[sac-forum] Re: Mini-Orion Asterism in SAC Database
- From: Rick Tejera <saguaroastro@xxxxxxx>
- To: "sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:59:58 -0700
Dick,
I too found a possibility at the SAC location, though I'd say you'd have to
"squish" the imagination. I'll send you a copy of the file when I get back home
and you can see if we're looking at the same thing.
Sent from my iPod
Rick Tejera
Editor, SACnews
Saguaro Astronomy Club
www.saguaroastro.org
K7TEJ
On Jul 16, 2011, at 9:02, "Richard Harshaw" <rharshaw2@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I cannot embed two JPEGs into my reply.
>
> But at the SAC position, using a 40' x 40' FOV from the Digitized Sky Survey,
> I find what could be construed to be a mini-Orion (but you have to stretch
> the imagination). At the MixLab site position, I can pick out the form he
> shows on his print, but it is not at all obvious. The SAC position is much
> more Orion-like.
>
> If you'd like a copy of these images, please email me off list
> (rharshaw2@xxxxxxx).
>
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> Richard Harshaw
> Cave Creek, Arizona
> Brilliant Sky Observatory
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Tom Polakis
> Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011 8:48 AM
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> Cc: koenigda@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [sac-forum] Mini-Orion Asterism in SAC Database
>
> An EVAC member recently asked me about an asterism named "Mini-Orion" in
> SAC's Asterism Database. The coordinates are given as 7h17.0m -21d24m. He
> noted that several observers have not spotted the asterism at this position.
> Another group has been discussing a mini-Orion at a different location. That
> discussion is here: http://mixlab.observatory.cz/mac/?action=view&id=189
>
> When I look at the field around the coordinates in the SAC database in
> Megastar, I can't put together an Orion asterism, but I recognize that's not
> the same as visually observing the field. Has anybody made a drawing of the
> asterism, perhaps with a stick figure. Is there a chance that the
> coordinates are erroneous?
>
> Tom
>
>
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