FreeLists / az-observing / [AZ-Observing] Re: Astro Misspellings

[Andrew Cooper <acooper@xxxxxxxxx>]

Phrases that made perfect sense at 3am at the telescope can sometimes 
look a little funny when read the next day after a proper rest.  I have 
a few of them myself.  I look at the words trying to figure out just 
what I meant.  I usually edit the descriptions when putting them in the 
database, correcting misspellings, writing out abbreviations and 
checking the magnitude and angular separations against the charts for 
accuracy.

I don't bother with getting north up in the drawings, way too much 
trouble with a dob, just make sure it is annotated properly.  I will 
often check against the DSS image to see if have the orientation right.  
I usually just note which way things are drifting in my unguided scope 
and usually get it right.

Another problem with the drawing is that I use two different scopes, 
Deep Violet, my large dob, and an 11" Nexstar.  Unfortunately they 
mangle the image in completely different ways.  Particularly annoying is 
the SCT's reversal of right to left (east to west if looking south to 
the meridian).  This leads to drawings that are reversed from the 
drawings done at the dob.  I gave up on correcting this and just note 
east or west as well as north.

Andrew

Andrew Cooper
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Ken Reeves wrote:

> <>
> Maybe we should set up a site somewhere for humorous observations.
>
> My most common misspelling is using "king" instead of "kind":
> "king of triangular shaped"
>
> Other humorous observations:
> - for M-97, the Owl Nebula, "Very Round". I'm not sure how you can get
> rounder than round, but on this night I though it was.
>
> - for M-109, "Definite bright middle, halo extends between ends." I guess
> onthe previous object, the halo went beyond the ends.
>
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