[AZ-Observing] Re: Comet Holmes and Zorro
- From: "Steve Coe" <stevecoe@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 14:42:38 -0700
Paul;
Sounds like a great trip. I do indeed enjoy NGC 1365, a favorite for =
lots
of Winters in the past. That "garden sprinkler" effect is easy to see =
on a
good night.
Clear skies;
Steve Coe
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From: az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of AJ Crayon
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 12:49 PM
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Comet Holmes and Zorro
Paul, great to hear from you about such a great observing run. Wish I =
could
have joined in but I'm still recovering from surgery. These reports are =
good to hear. Hope to read about more.
Clear skies,
aj
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From: "L Knauth" <Knauth@xxxxxxx>
To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 8:12 PM
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Comet Holmes and Zorro
I had a terrific observing run at Hovatter Norte last Wednesday and =
Thursday
nights. Thursday night was near perfect transparency and very good =
seeing.=20
Comet Holmes is still nice as a naked eye object. It is the second=20
brightest corner of an irregular triangle with M31 and M33. It sits next =
to=20
Algol, like a smudge on the Medusa's forehead. Comet 8P/Tuttle is a =
bright=20
blob in the telescope, and doesn't have any tail that I could see in the =
25". It does have a starlike point right at the center. Other than =
being=20
tinted green, it isn't so spectacular as comets go.
As Steve Coe noted recently, the zodiacal light is incredible this time =
of=20
year. Once the Moon set, I could see the shadow of my hand on the side =
of=20
the trailer. It extends up almost vertically, and the band forms an "X" =
with
the Milky Way with bright red Mars nearby. Beautiful.
In any observing run, you are always left with a few things that strike =
you=20
the most. Inasmuch as this is only about the 6th installment of my =
re-survey
of the universe using my new 25" Obsession, there are more than a few=20
mind-boggling, mystical sights rummaging around in the old memory today. =
Seeing Hind's variable nebula glowing away in direct vision near T Tauri =
was
a treat. I don't think I ever saw it for sure in my 12.5". But the =
real=20
gasser for me was NGC 1365 when it crossed the meridian. This was always =
a=20
wonderful object in the 12.5" because you could see the bar shape and =
stoke=20
up the power to see the double nucleus. With the 25", there is the =
whole=20
crazy "Z" shaped galaxy filling the eyepiece field. Like one of the =
famous=20
photos! The Zorro galaxy.
Paul Knauth
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