[sac-forum] Call for Sketches: Perseus and Camelopardalis
- From: "Rotramel, Rick (AZ77)" <rick.rotramel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 23:51:25 +0000
Hello SAC Observers,
Call for Sketches: Perseus and Camelopardalis
If you have or will make any sketches of the objects listed below in AJ's list
and wish to submit for publication in the newsletter:
Scan your sketch, create a jpg file and send it to my email address below by
Saturday, Feb. 1st.
r.rotramel@xxxxxxx
Thanks,
Rick R.
SAC Sketchbook Coordinator
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OK, here's the list for the next two months for Call for Observations for the
coming dark moon observing sessions. Perseus and Camelopardalis are pretty
easy for early observing hours but for those who are up later try the next ones
- Lynx and Leo Minor. I will need your Perseus and Camelopardalis observations
by the 1st. That should give you time to do the observations, do the editing
and sent to me.
For February we will start in Perseus and navigate up to Camelopardalis. Our
selection will include objects for binocular as well as larger telescopes. So,
for starters, let's go back to NGC1499 the California Nebula. This was on one
of our recent lists but we didn't get to it. We've all seen magnificent
pictures of the nebula but I haven't read any visual observations. Give it a
try with binos; telescope both with and without filters and naked eye. Move
northwest and get to a small grouping of 3 galaxies in the Perseus Galaxy
Cluster. They are NGC1129/30/31 and although all are faint, the brightest
would be NGC1129 with the other 2 on opposite sides. Next scoot on over the
M34 a rather bright average open cluster in the Messier Catalog. Do you think
it is an average cluster? Now jump way over to M76 our western most of this
set and the last in Perseus. By now we all know this is an interesting
planetary nebula that is described as double lobed. Swing eastward to
Camelopardalis and the open cluster Stock 23; although it is bright it isn't
very rich. The planetary nebula NGC1501, a favorite in this area, is bright
and small, but do you see any colors and how does it react to filters? Berk
10, another open cluster, appears large and somewhat compressed. Do you agree?
The next 3 are galaxies with the first being IC 342 a barred, faint and large
at that. The irregular galaxy NGC1569 now comes up. Do you see it as bright,
small and a little elongated? Now it is time for the showpiece of the
constellation - NGC2403. It is bright, large, elongated and can be resolved.
How much can your telescope resolve? The planetary nebula IC 3568 is the last
selection. What kind of structure do you notice?
AJ Crayon
Phoenix, AZ
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