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davejm28
Oct 1, 2002 12:46 pm
... best objects regardless of if they're on Messier's list or not. ... I agree. Dave Mitsky...
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davejm28
Oct 1, 2002 1:00 pm
Here's my calendar for October. Remember that this information reflects my Pennsylvania location. Dave Mitsky October Calendar 10/1 Maximum lunar libration...
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David Ryle
drryle
Oct 1, 2002 1:31 pm
A wonderful schedule to be sure Dave. The Saturn happenings on the 11th of October are making me jealous. That is my birthday and all I want is to act like...
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Ron Humphrey
rohumpy
Oct 1, 2002 2:00 pm
Hi all. Why the prejudice against the Messiers? After all some of them are true showpieces. Just because they are "easy" and perhaps over emphasized is no ...
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davejm28
Oct 1, 2002 2:03 pm
Despite rather poor transparency I managed to observe the four asteroids that are prominent this month using the Astronomical Society of Harrisburg's 17" f/15...
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davejm28
Oct 1, 2002 2:05 pm
... I ... David, That makes two of us. Many happy returns. Dave...
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Wouter van Reeven
wvreeven
Oct 1, 2002 2:10 pm
Hi Dave, thanks for mentioning that these asteroids are very bright now. I'm looking forward to trying to track them down with my binos :-) Clear skies! Wouter...
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davejm28
Oct 1, 2002 3:01 pm
... of ... snip ... Well, how about Algieba, Antares, V Aquilae, Epsilon Bootis, Eta Cassiopeiae, Castor, S Cephei, 24 Comae Berenices, Omicron Cygni, 61 ...
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sky150us
Oct 1, 2002 3:25 pm
Hi, I just uploaded my first attempt at drawing Jupiter this morning. Its in the PHOTOS section in the Astr-Drawings folder. Hopefully I'll get better at this....
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booth-a@...
andylbooth
Oct 1, 2002 3:33 pm
That's a really great drawing you've done there Sol. Keep up the good work - I for one really enjoy seeing them. REGARDS ANDY BOOTH ... From: solrobbins...
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Susan Delaney
ngc_6205
Oct 1, 2002 3:41 pm
The daytime star party at a local elementary school went very well yesterday. I began the event with a talk about light pollution, observing the Sun, and ...
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sky150us
Oct 1, 2002 3:46 pm
Hi Andy, Thanks. This was my first drawing of Jupiter. Unfortunately, I saw more details than I actually rendered. Jupiter presents some difficulty and it sure...
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Geoff Gaherty
gahertyg
Oct 1, 2002 3:46 pm
... I think you're being overly modest: that's a really fine drawing. Compare it to this image of Jupiter made a couple of hours later by Clay Sherrod, after...
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Geoff Gaherty
gahertyg
Oct 1, 2002 3:54 pm
... That's often the problem with Jupiter when observed with a good telescope. Nowadays I mainly make strip sketces or sketches of some particular detail ...
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ronbee77
Oct 1, 2002 3:55 pm
... Its ... get ... Wow, Sol, with this level of details, you don't need to do astro- photography! Very, nice done and I had no idea you're quite an artist! ...
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ronbee77
Oct 1, 2002 3:55 pm
... Its ... get ... Wow, Sol, with this level of details, you don't need to do astro- photography! Very, nice done and I had no idea you're quite an artist! ...
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glenn_talbert
Oct 1, 2002 3:58 pm
Observer: Glenn Talbert Location: Chico CA. USA. (39.46N) Date: Sept. 30 - Oct 1, 2002 Time: 2230 - 0100 PDT Telescope: C9.25 Transparency: 9/10 Objects seen:...
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Jeffrey D. Gortatowsky
indanapt
Oct 1, 2002 4:05 pm
I think this pretty futile. I mean it's been done. Best of NGC, All showpieces No fuzzies, etc. As for the 'prejudice' against the Messier's: As I have stated...
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sky150us
Oct 1, 2002 4:05 pm
Thanks Geoff, As an aside, the festoon that precedes the CM has been very prominent during my last 2 observations. In the drawing, the GRS is just appearing on...
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sky150us
Oct 1, 2002 4:17 pm
Hi Geoff, Thanks for the tips. Drawing fast enough to suit Jupiter's rotation made for abbreviating the details in the NEB. Sol Robbins ... telescope. ... ...
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vorpotele
Oct 1, 2002 4:52 pm
That was a great daytime report. Sounded really well organized. Sincerely, Garrett <snip>...
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Kevin Wigell
kwigell
Oct 1, 2002 5:10 pm
Susan, your report reminded me of the May 1995 annular eclipse, which passed dead center over my house. My daughter was in kindergarten that year, and I spoke...
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glenn_talbert
Oct 1, 2002 5:21 pm
... to use my 3 ... volunteers who ... comfortable with ... floated around ... questions as needed. ... Susan, I compliment your planning, staging, and...
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Geoff Gaherty
gahertyg
Oct 1, 2002 6:06 pm
... Ah yes, one of the toughest objects on the RASC Finest NGC list, popularly known around here as "I don't C 289"! And then there's the Bobble Nebula... -- ...
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GasManT
Oct 1, 2002 6:29 pm
I say if it can be seen from a small scope ( I am currently using a 60mm "Go find" scope and would love to have this list so I can know what is and isn't...
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Florian
Florian_Boyd
Oct 1, 2002 7:00 pm
Night of Monday, 9/30/2002 Orion AstroView 100mm f6 Backyard, Palm Springs, California Took the AstroView 100mm f6 out to the backyard for some casual looking...
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Geoff Gaherty
gahertyg
Oct 1, 2002 7:03 pm
... I strongly recommend Turn Left At Orion by Consolmagno and Davis (Cambridge). It is specifically aimed at providing instructions on how to find the finest ...
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Richard Mallett
richardmalle...
Oct 1, 2002 9:41 pm
The "Astronomy Picture of the Day" for Oct. 1st. shows the "Inca City" on Mars that was discovered by Mariner - for those who are looking for 'evidence of...
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Richard Mallett
richardmalle...
Oct 1, 2002 9:48 pm
As a free alternative to the 'star named after you' scam offered by the International Star Registry, a thought has occurred to me - pick a reasonably bright...
