[AZ-Observing] Re: Saturn and M1
- From: "Frank Honer" <fhoner@xxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 10:31:22 -0700
Steve,
I tried from my northwest Phoenix house. I used an 8 mm plossl with my 8
inch f4.5. First I tried without a filter and saw a "haze" around Saturn. I
couldn't determine if the haze was from the Crab or refractive light due to
the high cloud cover. Then I tried both a deep sky and an OIII filter to cut
down on the Saturn glow. I could never be sure if I saw the nebula rather
than a result from the high cirrus clouds.
Frank
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From: "Steve Coe" <stevecoe@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <amastro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 11:56 PM
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Saturn and M1
> Hello folks;
>
> I set up my 10 inch f/5 Newtonian tonight for a wedding party in the
Desert Botanical Gardens of Phoenix, Arizona. I used a 9.5mm Lanthanum
eyepiece. There were clouds that came and went across the field while
Saturn passed in front of the Crab Nebula. I never saw any hint of the Crab
Nebula with this instrument. Saturn is just overwhelmingly bright compared
to a deep sky object.
>
> Steve Coe
>
> stevecoe@xxxxxxxxx
> Author: Deep Sky Observing--The Astronomical Tourist
> Saguaro Astronomy Club web site:
> www.saguaroastro.org
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