[AZ-Observing] Re: Triangle in a triangle asterism--Reeves-2 in Corvus
- From: Sam&Anne <sam&anne@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 19:25:14 -0700
On May 13, 2007, at 7:07 PM, Jennifer Polakis wrote:
>
> "Reeves-2 (12h35.7 -12 01): I'm really not being
> conceited, but I could find no designation for
> this prominent asterism of 6 stars. It is found
> while star-hopping to the Sombrero Galaxy in
> Virgo. It is a nice asterism of 6 stars, with 3
> bright stars in a triangle surrounding three
> fainter stars in the center, which form a triangle
> pointing the opposite direction"...Ken Reeves, Fuzzy Spot, SACNEWS,
> April 2000
those of us on the "East" side know this as Farley's Triangle, named
after Don Farley who pointed this out to fellow EVAC members in the
late '80s. ...................sam
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