[nswnra] Re: finally - some scope time (with AN)!
- From: Paul McGuiness <argonavis9@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:31:25 +1000
Hi Rob, Thanks for the good wishes. It was so good to have it working
reasonably well. My alignment starts were pretty close to each other,
Achernar and Al Nair. Most of the others are either Northern Hemisphere
objects, behind the house or not visible. Some objects were on the edge
of the FOV of the 22T4 which surprised me, others were nearby, butthat
didn't stop me finding them. The guys on IIS suggested that the mount
may need some additional bracing, also a plate to stop the alt trunnions
from sliding around. Makes sense. I know your mount is different, but as an
experienced user, does that make sense? Early days yet, tonight
looks good too, tiny storms have evaporated. Hooray!!.
From: corona_australis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [nswnra] Re: finally - some scope time (with AN)!
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:00:10 +1100
Paul, Excellent stuff mate! I was thinking about you when we were heading
homefrom Lismore last night and seeing the skies were pretty clear and
wonderingwhether you were able to get out under them and give the new toy a
goodwork over. It is certainly a pleasure when you can just dial up point and
lookno more star charts or hours sitting down planning and printing out star
charts. I love Tour mode myself. Don’t be surprised if every object doesn’t
land smackdab in the middle of the FOV. There are a lot of minor position
errors in the NGCand IC catalogues but most should be fairly close to centre or
within the FOV ofyour 9mm t6. We might get lucky over the next few nights and
see a bit of clear air. Cheers,CSRob From: nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:nswnra-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul McGuiness
Sent: Tuesday, 26 October 2010 23:21
To: nswnra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [nswnra] finally - some scope time (with AN)! Hi all, Well, the AN is
off and running. After sorting out
the "direction sense", it was into tour mode.
Galaxies spotted before the moon started to rise:
1097, 1316, 1365, 289, 253, 134, 55, 7793, 7713.
Planetaries:
7293 (Helix - good with UHC), 7009 (Saturn),
6818 (Little Gem), 6853 (Dumbell), 1360 (a very bright oval shaped one).
Also spotted a dozen or so globulars. Most of the
positioning was somewhere near the FOV but
not exact, maybe some fine tuning to be done. Initial
feelings are that the gadget is excellent. Great to
get some scope time again. Cheers, Paul.
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