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Observing Record May 6, 2013
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Start May 6, 10PM 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 M104 - Virgo Galaxy M61 - Virgo Galaxy M49 - Virgo Galaxy M65 - Leo Galaxy M66 - Leo Galaxy NGC3268 - Leo Galaxy M95 - Leo Galaxy M96 - Leo Galaxy M105 - Leo Galaxy M53 - Coma Bernices Globular Cluster M3 - Canes Venatici Globuar Cluster M13 - Hercules Globular Cluster M5 - Serpens Caput Globular Cluster Saturn - 140x - Tethys, Dione, Titan, Rhea, Mimas (blinked averted), Encelade Stop May 7, 12:15 AM ------- Steve P |
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Observing Record May 6, 2013
On Tuesday, May 7, 2013 12:25:03 AM UTC-4, Steve wrote:
2013 Start May 6, 10PM 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 M104 - Virgo Galaxy M61 - Virgo Galaxy M49 - Virgo Galaxy M65 - Leo Galaxy M66 - Leo Galaxy NGC3268 - Leo Galaxy M95 - Leo Galaxy M96 - Leo Galaxy M105 - Leo Galaxy M53 - Coma Bernices Globular Cluster M3 - Canes Venatici Globuar Cluster M13 - Hercules Globular Cluster M5 - Serpens Caput Globular Cluster Saturn - 140x - Tethys, Dione, Titan, Rhea, Mimas (blinked averted), Encelade Stop May 7, 12:15 AM ------- Steve P There's a bunch of my old friends I haven't seen in a while. Carry on, Steve. |
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Observing Record May 6, 2013
On 5/7/2013 6:35 AM, Ben wrote:
M104 - Virgo Galaxy M61 - Virgo Galaxy M49 - Virgo Galaxy M65 - Leo Galaxy M66 - Leo Galaxy NGC3268 - Leo Galaxy M95 - Leo Galaxy M96 - Leo Galaxy M105 - Leo Galaxy M53 - Coma Bernices Globular Cluster M3 - Canes Venatici Globuar Cluster M13 - Hercules Globular Cluster M5 - Serpens Caput Globular Cluster ------- Steve P There's a bunch of my old friends I haven't seen in a while. Carry on, Steve. Thanks Ben. Will do. I'd like to mention the green laser pointer I'm using as a finder. Should have done that ages ago. Like shooting fish in a barrel. No neck strain, no fancy computerized gadgets. Just look at the chart, source your target, press the button, aim with the laser, release button and poof, there it is within the 1.2 degree field of the 30mm Ultima (or otherwise very near at any rate). Nice and fast. I have regular air traffic in the vicinity, so I have to be cautious. I don't find that an inconvenience in any way though. Plane flies over, I just wait. I saw a story about a local guy that got busted for disrupting a pilot, and he got nailed really hard. Like, serious life changing penalties. Good enough example for me to be damn careful with the thing. |
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Observing Record May 6, 2013
On Tuesday, May 7, 2013 6:53:29 PM UTC-7, Steve wrote:
I'd like to mention the green laser pointer I'm using as a finder. Should have done that ages ago. Like shooting fish in a barrel. No neck strain, no fancy computerized gadgets. Just look at the chart, source your target, press the button, aim with the laser, release button and poof, there it is within the 1.2 degree field of the 30mm Ultima (or otherwise very near at any rate). Nice and fast. I have regular air traffic in the vicinity, so I have to be cautious. I don't find that an inconvenience in any way though. Plane flies over, I just wait. I saw a story about a local guy that got busted for disrupting a pilot, and he got nailed really hard. Like, serious life changing penalties. Good enough example for me to be damn careful with the thing. Green lasers are banned at most star parties these days because the imagers who attend are certain that they can ruin their astrophotos. I do not know if it is true or not, but that is the case. However, I still use mine early in the evening, before it gets truly dark, to point out things to newbies in attendance. They work very well for this purpose. \Paul A |
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