[sac-forum] Re: Andromeda Observations!

  • From: "Cliff Hedgepeth" <cliff_hedgepeth@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 06:37:31 -0500

Will do. Scope is 12" Orion Intelliscope, 1500mm FL, f 4.9, 37X wide field 
42mm Arcturis ep (aprox 1.5 degree FOV). Air was so wet, frost formed on the 
alt encoder disk. Oh, I envey your dry air.

Cliff



>From: AJ Crayon <acrayon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>Subject: [sac-forum] Re: Andromeda Observations!
>Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 22:29:53 -0700
>
>
>Cliff, I'm interested in observations from SAC members of which you are 
>one!
>I'll include your observations.  I generally prefer them sent in the
>following format -
>
>Scope diameter, focal ratio, type, magnification; observer:  observation.
>
>12", DOB; Cliff Hedgepeth: all three seen with 42mm,  could see dust lanes
>with averted vison.
>
>Had to leave the focal ration and magnification out as they weren't
>included.  If you can get that to me in the next few day's it will be
>included.
>
>Thanks for the observation,
>aj
>
>Cliff Hedgepeth wrote:
>If you are interested in east coast observations, here's one from Sat 
>night.
>Helped out with Boy Scout Camporee Nov 13 here in Franklin, VA 36d41' X 76d
>56'. M31, 32 110 all in 42 mm 2" wide ep on my Orion 12" dob. could see 
>dust
>lanes with averted vision. Unusual here in this humidity. Wx cold and clear
>but seeing not perfect. Cliff Hedgepeth Franklin, VA From: AJ Crayon
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>Observations! Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 21:54:54 -0700 Ignoring the weather 
>for
>this month, it is time for observations from Andromeda. If you have any of
>M31, M32 and M110, NGC 404, NGC 891, NGC7662, NGC7686 or beta Andromeda, by
>all means please submit them. We'll take observations from last year, or
>fromyears ago when the weather was more to our liking. Look around for 
>those
>old observations, I'm sure they have been stored somewhere easily found.
>I'vealready got observations from Rick Tejera and Ken Reeves - meaning more
>can be used for the December issue. aj
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