Hi Jeff. I happened to be out last night observing the Moon, but wasn't aware of the observing request. Seeing was spectacular, as you describe, but I saw no flash. Sorry. Steve and Rosie Dodder sdodder@xxxxxxxxxxx Visit my web site at http://www.stargazing.net/Astroman >From: PHXJeff@xxxxxxx >Reply-To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Stuart's Flash >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 > HPO SOFT >********************************************************************* > Phoenix, Arizona Atlanta, Georgia > 7812 West Clayton Drive 12170 Boxwood Circle >Phoenix, AZ 85033-2439 U.S.A. Alpharetta, GA 30005 U.S.A. > (623) 849-5889 (Fax) (770) 619-3322 (Phone/Fax) > >www.hposoft.com & amug.org/~hposoft dataman.home.mindspring.com > 4th Dimension Partner > FileMaker Pro Expert > > BASIC/C++ Programmer & Web Site/e-commerce Site Development >Over 25 years of Computer, Programming and Database Development Experience > > >-- >See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please >send personal replies to the author, not the list. _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.