Tim, Was your trouble finding Vesta due to the size of your scope or the dimness of the object? I'm attempting to locate it in my backyard in S Phx with my 10" Dob. I need to monitor that patch of sky either a few nights in a row and/or a few hours each time to find out what's moving. But I'm not sure if it's futile with the light pollution. I'm nearly up against the mtn so my view SSE, S and SSW are relatively light pollution free - well, better than looking due N right into Phx. Wayne On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 1:33 PM, Tim Jones <tjmac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > A truly outstanding evening for all. Bob and I enjoyed getting to the > eyepieces for the first time since October and our wives breathed a sigh of > relief to be rid of us for the night :-) . > > As Stave mentioned, the wind refused to die after sunset, so the apparent > temp was far lower than the 54º that it actually hit around 2AM, but the > views were spectacular. > > And, even though I was christening my new CG-5 mount, the skies gave us some > amazing views. > > My only disappointment was an inability to draw Vesta out of the surrounding > stars. Maybe later in the week... > > Tim > > On Feb 14, 2010, at 10:48 AM, stevecoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >> Howdy all; >> >> Well, we had a small star party at the Antennas site last night. There >> were 8 vehicles and a dozen observers. The sky changed from mediocre to >> pretty good as the evening progressed, but the wind never really died off >> and occaisonally would really whip up and be chilly. >> >> However, we did get quite a bit done. I observed some clusters and >> nebulae in Taurus with the TV 102 refractor. Joe Goss and Rich Walker >> were observing some galaxies in Ursa Major. Tim and Bob were viewing a >> variety of objects along the Milky Way, I know Bob is doing the last 100 >> or so objects he needs for the Herschel 400 certificate. I did not get >> over to view with Charlie Whiting, but he was there also. I am ashamed to >> say that I have forgotten the names of the astrophotographers, but there >> were getting some nice results from a Hyperstar rig and a new camera. >> >> I have been camping here in the Winnebago since the Super Bowl and last >> night was the best evening so far. AJ is planning on coming out later and >> staying for two nights, by then the Moon will be thick enough that I will >> tear down and return to civilization. I do hope to get some photos during >> the next two nights, we shall see. >> >> Clear skies to us all; >> Steve Coe >> -- >> See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please >> send personal replies to the author, not the list. >> >> > > -- > See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please > send personal replies to the author, not the list. > > -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.