[AZ-Observing] Re: Good Sentinel this weekend

Jeff,

Omega Cent was pretty spectacular in the 14.25" on Friday night.
Curiously, it was better at "low" power (100x), exhibiting a 3-D
appearance through a 26 Nagler that I have not noticed in the two other
times I have viewed this object. I also noted that hundreds of stars
were resolved across the core, giving a granularity to the view that is
new to me. In spite of its size, I get the feeling that this object begs
for aperture (well, what object doesn't!). I wonder if you could see the
variations in star color in a really big scope: blue-ish in the central
area, yellow-orange in the outer zones. . . Has anyone seen this?

BTW, Centaurus A was really nice on Friday as well, its dark lanes very
prominent against the background glow of the galaxy itself. I noted a
little structure in the outer "edges" of the dark banding, something I
have seen only in Paul Alsing's 20" Obsession at last year's SSSG. 

I see an Australian vacation in my future, with these objects overhead .
. .

Matt


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