[sac-forum] Re: Leo

Between M149 and M151.

Sorry, the devil compelled to do this.

Bob

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[mailto:sac-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Joseph R. Goss
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Subject: [sac-forum] Re: Leo



  AJ
       When did Messier find M150??
                     Joe
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    From: AJ Crayon
    To: SAC Forum
    Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 3:45 PM
    Subject: [sac-forum] Leo


    As you prepare for observing runs this weekend and next here's a
reminder for the list in Call for Observations.

    For June I have scheduled Leo and will pick some of its brighter
galaxies, staying towards the western part.  This way the eastern part is
saved for another clear night.  This list will be quite different than ones
in the past and I'm not sure how it will work.  But SAC observers have a
habit of surprising me.  So, surprise me!  First start with NGC2903, a nice
multi-armed barred spiral up near the blade part of the Lion's head.  The
next selections field of view contains two or three galaxies, depending on
telescope size.  The two easy ones are NGC3226 and NGC3227 at magnitude 12.4
and 11.3 respectively.  Don't let this fool you, as the latter of the two is
the larger.  Give us a good, detailed description of what you see.  The next
field to view also contains two galaxies and they are M95 and M96, both
being barred spirals.  Compare and contrast the two.  From this field we can
hop a mere 50 arc-minutes northeast to the next 3, count them three,
galaxies.  They are M150, NGC3371 and NGC3389 all ellipticals.  The NGC
galaxies have other names; look them up and include with your observations.
The final galaxy is NGC3377, another elliptical.  If you center this in a
one-degree field there are other things to see and distract you.  Identify
those and include with observation.

    Please make every opportunity to put these on your observing list and
send them in to me for inclusion.

    Clear skies,
    aj



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