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Machholz and single malt
Last night was a rare one here in NE TN -- skies were clear, cold, and
steady, 24 deg, light wind -- stars were not twinkling at all. As the moon slid down to the west, I pulled out my XT-8, found Rigel, and swept to the west and -- jackpot -- there was comet Machholz -- a fuzzy blob, no discernible tail but the head was clearly bright and dense. As I looked longer and longer I determined that the fuzzy part did extend farther in one direction than the other. Comet looked good at three mags -- 38X (32mm TV Plossl), 67X (18mm Meade SWA), and 171X (7mm Nagler). Moved over to Orion, put in a nebula filter and spent 15 minutes staring at M48 -- very nice. Switched to my cheapie 40mm 2-inch EP and checked out Pleiades -- sparkling. Hauled everything back into the garage and headed inside for two fingers of 17-year-old Lahproaig. Hope to repeat tonight -- except I'll close out the evening with two fingers of Dalwhinnie. -- ----- Joe S. |
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"Joe S." wrote in message ... Last night was a rare one here in NE TN -- skies were clear, cold, and steady, 24 deg, light wind -- stars were not twinkling at all. As the moon slid down to the west, I pulled out my XT-8, found Rigel, and swept to the west and -- jackpot -- there was comet Machholz -- a fuzzy blob, no discernible tail but the head was clearly bright and dense. As I looked longer and longer I determined that the fuzzy part did extend farther in one direction than the other. Comet looked good at three mags -- 38X (32mm TV Plossl), 67X (18mm Meade SWA), and 171X (7mm Nagler). Moved over to Orion, put in a nebula filter and spent 15 minutes staring at M48 -- very nice. Switched to my cheapie 40mm 2-inch EP and checked out Pleiades -- sparkling. Hauled everything back into the garage and headed inside for two fingers of 17-year-old Lahproaig. Hope to repeat tonight -- except I'll close out the evening with two fingers of Dalwhinnie. nice! although I prefer the Dalwhinnie in the summer and a Lagavulin on cold nights, (and Highland Park after dinner) :-) -- md |
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nice! although I prefer the Dalwhinnie in the summer and a Lagavulin on
cold nights, (and Highland Park after dinner) :-) Seems you Americans have sensible habits after all! ;o) Caught the Comet tonight in combination with a real Irish Coffee, based on Jameson whisky (I would'nt waste fine single malt lika Laphroig on a coffee drink ... /Stefan, Sweden, |
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"Stefan Ahlgren" wrote in message ... nice! although I prefer the Dalwhinnie in the summer and a Lagavulin on cold nights, (and Highland Park after dinner) :-) Seems you Americans have sensible habits after all! ;o) oh, I am not american. I am dutch :-) -- md |
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Well, I'm American and I was also looking at the comet last night in my
XT6 and TV85. And afterwards I had a nice glass of a 30 year old single malt called The Dalmore. A perfect evening. Clyde |
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It's an observation that has been growing for well over 15
years......why is it that (in my experience) far more amateur astronomers than statistics would support prefer as their adult beverage some of the top level singlemalts? Wayne Howell Photon Phlats Observatory Port Townsend, WA |
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I'm really kinda partial to Jameson's, myself. Preferrably John Jameson
Special Reserve. -Kevin -- Remove "nospam" from domain part of address "Wayne Howell" wrote in message ... It's an observation that has been growing for well over 15 years......why is it that (in my experience) far more amateur astronomers than statistics would support prefer as their adult beverage some of the top level singlemalts? Wayne Howell Photon Phlats Observatory Port Townsend, WA |
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It has something to do with being people of discriminating taste who
appreciate life's finer moments. -- ----- Joe S. "Wayne Howell" wrote in message ... It's an observation that has been growing for well over 15 years......why is it that (in my experience) far more amateur astronomers than statistics would support prefer as their adult beverage some of the top level singlemalts? Wayne Howell Photon Phlats Observatory Port Townsend, WA |
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Awwwww - And I finished off my MacAllan Anniversary Malt ("Over 25 Years
Old". Guess I'll have to wait for the next Comet! ;-). Crazy Ed |
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I'm a single malt scotch lover myself, but a more interesting and revealing
question is what is the worst whiskey you've ever drunk? "Joe S." wrote in message ... Last night was a rare one here in NE TN -- skies were clear, cold, and steady, 24 deg, light wind -- stars were not twinkling at all. As the moon slid down to the west, I pulled out my XT-8, found Rigel, and swept to the west and -- jackpot -- there was comet Machholz -- a fuzzy blob, no discernible tail but the head was clearly bright and dense. As I looked longer and longer I determined that the fuzzy part did extend farther in one direction than the other. Comet looked good at three mags -- 38X (32mm TV Plossl), 67X (18mm Meade SWA), and 171X (7mm Nagler). Moved over to Orion, put in a nebula filter and spent 15 minutes staring at M48 -- very nice. Switched to my cheapie 40mm 2-inch EP and checked out Pleiades -- sparkling. Hauled everything back into the garage and headed inside for two fingers of 17-year-old Lahproaig. Hope to repeat tonight -- except I'll close out the evening with two fingers of Dalwhinnie. -- ----- Joe S. |
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