[AZ-Observing] Re: Looking good at All-Az
- From: "Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy)" <mrgalaxy@xxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, amastro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, taaaforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2012 20:51:51 GMT
15480 Empire Rd.
Benson, AZ 85602
hm ph: 520-586-2244
Well, the weather in SoAZ wasn't too bad either. After a breezy day in Benson
it was a calm, clear, and steady night, though it was a bit chilly. The temp at
4:30am was 42 deg F with a little dew forming on everything. Although there was
supposed to be some sky brightening because of atmospheric skyglow the
gegenschein was obvious in Pisces.
The galaxies in Pegasus, Andromeda and Pisces were great but the highlight of
the evening had to be Comet Hergenrother in the NE corner of the square of
Pegasus. It is fairly bright at around magn 9 and has an elongated fan tail
with a slightly brighter compact inner coma. Around midnight last night the
comet passed about 5 arcseconds from a brighter star (~magn 8) and made for a
beautiful sight. It was fun watching the gradual increase in distance between
the two as time went on. The tail was about 7 arcminutes long.
The HAC club in Sierra Vista has their annual autumn picnic to celebrate their
30th anniversary tonight (Saturday). I'll probably be there tonight to enjoy
the cameradie, food, and night-time viewing.
Clear skies,
Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy)
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From: stevecoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Subject: [AZ-Observing] Looking good at All-Az
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2012 14:06:40 -0600
Well, all the problems seem to have taken care of themselves, the sun
has come out and dried up the mud puddles, the stars came out last night
we had lots of fun observing the sky and 22 vehicles were here to join
in the fun. So, come on out and let's have the more the merrier.
See ya;
Stee Coe
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