[AZ-Observing] Re: End-of-the-World Star Party
- From: "Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy)" <mrgalaxy@xxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 04:39:42 GMT
15480 Empire Rd.
Benson, AZ 85602
hm ph: 520-586-2244
It's beautiful down here and pretty steady. I was just observing Saturn and
Porrima in the same field of view in my 13-in telescope, but changed to higher
power to see more detail in both. The double star is gradually widening and
becoming easier to split. I also saw the much more challenging double, alpha
Coma Berenices, which is about 0.6 arcsec separation and readily split it at
the higher magnification (about 400x).The only complaint I have with the
Dobsonian mount is that the position angle of the double stars is difficult to
estimate. I also spotted a few galaxies near Porrima and saw the globulars M53
and NGC 5053 (very low surface brightness) near alpha, and the night has just
begun. Not bad for backyard astronomy!
Clear skies,
Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy)
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From: Stan Gorodenski <stanlep@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: End-of-the-World Star Party
Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 14:30:33 -0700
Maybe it will clear off, but the low and high clouds have slowly been
moving in and it doesn't look good. However, if it isn't good enough for
observing tonight, you have plenty of time for another star party. It is
the rapture that is supposed to occur today, but the end of the world
won't happen until October 21st.. Thus, there is five more months of
observing possibilities.
Stan
On 5/21/2011 1:59 PM, DBogan3220@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Anyone considering Cherry Rd tonight? Seems awfully quiet this afternoon.
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> Dwight
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