[AZ-Observing] Re: Thank God, Antares is back
- From: "Paul Lind" <pulind@xxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2009 21:49:30 -0700
Jimmy, that's cool. If we both had a series of very accurate timings, I
think we could calculate the altitude and path of the plane. (Of course we
wouldn't really need the Moon).
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From: "Jimmy Ray" <jimmy_ray@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 8:53 PM
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Thank God, Antares is back
> Yea, I saw the jet go by but from here it just skimmed the top of the Moon
> and as for you caused a bit more excitement that Antares did...
>
> Jimmy Ray
>
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> Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 8:29 PM
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> Subject: [AZ-Observing] Thank God, Antares is back
>
> The reappearance of Antares from behind the moon was ok, but not
> spectacular. Gail and I both watched using 6" and 8" dobs, both at 55X.
> (Driven scopes at high power would have been better). The event was far
> from
> ideal. The moon was nearly full and Antares emerged on the bright limb.
> Plus, the limb was a wavy mess since it we only 7 degrees above the
> horizon.
> For us, the best part was when a jet transited the moon. - Paul
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