[AZ-Observing] Re: Archinal 1
- From: Richard Harshaw <rharshaw2@xxxxxxx>
- To: "az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2014 11:37:25 -0700
Folks, hit it with 400x or more. At that point a wonderful sprinkling of star
glitter emerges from behind the 4 main stars.
Richard Harshaw
Brilliant Sky Observatory
Cave Creek, AZ
Sent from my iPad
> On Jul 6, 2014, at 11:27 AM, Howard Anderson <handy13@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Jimmy,
> Intriguing!
>
> I "moused around" in two different browsers and nothing happened.
> I finally found this: http://www.astrodwarf.com/deep-sky/detail/8215
> which says coordinates of Archinal 1 are:
> RIGHT ASCENSION: 18h 54m 32.82s
> DECLINATION: 5° 33′ 68.4″
>
> Nova.astrometry.net says the center of your image
> is precisely:
> Center (RA, hms): 18h 54m 54.692s
> Center (Dec, dms): +05° 31' 33.062"
>
> and that the orientation of your image is this:
> Orientation: Up is 103 degrees E of N
>
> so you are right on the money.
>
> I think you might indeed have the first posted image of this
> area!
>
> I wonder how somebody decided that was a "cluster?"
> There is an almost better candidate of 5 slightly brighter
> tightly grouped stars to the left.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Howard
>
>
> Jimmy Ray wrote:
>
>> Several years ago (like back when the C8 was my "big" telescope) AJ Crayon
>> published one of his monthly installments of "Call for Observations". On the
>> list from a now long forgotten month and year was a bunch of different
>> little sky gems including an open cluster simply identified as "Archinal 1".
>> With it came some nebulous statement reminiscent of those highway signs
>> leading down to Benson about "the THING?" generally stating "can you see
>> it?" Needing an observing list for the upcoming weekend at Cherry road, I
>> took it along.
>>
>> Things were going well until I slewed to this said "Archinal 1". Expecting a
>> cluster (that’s what AJ said it was) I found nothing. I checked all the
>> coordinates, slewed and panned back and forth revealed lots of nice grouping
>> of stars but nothing that was a "slap me in the face" star cluster. After
>> Richard Harshaw pointed out how small (1.5') and dim (brightest star is 13.5
>> mag) it was. I spent the next 90 minutes under a hood peering into the
>> blackness but the best I could do was to get a couple of stars in the
>> vicinity that I felt might be candidates.
>>
>> Over the years that followed, this small cluster has never been far from my
>> observing list anytime Serpens Cauda is in the sky. Why? "Because it's
>> there!" Just like some folks always slew to things like Albireo when Cygnes
>> is up, for me it has always been a little challenge object I like to
>> observe. This last week I decided to snap an image of it from the light
>> polluted skies here in Glendale. One, just to do it and two as Brent
>> (Archinal) once said he could not recall that any amateur had ever done it.
>>
>> So below, well off the beaten path of Astro-imaging superstars like the
>> Orion nebula, the horse head and such, with bloated stars, amp glow, hot
>> pixels, artifacts and all, I give you "Archinal 1"
>>
>> https://plus.google.com/photos/109017438099253423184/albums/5188376341980760657/6032640644182622210?sort=1&pid=6032640644182622210&oid=109017438099253423184
>>
>>
>> Where is it you ask? Mouse around, it'll make itself known when you hit it
>> and no, the bright star in the circular frame is not part of it. Next time
>> you're out under dark skies you might want to look it up. For me, I just
>> hope Brent doesn't fine Archinal "2" but if he does I'm sure it will be on
>> the list ;-)
>>
>> Jimmy
>>
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