[AZ-Observing] Re: It is going to be perfectly clear it weekend
- From: "Paul Lind" <pulind@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 16:16:15 -0700
All,
And it was very clear indeed. I myself generally have really bad luck with
seeing, but Saturday night a Sentinel was a treat. Almost no wind, decent
seeing, and lots of good conversations and good scopes to look at such as
Richard Payne's Schmidt camera. It's a real beauty and a work of art. To
top it off, I was able to photograph Saturn with my undriven 14" Dob. The
ToUCam webcam exposures were 1/1000. Saturn was in the field for a little
over 15 seconds! The A-ring is clearly darker than the B-ring, without an
ink-black division as it appeared visually and Saturn is a nice cream color.
The pixels are about 0.7 seconds at the prime focus (fl = 68"), so a barlow
may have helped. But undriven....no way.
Paul Lind
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph R. Goss" <apachejo@xxxxxxx>
To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 8:51 PM
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: It is going to be perfectly clear it weekend
> AJ & Steve
> If the weather maps look GOOD by 1400 I will be leaving for Sentinel
> too........Joe
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "AJ Crayon" <acrayon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 19:06
> Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: It is going to be perfectly clear it weekend
>
>
> > Looks like I'll have to work about 1/2 day tomorrow, Friday. I should
> > be home in time to pack and leave for Sentinel by about 2:30 or 3:00pm .
> > . . weather permitting!
> >
> > Positive vibes, positive vibes, positive vibes,
> > aj
> >
> > Steve Coe wrote:
> >
> > >All right folks;
> > >
> > >Maybe we are coming at this thing from the wrong angle. Let's try a
> > >positive mental attitude and see what happens.
> > >
> > >I just got up for a few moments and stepped outside before the dawn and
> it
> > >is nice and clear. The Moon is next to Spica, Jupiter is overhead and
> there
> > >is not a cloud in the sky.
> > >
> > >So, Jack order up the porta potty. I'll put my battery on charge.
> Everyone
> > >clean their eyepieces and let's go observing:))
> > >
> > >See you at Sentinel;
> > >Steve Coe
> > >
> > >Author "Deep Sky Observing--The Astronomical Tourist"
> > >Saguaro Astronomy Club website
> > >www.saguaroastro.org
> > >
> > >
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