[sac-forum] Re: Strange Request?
- From: "AJ Crayon" <acrayon@xxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:32:30 -0700
Oooops, guess it shouldn't have been sent to the entire e-mail list. Sorry
about that.
AJ Crayon
Phoenix, AZ
----- Original Message -----
From: David Hofland
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Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 11:27 AM
Subject: [sac-forum] Re: Strange Request?
Oh Perfecto! Thanks AJ!
David Hofland
Director, Student Services - BSN
hofland@xxxxxxx
256-782-5276
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From: "AJ Crayon" <acrayon@xxxxxxx>
To: sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 1:26:14 PM
Subject: [sac-forum] Re: Strange Request?
David, caught me at the right time. Here it is -
For the September column we will take on Cygnus – again. There are a lot of
different objects here and we will look at almost every kind, save galaxies.
This will take us around most of the constellation so enjoy. For starters take
a look at the lovely triple star 17 Cygni. These stars are bright, widely
separated and have some color contrast. What colors do you see? Next are two
dark nebula, Barnard 145 and 146. Describe these two and including their shape
and opaqueness. Which of them is the darker? Moving a little to the north is
NGC6866, an open cluster. It is pretty rich but how else would you describe
this nice gem? A little more to the northeast is the next open cluster
NGC6811. This one doesn’t have quite as many stars but is larger. Now for an
interesting piece of NGC history for the next object, a planetary nebula. It
has two designations NGC6766 and NGC6884. The difference in the number is due
to an error in RA, for 6766, when originally catalogued. Note it is a small
faint planetary so a finder chart may be helpful. This next open cluster,
NGC6895, appears to be a nice clump of stars in the Milky Way. How clumpy does
it look to you? Now to another dark nebula - Le Gentil 3. It is located at RA
21 00.0 Dec +51° 00 and has no magnitude but that’s normal for dark nebula. It
is huge, possibly visible to the naked eye and sometimes called the Funnel
Cloud. Going back to open clusters is NGC7031 that is said to look like a
cluster of multiple stars. Does it look like this to you in your telescope
and, by the way what type of Trumpler code would you supply? NGC7039 is the
next object, another open cluster and is much larger than the prior open
cluster. Finally we get to the last object NGC6997 located in the eastern part
of the North American Nebula. How much nebulosity do you see here along with
the cluster?
AJ Crayon
Phoenix, AZ
----- Original Message -----
From: David Hofland
To: sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 11:19 AM
Subject: [sac-forum] Re: Strange Request?
AJ I'll put together observations for you this weekend. I almost certainly
have the list somewhere 'cause I had hoped to get out. But if you can email it
again then I won't have to hope to find it.
David Hofland
Director, Student Services - BSN
hofland@xxxxxxx
256-782-5276
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From: "AJ Crayon" <acrayon@xxxxxxx>
To: sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 11:38:03 AM
Subject: [sac-forum] Re: Strange Request?
Jimmy, yes you are correct. It is the article for September and objects,
as appearing in the NL, are 17 Cygni to NGC6997. I look forward to your
observations.
Thanks,
AJ Crayon
Phoenix, AZ
----- Original Message -----
From: Jimmy Ray
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Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 6:38 AM
Subject: [sac-forum] Re: Strange Request?
I finish mine up last night and will have them typed up over the
week-end. You are talking about September 17 Cyg through NGC6997 correct?
Thank you,
Jimmy Ray
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[mailto:sac-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of AJ Crayon
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 11:03 AM
To: SAC Forum
Subject: [sac-forum] Strange Request?
Yes this could be seen as a strange request. The request is for
observations for Last Call and the constellation is Cygnus. Yes the weather
hasn't cooperated one bit and no one that I know of has done any serious
observing. Hopefully some of you have notes from prior sessions and can send
them in.
So far only Rick Rotramel has sent an observation. If necessary I can
use observations from Steve Coe, Ken Reeves and myself.
Suffice it to say I need more.
AJ Crayon
Phoenix, AZ
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