[AZ-Observing] Re: All-AZ Star Party

NGC 404 is a gem!  To help see it, I added an occulting bar to an old 25mm
Ortho and used it get Beta's glare out of the FOV.  When I did, 404, which
was barely visible in my 8-inch, popped out like M87!  Wow, what a neat
effect!


Richard Harshaw
Cave Creek, AZ


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[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jennifer Polakis
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 9:37 AM
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: All-AZ Star Party

I counted more than 70 but I'm not sure if I got that back alley where you 
and probably 10 others were.

There's something tremendously fluffy about sitting out on the big dusty 
playa eating a spaghetti dinner while discussing  the skies with a hundred 
other like minded folks.  Thanks to Claude Haynes and the rest of the EVAC 
crew for setting this all up

Tom and I took up a little observing project of O'Meara's 110 Hidden 
Treasures--A nicely written book with a little history of each object. 
Check out #5 next time you're out. NGC 404 A dwarf lenticular galaxy right 
next to Beta Andromedae Aka Mirach.  ( the bright star the "W" of Cas points

to when you're hopping to that not so hidden treasure M31)  When you get the

star in your scope this little galaxy is right there 7arc minutes away, 
Mirach's ghost--a nice little treat for Halloween observing this weekend.

Jenn Polakis

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From: "Jack Jones" <telescoper@xxxxxxx>
To: "AZ-Observing" <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 10:30 PM
Subject: [AZ-Observing] All-AZ Star Party


It was a great time with great people again and a beautiful two nights
of observing! Thanks to all involved, and EVAC's Claude Haynes and Randy
Peterson for the hospitality tent. Great spaghetti dinner and I sampled
the coffee, chips, cookies, apples, Root Beer, Mexican Coke, Orange
Crush, water, muffins, rolls, brownies, and tea, but thought the hot
chocolate might be too much for me!

Anyone get a scope count?

Jack Jones
SAC

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