[sac-forum] Re: Numbers assigned to NGC objects in SAC best of list

Rick;

Thanks for taking this on, we shall see if S&T decides to put your letter
into the magazine in the future.

Steve Coe


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Subject: [sac-forum] Re: Numbers assigned to NGC objects in SAC best of list

For the record, I wrote a letter to the editor of S&T pretty much explaining
that SAC has no intention of "Renaming" anything, I pointed out that I've
never heard a SAC member refer to "SAC 18" and emphasized that the SAC 110
is merley a list of intersting objects for people to use as an observing
guide.  

I'll post my letter when I get home and an access my sent mail folder.

I've receive no confirmation that S&T got my message nor that they plan to
run it. the last letter I wrote, they did send  me a note saying they would
use it. I guess we'll see when the next issue comes out.

Clear Skies
Rick 


---- Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx> wrote: 
> ---- Steve Coe <stevecoe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> 
> > In this article a many named Mark Allison implores deep sky observers to
stop "renaming the sky"...  
> 
> > So, my question is:  do you know of a place, probably on the Internet,
where "new" numbers were added onto the SAC Best of the NGC list? 
> 
> 
> The best place to start is an e-mail directly to Allison.  He is
responsible for what he wrote.  Mention that you co-authored the list, and
ask him where he saw numbers assigned to "SAC Best of" objects.  Googling
"Mark Allison" and "astronomy" take you to his site:
> 
> http://www.mallison.u-net.com/
> 
> Curiously, he doesn't provide an e-mail address on his site.  A cursory
search for his address came up empty.
> 
> Does he mention his fellow countryman Patrick Moore?  His (and S&T's)
Caldwell list is, of course, the worst renaming-offender of them all.
> 
> Tom
>

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