[AZ-Observing] Re: Antennas on Saturday night
- From: Tim Jones <tjmac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:33:29 -0700
A truly outstanding evening for all. Bob and I enjoyed getting to the
eyepieces for the first time since October and our wives breathed a sigh of
relief to be rid of us for the night :-) .
As Stave mentioned, the wind refused to die after sunset, so the apparent temp
was far lower than the 54º that it actually hit around 2AM, but the views were
spectacular.
And, even though I was christening my new CG-5 mount, the skies gave us some
amazing views.
My only disappointment was an inability to draw Vesta out of the surrounding
stars. Maybe later in the week...
Tim
On Feb 14, 2010, at 10:48 AM, stevecoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Howdy all;
>
> Well, we had a small star party at the Antennas site last night. There
> were 8 vehicles and a dozen observers. The sky changed from mediocre to
> pretty good as the evening progressed, but the wind never really died off
> and occaisonally would really whip up and be chilly.
>
> However, we did get quite a bit done. I observed some clusters and
> nebulae in Taurus with the TV 102 refractor. Joe Goss and Rich Walker
> were observing some galaxies in Ursa Major. Tim and Bob were viewing a
> variety of objects along the Milky Way, I know Bob is doing the last 100
> or so objects he needs for the Herschel 400 certificate. I did not get
> over to view with Charlie Whiting, but he was there also. I am ashamed to
> say that I have forgotten the names of the astrophotographers, but there
> were getting some nice results from a Hyperstar rig and a new camera.
>
> I have been camping here in the Winnebago since the Super Bowl and last
> night was the best evening so far. AJ is planning on coming out later and
> staying for two nights, by then the Moon will be thick enough that I will
> tear down and return to civilization. I do hope to get some photos during
> the next two nights, we shall see.
>
> Clear skies to us all;
> Steve Coe
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