[nswnra] Re: Finally, a night at the eyepiece

  • From: Paul McGuiness <prepress@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2012 08:33:00 +1000

Hi there Graham and Rob,

Great to hear from both of you; yes it was a great night. It's been a tough few 
months for me, feeling depressed, life just
seems to lose its zip with interests that were previously so important being 
pushed off to the sidelines. I know that I
have to just work through it. I'm lucky that I have some great close friends 
who involve me in some social things
like meals at the club or tavern or BBQ's. At times like this you have to 
reward yourself by doing those things that
are genuinely enjoyable. Rob I hope you work through whatever dramas you are 
having to cope with. If you
want to have a chat (0427 567 066) or the personal email 
(argonavis9@xxxxxxxxxxx) evenings - no problems.

Cheers to all, Paul.






On 20/06/2012, at 6:39 AM, Corona Australis wrote:

> Great stuff guys good to hear from both of you. Excellent report there Paul 
> looks like quite a
> night out for you. I had the PST out over the last couple of day. 
> Unfortunately been going
> through some dramas myself lately. It will a few months before I'm through it.
>  
> When I took Jake and I off to the pub for dinner last night it was nice clear 
> except for the haze
> of smoke so don’t think observing in town would have been to pleasant.
>  
> Cheers
> Rob
>  
>  
>  
> From: nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
> Behalf Of Graham Layt
> Sent: Tuesday, 19 June 2012 5:43 PM
> To: nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [nswnra] Re: Finally, a night at the eyepiece
>  
> Hey Paul
>  
> thats a good night out by the looks
>  
> I’ve been out the last couple of nights  and its been great to get out under 
> the stars again.
>  
> From: Paul McGuiness
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 5:32 PM
> To: nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [nswnra] Finally, a night at the eyepiece
>  
> Hi all, I know it's been quite a while since I've seen anyone in the group 
> but finally I had a session with the scope. Great evening. Notes are 
> underneath for what they're worth. The main thing for me is I enjoyed the 
> session very much and that is a very worthwhile thing for me at present.
> 
> Hope everyone is well.
> I'll post a similar copy of the notes on IIS. Have hardly been on there at 
> all lately.
> Congratulations Glen on having the article published.
> 
> All the best, Paul.
> 
> 
> OBSERVATIONS MONDAY JUNE 19, 2012
> Well, it's been a long time between observing reports or anything else. First 
> look through the telescope since last year. Fortunately it was a great 
> session. The Argo alignment stars were too close together for much accuracy, 
> but there are ways around that. I didn't take anything much in the way of 
> notes, just a record of objects and a few comments here and there.
> Object details are from the Historically Corrected NGC-IC, here:
> http://www.ngcicproject.org/public_HCNGC/HCNGC.htm
>  
> 12" DOBSONIAN
> NO WIND, MINIMAL DEW, SEEING AND TRANSPARENCY 4 OUT OF 5
> 12mm Nagler for PN's (X125) and the 9mm for the others (X167), O-III filter 
> for some PN's.
>  
> PLANETARY NEBULAE (NGC):
> 3918 11h 50m 17.8s -57º 10' 56"    Centaurus
> 5189 13h 33m 32.9s -65º 58' 26"    Musca
> 4361 12h 24m 30.7s -18º 47' 05"    Corvus
> 5882 15h 16m 49.9s -45º 38' 57"    Lupus
> This was a very small, but vivid round planetary which was one I tried with 
> the O-III. Very good response to the filter. Very much planet-like.
> 5873 15h 12m 50.7s -38º 07' 33"    Lupus
> 6153 16h 31m 30.5s -40º 15' 13"    Scorpius
> A quite bright planetary, slightly bluish, oval shaped with the centre 
> seeming darker, but I will have to go back with the 5mm and an O-III filter 
> for another look. It forms a cross or trapezium  shaped group with three 
> stars. Quite a striking sight.
> 6563 18h 15m 49.9s -22º 08' 09"    Sagittarius
> 4361 12h 24m 30.7s -18º 47' 05"    Corvus
>  
> GALAXIES: (NGC)
> 3904 11h 49m 13.2s -29º 16' 35"    Hydra
> 4594 12h 39m 59.4s -11º 37' 23"    Virgo
> 4699 12h 40m 27.1s +01º 11' 47"   Virgo
> 4697 12h 48m 35.7s -05º 48' 03"    Virgo
> 4636 12h 42m 49.9s +02º 41' 16"   Virgo
> 4526 12h 42m 25.4s -07º 02' 39"    Virgo
> 4472 12h 29m 46.7s +08º 00' 00"   Virgo
> 4365 12h 24m 28.1s +07º 19' 03"   Virgo
> 4649 12h 43m 39.7s +11º 33' 07"   Virgo
> 4579 12h 37m 43.5s +11º 49' 05"   Virgo
> 4552 12h 35m 39.9s +12º 33' 23"   Virgo
> 4621 12h 32m 47.7s +63º 56' 20"   Virgo
> 4569 12h 36m 49.9s +13º 09' 45"   Virgo
> 4486 12h 30m 49.3s +12º 23' 26"   Virgo
> 4473 12h 29m 48.9s +13º 25' 49"   Coma Berenices
> 4501 12h 31m 59.1s +14º 25' 15"   Coma Berenices
> 4406 12h 26m 11.9s +12º 56' 47"   Virgo
> 4374 12h 25m 04.7s +12º 53' 13"   Virgo
> 4762 12h 52m 56.0s +11º 13' 52"   Virgo
> 4762 is a really beautiful galaxy, edge-on and quite large with an 
> elliptical, concentrated central disk. The arms are needle like but the light 
> is very even and the object sharply delineated. No need for averted vision 
> here. It is bracketed by a trio of stars. Very nice group.
> IMAGE AND SKETCH HERE: 
> http://observing.skyhound.com/archives/apr/NGC_4762.html.
> I know I saw many more galaxies scanning around Virgo, but these are only a 
> selection. I spent much time re-aligning and doing thumbnail sketches for 
> objects in this region to ensure greater accuracy.
>  
> GLOBULAR CLUSTERS (NGC):
> 5286 13h 46m 26.5s -51º 22' 24"   Virgo
> 5927 15h 28m 00.4s -50º 40' 22"   Lupus
> 5946 15h 35m 28.5s -50º 39' 34"   Norma
> 5986 15h 46m 03.4s -37º 47' 10"   Lupus
> 6139 16h 27m 40.4s -38º 50' 56"   Scorpius
> Quite large globular with a small, very prominent almost stellar core. 
> Averted vision helps show the edges better.
> 5824 14h 54m 31.5s          +18º 38' 32"    Lupus
>  
> All in all, a most enjoyable night. Apologies for any errors in the above, 
> I'm a bit rusty. Paul.
>

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