[AZ-Observing] Re: March 16/17, 2010 Observing Report from Hovatter Norte
- From: "AJ Crayon" <acrayon@xxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:28:59 -0700
Paul, speaking of NGC3718 I saw it from Antennas last month and notes that
just 8' to the south is a small, faint compact galaxy group called Hickson
56. There are 5 galaxies of about 16th mag, but only 4 were seen. I
attempted the same observation during the Messier Marathon but was not
successful. It is this kind of discovery that makes observational astronomy
such a pleasant surprise.
AJ Crayon
Phoenix, AZ
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From: "L Knauth" <Knauth@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 9:53 AM
Subject: [AZ-Observing] March 16/17, 2010 Observing Report from Hovatter
Norte
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Three objects of note:
NGC 3718: My field guide, Wray's Color Atlas of Galaxies, shows an
unusual, narrow, hour-glass shaped obscuring cloud cutting across the
galaxy at a very high angle. I could see this and found it fascinating.
More recent photos I see on the web tonight show the fainter outer arms
really blazing, but you only see the innermost parts with the hourglass
visually.
NGC 5112: On first look, you think it is an edge-on. Then you notice
that it doesn't taper away on each side; the ends are pretty much
"blocked off". Crazy, I thought. Tonight, I see in photos on the web
that it is the bar of a barred spiral and the arms were just too faint
to see. Whatever, it is a peculiar and unusual sight as galaxies go.
NGC 2818A During this run on galaxies, I made a truant visit to this
planetary in (or in front of) a star cluster in Pyxis. It looks like
two little, fat, somewhat squashed crescents facing each other (OIII
filter, 244X). Never saw a planetary like this. Tonight I see the
spectacular Hubble photo which shows all the outer parts as well (in the
usual assigned gaudy colors). Visually, you see just those bright
"yellow" parts facing each other. It's low, so catch it on the
meridian.
Videmus Stellae!!
Paul Knauth
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