[sac-forum] Re: Numbers assigned to NGC objects in SAC best of list
- From: <saguaroastro@xxxxxxx>
- To: sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 10:45:44 -0800
For the record, I wrote a letter to the editor of S&T pretty much explaining
that SAC has no intention of "Renaming" anything, I pointed out that I've never
heard a SAC member refer to "SAC 18" and emphasized that the SAC 110 is merley
a list of intersting objects for people to use as an observing guide.
I'll post my letter when I get home and an access my sent mail folder.
I've receive no confirmation that S&T got my message nor that they plan to run
it. the last letter I wrote, they did send me a note saying they would use it.
I guess we'll see when the next issue comes out.
Clear Skies
Rick
---- Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> ---- Steve Coe <stevecoe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > In this article a many named Mark Allison implores deep sky observers to
> > stop "renaming the sky"...
>
> > So, my question is: do you know of a place, probably on the Internet,
> > where "new" numbers were added onto the SAC Best of the NGC list?
>
>
> The best place to start is an e-mail directly to Allison. He is responsible
> for what he wrote. Mention that you co-authored the list, and ask him where
> he saw numbers assigned to "SAC Best of" objects. Googling "Mark Allison"
> and "astronomy" take you to his site:
>
> http://www.mallison.u-net.com/
>
> Curiously, he doesn't provide an e-mail address on his site. A cursory
> search for his address came up empty.
>
> Does he mention his fellow countryman Patrick Moore? His (and S&T's)
> Caldwell list is, of course, the worst renaming-offender of them all.
>
> Tom
>
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