Observing Record- May 5, 2013

Start:
May 5, 2013 - 9PM

Location:
35mi Northwest of Boston, MA

Equipment:
10" F5 Zhumell Dob
30mm Celestron Ultima: 41x, 1.2 deg
18mm Celestron Ultima: 70x, 0.7 deg (b=140x)
12.5 Celestron Ultima: 100x, 0.5 deg (b=200x)
2x Celestron Ultima Shorty Barlow

M44 - Cancer (Open Cluster) - 41x
M65 - Leo (Galaxy) - 70x, 100x
M66 - Leo (Galaxy) - 70x, 100x
M51 - Canes Venatici (Galaxy) - 70x, 100x
M3 - Canes Venatici (Globuar Cluster) - 70x, 100x, 140x, 200x
M53 - Coma Bernices (Globular Cluster)- 70x, 100x, 140x, 200x
NGC4566 - Coma Bernices (Galaxy)- 70x, 100x

Saturn - Libra
- Cassini and surface banding - 100x, 200x
- Moons Thethys and Dione - 100x

Stop:
May 5, 2013 - 11PM
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Steve P

On 5/5/2013 11:44 PM, Steve wrote:
Start:
May 5, 2013 - 9PM

Location:
35mi Northwest of Boston, MA

Equipment:
10" F5 Zhumell Dob
30mm Celestron Ultima: 41x, 1.2 deg
18mm Celestron Ultima: 70x, 0.7 deg (b=140x)
12.5 Celestron Ultima: 100x, 0.5 deg (b=200x)
2x Celestron Ultima Shorty Barlow

M44 - Cancer (Open Cluster) - 41x
M65 - Leo (Galaxy) - 70x, 100x
M66 - Leo (Galaxy) - 70x, 100x
M51 - Canes Venatici (Galaxy) - 70x, 100x
M3 - Canes Venatici (Globuar Cluster) - 70x, 100x, 140x, 200x
M53 - Coma Bernices (Globular Cluster)- 70x, 100x, 140x, 200x
NGC4565 - Coma Bernices (Galaxy)- 70x, 100x

Saturn - Libra
- Cassini and surface banding - 100x, 200x
- Moons Thethys and Dione - 100x

Stop:
May 5, 2013 - 11PM
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Steve P

Fixed typo: NGC4565

On Sunday, May 5, 2013 11:46:52 PM UTC-4, Steve wrote:
On 5/5/2013 11:44 PM, Steve wrote:

Start:

May 5, 2013 - 9PM



Location:

35mi Northwest of Boston, MA



Equipment:

10" F5 Zhumell Dob

30mm Celestron Ultima: 41x, 1.2 deg

18mm Celestron Ultima: 70x, 0.7 deg (b=140x)

12.5 Celestron Ultima: 100x, 0.5 deg (b=200x)

2x Celestron Ultima Shorty Barlow



M44 - Cancer (Open Cluster) - 41x

M65 - Leo (Galaxy) - 70x, 100x

M66 - Leo (Galaxy) - 70x, 100x

M51 - Canes Venatici (Galaxy) - 70x, 100x

M3 - Canes Venatici (Globuar Cluster) - 70x, 100x, 140x, 200x

M53 - Coma Bernices (Globular Cluster)- 70x, 100x, 140x, 200x

NGC4565 - Coma Bernices (Galaxy)- 70x, 100x



Saturn - Libra

- Cassini and surface banding - 100x, 200x

- Moons Thethys and Dione - 100x



Stop:

May 5, 2013 - 11PM

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Steve P



Fixed typo: NGC4565

Nice to see someone in this group still engages in observing. I might get to do some myself now that the cloud cover is breaking here in Florida.

On Monday, May 6, 2013 3:37:25 AM UTC-7, Ben wrote:

Nice to see someone in this group still engages in observing. I might get to do some myself now that the cloud cover is breaking here in Florida.

I agree. My monthly trek to observe in the local SoCal desert was thwarted by weather this weekend, so we are hoping that next weekend is better.

On a more exciting note, a group of friends has rented the 60" telescope on Mt. Wilson for an all-night session next September. 8 of us are really looking forward to this!

\Paul A

palsing wrote:
On a more exciting note, a group of friends has rented the 60" telescope on Mt. Wilson for an all-night session next September. 8 of us are really looking forward to this!

A group of us JPLers rented the 60" for half a night in March 2012. The
weather was not particularly cooperative, but we did at least get to see
Venus (blindingly bright), Sirius A and B, and the inner part of M42
before the clouds moved in for keeps. The Pup was trivial.

I was most impressed by the way they were able to marry modern
technology and the century-old machinery. And by the sheer size of
their eyepieces. And of course by all the history in the place --
lockers that still carry names like Hubble and Zwicky.

Have fun up there!

-- Bill Owen