here's a...
Hello! ... (Well, first read the paper you are referring to before sending the mail, Mikkel! Shame on me :) ) In the paper the 6 possible clusters are called...
... appelation of SSWZ94 4. The fourth object in the 1994 AJ paper by Saurer, Seeberger, Weinberger, and Ziener. ... 7. It is in MegaStar 5 and , I believe, in...
This GC can be found in the new MegaStar version 5; however, it's name is written (when using the locate feature) as [SSWZ94]4 (note the use of the brackets)....
Howdy all; I have just returned from Sentinel and had a great time. On Thursday night we had Matt Luttinen, Richard Payne, Bill Wood and Marshall (sorry, I...
Steve Coe
stevecoe@...
Jan 4, 2003 5:15 pm
9449
Hello folks; I set up my 10 inch f/5 Newtonian tonight for a wedding party in the Desert Botanical Gardens of Phoenix, Arizona. I used a 9.5mm Lanthanum...
Steve Coe
stevecoe@...
Jan 5, 2003 6:50 am
9450
... the Desert Botanical Gardens of Phoenix, Arizona. I used a 9.5mm Lanthanum eyepiece. There were clouds that came and went across the field while Saturn...
In a message dated 1/4/2003 10:50:31 PM Pacific Standard Time, ... I tried it last night (Saturday) under clear, transparent skies with my 25" scope and...
icgalaxies@...
Jan 5, 2003 4:32 pm
9452
Ted Forte and I tried last night with his 18" f/4.5 Obsession and my 25" f/5. I can say I saw no hint of the Crab. I even made a makeshift occulting bar using...
I couldn't see the crab in a 22"...oh well. However, my eye kept picking up an unusual dot just to the left of center at the top of Saturns globe, just where...
Hello, My name is Dan Taylor. I have mostly lurked on this list for about two years now. I have read the recent v838 mon postings with much interest as I...
taylor
dtaylor@...
Jan 5, 2003 9:55 pm
9455
The lists below show new files added to the collection at the Lowell ftp site since early December. They mainly provide coordinates and external IDs for stars...
Brian Skiff
brian.skiff@...
Jan 5, 2003 11:06 pm
9456
... SE ... symmetrical ... was ... It was a _marginal_ observation at best, as the 'enhanced glow' was very subtle much like the worse reflection nebulae. The...
This month the Skyhound feature article is once again "Focus On Observing Saturn" with tips for observing the most beautiful of the planets. Deep Sky Observing...
Hi Steve: We didn't have clear skies for the occultation but I did make a sketch of Saturn and M1 back in late December when we had clear skies. M1 appeared...
...I never saw any hint of the Crab Nebula with this (10 inch f/5 Newtonian)instrument. Saturn is just overwhelmingly bright compared to a deep sky object. ...
I tried again last night to see M1, The Crab Nebula. Since Saturn had moved very slightly away I had hoped to see it in the 25". No luck, again. However,...
... As had Scott Girard, whom we were observing with. Its awfully annoying, isn't it? If you look at the old-school sketches of Saturn, people were obsessed...
The effect I observed Saturday night 1-04-03 with my 20" f/5 + 12mm Nagler + Lumicon UHC was as if Saturn was being observed through high, thin clouds - even...
Though I did take a peek at Saturn/M1 Friday night (that would be 01/04/03UT since I am on PST), there was no crab that I saw in a 37cm dob. The best view was...
Hello! ... I read a post some other place that using a Ultrablock filter or some similar filter lessened the contrast between the two enough to see Saturn and...
I am sticking to my observation....Comet NEAT was NICE.....and I mean it!!!! Steve stevecoe@... Author: Deep Sky Observing--The Astronomical Tourist ...
