[AZ-Observing] Re: IC 1296

I agree with Jack.  I was set up next to him and looked for IC 1296 in his 
20 and in my 14-1/2.  This object is definitely not a piece of cake.   I 
think Steve was just messing around with us.

Paul

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From: "Jack Jones" <Telescoper@xxxxxxx>
To: "AZ Observing List" <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 9:04 PM
Subject: [AZ-Observing] IC 1296


> IC 1296 is a real challenge object and those back East have tussled with 
> it
> lately, calling it impossible or glimpsed in very large aperture in good
> seeing only. Dave Kriege sees it with a video camera but not visually in 
> his
> 25". Arizona clear dark skies help a lot. Bill Ferris sees it in his 18" 
> at
> 7000 ft.  Both Peter and I saw it in our 25 and 20" scopes Sat night at
> Antenna site. Steve Coe saw it immediately in my scope before any of us
> eventually got a handle on it, but I don't know if he was kidding or not. 
> He
> centered it and described it, like it was a piece of cake. It may be that 
> he
> has tracked it down in the past and knew what to look for.
>
> IC 1296 is 4' WNW of M57 (p.a. 303). Argo Navis reports it as 15.1 with a
> surface brightness of 15.2. Luginbuhl & Skiff (p 165) has it at mag 'z' 
> 15.4
> (taken from CGCG). Megastar shows it as 14.8 (p). Uranometria doesn't show 
> it
> inthe first edition, but the 2nd edition shows it as a pimple on the edge 
> of
> M57. It is not in the SAC database. It has a very easily recognizable 
> asterism
> to help confirm it: it is inside a hexagon of stars with a star in the 
> center
> right next to it, so the location can be positively known. It's just a 
> matter
> of waiting (camping), and then you either see it or you don't.
>
> Jack
>
>
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