[AZ-Observing] Re: Mira bright
- From: "Jimmy Ray" <jimmy_ray@xxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 08:55:52 -0700
There appeared to be a hole over in the Buckeye area. So there might =
have been a chance that Andrew Goodwin could have looked over that way =
and seen Mira. As for "Snow???", what's that? This God forsaken desert =
is all I have ever known. Well, this and the God forsaken desert down by =
Tucson, where I was born).
Seriously though, now that Brian pointed it out I think I'll put =
together a "Mira" observing sheet see for my self how much this star =
varies and sketch it through out the year. Speaking of observing and =
sketching, I found myself very inspired by Jeremy Perez's presentation =
the other night. In fact I ran out to the art supply store, picked up =
all the goodies he showed (what they all do, I've yet to figure out) and =
have be practicing by sketching "M" objects off the computer screen. (I =
originally started with Jon Christensen's "Orion Nebula" shot but it got =
kinda overwhelming, really quick :-)Overall, I'm rather impressed with =
the improvement his tips make if you just work at it (with all of AJ's =
clouds hanging around there's plenty of time to work at it).=20
Jimmy Ray
-----Original Message-----
From: AJ Crayon [mailto:acrayon@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 9:54 PM
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Jimmy Ray
Subject: Re: [AZ-Observing] Re: Mira bright
Jimmy, where in Maricopa County is it not cloudy? We should be glad we =
are not in Oswego County, New York; 110 inches of snow in 7 days. Glad =
I left Syracuse, NY.
Clear skies and the sooner the better,
aj
---- Jimmy Ray <jimmy_ray@xxxxxxx> wrote:=20
> Complete overcast in Glendale. I'll add it to next Saturday's new moon
> observing list
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> Jimmy Ray
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> [mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Brian Skiff
> Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 8:04 PM
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> Subject: [AZ-Observing] Mira bright
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> Although Arizona skies are not exactly conducive to observing,
> it seems worth mentioning that Mira has been coming up to a bright
> maximum in recent weeks. Tonight (observing from almost-clear
> McDonald Observatory) it is only slightly fainter than alpha Ari =
(V=3D2.0),
> as bright as I've seen it. It has been coming up a tenth of a =
magnitude
> or so each night this past week, so doesn't seem to have the peak yet.
> At 2nd magnitude, it is easy to see naked-eye even from the city.
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> Brian
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