[AZ-Observing] Re: Stuart's Flash
- From: PHXJeff@xxxxxxx
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 14:27:17 EST
Did anyone get a chance to do any lunar observing last night? The ALPO
Lunar section was requesting some high resolution shots of the area of
where the Stuart's Flash was seen.
Check: http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~acc/Lunar/finder.jpg
I tried last night with my 4" refractor. While seeing was good, even at
nearly 400X I could not see any evidence of the crater left by the meteor.
For those of you who cannot get out to dark sites, lunar observing in a
Phoenix backyard works well. I've seen several nights of exceptional
steady skies. Imaging is a bit tricky as one must wait a few seconds and
every so often high power images are crystal. I have a 13.1" DOB and 8"
SC (C-8), but the old 4" refractor is my favorite for lunar observing.
Every night as the moon's phase changes it's like a whole different
world.
Jeff
Jeff Hopkins
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