[sac-forum] Re: Call for Observations - Perseus

Sorry about that!  Here's what I have:

 

 

Call for Observations

Constellation:  Perseus

Observer:  Richard Harshaw

Location (all reports):  Suburban setting (Kansas City, MO)

 

 

M34

 

8-inch SCT at 65x.  Exquisite!  Many blue and white stars, it is loose and
large.  

It contains: STT 44 and HJ 1124 (center), HJ 1123 (N of center), andHJ h2155
(NE quadrant).  

 

11-inch SCT at 115x.  I call this "The Spread-Eagle Man" cluster.  It
resembles a spread-eagle man (axis running NW to SE) with two bright stars
for his "eyes".  The arms are raised, the legs spread apart.  There is even
a suggestion of his manhood between the legs.. ahem.

 

14x70 Binos.  Rich grainy group dominated by an "X".  About 30 stars
counted.

 

 

Barnard 1 and 2

Not observed (too dark to see them)

 

 

IC 348

Not observed.

 

 

NGC 1498

Not observed

 

 

NGC 1513

8-inch SCT at 83x.  Delicate- use averted vision.  The rich field competes
fiercely with it.  It has a "C" shape, and a 10m star lies a few minutes N.


 

11-inch SCT at 115x.  A faint ringlet of six stars plus 3 or 4 outliers.

 

This cluster is 129 million years old.  

It lies 30,000 light years from the galactic center and just below its
plane.

 

 

NGC 1528

8-inch SCT at 83x.  Twin arcs of stars.  Rather faint and spread out E to W.
Note the tiny clump of stars on the NE edge- run the magnification up on
this splotch and see if you can resolve it.  

 

11-inch SCT at 115x.  In my field orientation, it had a "epsilon" shape with
the bottom half of the epsilon most prevalent.  About 60 stars counted.

 

It is 370 million years old.  Its earliest stars are B8 and A0 types, and
165 members have been counted. 

It lies 30,000 light years from the galactic center and right in its plane.

If the stars were shrunk in size until the Sun was a baseball, this cluster
would be would be 5,600 miles in diameter with its "baseballs" (stars) 635
miles apart.  Doesn't look that sparse in the eyepiece!

 

 

 

 

 

From: sac-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sac-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of AJ Crayon
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 2:26 PM
To: SAC Forum
Subject: [sac-forum] Call for Observations - Perseus

 

I know the weather hasn't been favorable to us for observing, but we do have
an observing log with pent up records.  Take a look at yours in Perseus and
forward those for the Feburary issue of the newsletter.

 

Thanks to Charlie Whiting for the first set of observations.  Hopefully
there will be many to follow.

 

Thanks and clear skies,

aj

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