[AZ-Observing] Cherry Rd. Thursday night
- From: "Matt Luttinen" <mluttinen@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "AZ-Observing mailing list" <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 18:46:06 -0700
Hello everybody,
I spent last night up at Cherry Rd, seeing was variable early on
with periods of excellent stability between 1 am and sunrise. The
two observing highlights for me were:
Uranus, 222x, 120mm refractor, 1:30 am: a perfect little "pale blue
dot" exhibiting a crispness I have never seen--the image was utterly
still for minutes at a time. I would guess both seeing and
transparency to be at 7-8 during this period.
M 31, 96x, 10in f5 reflector, 2:00-3 am: multiple dust lanes evident,
looking more "photographic" in visible detail than usual. If we knew
where to look, I am sure we could have logged an M 31 globular or
two . . .
High afternoon clouds dissipated soon after sunset. Here's hoping that
the same thing happens tonight and tomorrow night!
I am planning for Saturday night myself.
Matt
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