[AZ-Observing] Re: Omega Centauri
- From: Jeff Hopkins <phxjeff@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:33:56 -0700
When I first built my cabin on Spruce Mountain just South of
Prescott, I was scanning the Southern horizon one evening and hit
upon omega Centauri. At 7,500 feet I have a clear view toward the
South and it was spectacular. At first I had no idea what it was. My
star charts did not show it. Even S&T at the time with the Northern
Hemisphere chart did not show it. I thought M13 was great, but omega
Centauri is king.
Jeff
At 09:23 -0700 03/29/2009, AJ Crayon wrote:
>Stan, no doubt Omega Centauri can be seen from your observatory. In fact it
>can be seen from many places north of Phoenix, even from the 5MM site. But
>best place is south of the city and away from Tucson lights. That's why my
>view from near MMT site is still the best.
>
>AJ Crayon
>Phoenix, AZ
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