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["AJ Crayon" <acrayon@xxxxxxx>]

As Dick indicated we made a last minute run to Saddle Mt site.  It was 
severely clear, warm and slightly breezy early on but, eventually, the 
breeze stopped.  Then it cooled down - to about 90deg F.  Not the best 
observing conditions but very enjoyable.

In addition to Table of Scorpious I completed "most" of Lyra - that is 
listed in Call for Observations.  I wasn't able to locate NGC6646 - a mag 13 
galaxy with a surface  brightness of 12.7.  Guess I deserved that.  Also of 
interest was NGC6765 - a 13th mag planetary with a surface brightness of 
12.7.  This was located fairly easy without a filter, but with the UHC 
filter it was definately elongated and seemed to have a slight brightness in 
the middle.

I haven't reduced my observations and will do some in the next few days so 
the foregoing is only my recollections.

As far as the site is concerned there were 2 or 3 vehicles that passed by 
before twilight, but after that not one vehicle.

Hoping for continued clear skies,
aj

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Harshaw" <rharshaw2@xxxxxxx>
To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 10:16 AM
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Pretty Good Night at Saddle Mountain


Last night, AJ and I sent to Saddle Mountain for a night of "telescoping".
Among other things, we got a great view of SN 2007gi in NGC 4036 in AJ's 14
Dob. (My C11 was acting up early in the night; only later did I find that
the RA encoder was loose; once I tightened it, she worked like she was
'spozed to.)

We also got most of the Table of Scorpius done last night, but sky rot
(deterioration) down south prevented us from getting it ALL done.



Dick Harshaw
Phoenix, AZ

"Philosophically the notion of a beginning of the present order of Nature is
repugnant to me.  I should like to find a genuine loophole.  As a scientist
I simply do not believe the Universe began with a bang.  It leaves me cold."
-- Arthur Eddington (1882-1944), making one of the greatest unscientific
statements of all time



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