[AZ-Observing] Re: M74 Last Saturday Night
- From: AJ Crayon <acrayon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2003 19:54:16 -0700
I missed M74 but am positive the scope was aimed at the correct position. I
used a low power eye piece that gave 60X and a 1 deg field. Not realizing
this at the time, only after others were turning in their lists in the
morning, but moderate power would have been better.
For a fleeting moment I believed it was there, but it just wasn't long enough
to be classified as an observation, so I waited a few seconds. And there it
was again - only in a different place in the field of view. The a few seconds
later it was there again - only in a third different place! During these few
seconds the scope wasn't moved and it can't be in three different places! I
followed the position down until the horizon began to appear in the six degree
finder at which time I moved on.
So what could we call this non-observation? Can't do averted-imagination
because that is used for an actual observation.
The others M77, M31, M32 and M110 were easily seen in the 14.5 inch f5.2 DOB.
Thanks to all who attended the marathon,
aj
Tom Polakis wrote:
> AJ's unofficial count has 14 people seeing all 110 Messier objects last
> Saturday night -- 15 if you include one person who didn't get the form in
> on time. That means all of these people managed to see M74, which had to
> have been at the very end of its observing window. I wonder if folks can
> describe what they saw.
>
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