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ultralightbackpacker posted:
If you had mag 6.5+ skies tonight. How many stars could you name without a chart, strictly from memory? Oh, probably somewhere between 25 and 30. It depends a little on the time of year, although winter seems to have more the the brighter ones visible. Clear skies to you. -- David W. Knisely Prairie Astronomy Club: http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org Hyde Memorial Observatory: http://www.hydeobservatory.info/ ********************************************** * Attend the 11th Annual NEBRASKA STAR PARTY * * July 18-23, 2004, Merritt Reservoir * * http://www.NebraskaStarParty.org * ********************************************** |
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memory? what's that" What's the question?
-- "In this universe the night was falling,the shadows were lengthening towards an east that would not know another dawn. But elsewhere the stars were still young and the light of morning lingered: and along the path he once had followed, man would one day go again." Arthur C. Clarke, The City & The Stars SIAR www.starlords.org Freelance Writers Shop http://www.freelancewrittersshop.netfirms.com Telescope Buyers FAQ http://home.inreach.com/starlord Ad World http://adworld.netfirms.com wrote in message ... If you had mag 6.5+ skies tonight. How many stars could you name without a chart, strictly from memory? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.560 / Virus Database: 352 - Release Date: 1/8/04 |
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memory? what's that" What's the question?
-- "In this universe the night was falling,the shadows were lengthening towards an east that would not know another dawn. But elsewhere the stars were still young and the light of morning lingered: and along the path he once had followed, man would one day go again." Arthur C. Clarke, The City & The Stars SIAR www.starlords.org Freelance Writers Shop http://www.freelancewrittersshop.netfirms.com Telescope Buyers FAQ http://home.inreach.com/starlord Ad World http://adworld.netfirms.com wrote in message ... If you had mag 6.5+ skies tonight. How many stars could you name without a chart, strictly from memory? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.560 / Virus Database: 352 - Release Date: 1/8/04 |
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memory? what's that" What's the question?
-- "In this universe the night was falling,the shadows were lengthening towards an east that would not know another dawn. But elsewhere the stars were still young and the light of morning lingered: and along the path he once had followed, man would one day go again." Arthur C. Clarke, The City & The Stars SIAR www.starlords.org Freelance Writers Shop http://www.freelancewrittersshop.netfirms.com Telescope Buyers FAQ http://home.inreach.com/starlord Ad World http://adworld.netfirms.com wrote in message ... If you had mag 6.5+ skies tonight. How many stars could you name without a chart, strictly from memory? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.560 / Virus Database: 352 - Release Date: 1/8/04 |
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memory? what's that" What's the question?
-- "In this universe the night was falling,the shadows were lengthening towards an east that would not know another dawn. But elsewhere the stars were still young and the light of morning lingered: and along the path he once had followed, man would one day go again." Arthur C. Clarke, The City & The Stars SIAR www.starlords.org Freelance Writers Shop http://www.freelancewrittersshop.netfirms.com Telescope Buyers FAQ http://home.inreach.com/starlord Ad World http://adworld.netfirms.com wrote in message ... If you had mag 6.5+ skies tonight. How many stars could you name without a chart, strictly from memory? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.560 / Virus Database: 352 - Release Date: 1/8/04 |
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less than I could under a 4.5 sky -- I did this for a night in New Hampshire
and I was so lost -- it was not funny -- I cannot find my way under such conditions. "Brian Tung" wrote in message ... ultralightbackpacker wrote: If you had mag 6.5+ skies tonight. How many stars could you name without a chart, strictly from memory? Lots: Joe, Fred, Mary, Tom, Liz, Harold, etc. Oh, the usual conventional names. Well, if you mean the proper names, I doubt that dark skies matter. With the exception of the deeply variable Mira-types, the stars with proper names all are bright enough to see under indifferent skies. (Maybe not inner urban skies, though.) My guess is that I could pick off perhaps 50 to 100 proper names, given enough time. If you let me use Bayer letters and Flamsteed numbers, probably several times that many. But I've got a fairly deep interest in star names, so I'm probably not typical. Brian Tung The Astronomy Corner at http://astro.isi.edu/ Unofficial C5+ Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/c5plus/ The PleiadAtlas Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/pleiadatlas/ My Own Personal FAQ (SAA) at http://astro.isi.edu/reference/faq.txt |
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less than I could under a 4.5 sky -- I did this for a night in New Hampshire
and I was so lost -- it was not funny -- I cannot find my way under such conditions. "Brian Tung" wrote in message ... ultralightbackpacker wrote: If you had mag 6.5+ skies tonight. How many stars could you name without a chart, strictly from memory? Lots: Joe, Fred, Mary, Tom, Liz, Harold, etc. Oh, the usual conventional names. Well, if you mean the proper names, I doubt that dark skies matter. With the exception of the deeply variable Mira-types, the stars with proper names all are bright enough to see under indifferent skies. (Maybe not inner urban skies, though.) My guess is that I could pick off perhaps 50 to 100 proper names, given enough time. If you let me use Bayer letters and Flamsteed numbers, probably several times that many. But I've got a fairly deep interest in star names, so I'm probably not typical. Brian Tung The Astronomy Corner at http://astro.isi.edu/ Unofficial C5+ Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/c5plus/ The PleiadAtlas Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/pleiadatlas/ My Own Personal FAQ (SAA) at http://astro.isi.edu/reference/faq.txt |
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less than I could under a 4.5 sky -- I did this for a night in New Hampshire
and I was so lost -- it was not funny -- I cannot find my way under such conditions. "Brian Tung" wrote in message ... ultralightbackpacker wrote: If you had mag 6.5+ skies tonight. How many stars could you name without a chart, strictly from memory? Lots: Joe, Fred, Mary, Tom, Liz, Harold, etc. Oh, the usual conventional names. Well, if you mean the proper names, I doubt that dark skies matter. With the exception of the deeply variable Mira-types, the stars with proper names all are bright enough to see under indifferent skies. (Maybe not inner urban skies, though.) My guess is that I could pick off perhaps 50 to 100 proper names, given enough time. If you let me use Bayer letters and Flamsteed numbers, probably several times that many. But I've got a fairly deep interest in star names, so I'm probably not typical. Brian Tung The Astronomy Corner at http://astro.isi.edu/ Unofficial C5+ Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/c5plus/ The PleiadAtlas Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/pleiadatlas/ My Own Personal FAQ (SAA) at http://astro.isi.edu/reference/faq.txt |
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less than I could under a 4.5 sky -- I did this for a night in New Hampshire
and I was so lost -- it was not funny -- I cannot find my way under such conditions. "Brian Tung" wrote in message ... ultralightbackpacker wrote: If you had mag 6.5+ skies tonight. How many stars could you name without a chart, strictly from memory? Lots: Joe, Fred, Mary, Tom, Liz, Harold, etc. Oh, the usual conventional names. Well, if you mean the proper names, I doubt that dark skies matter. With the exception of the deeply variable Mira-types, the stars with proper names all are bright enough to see under indifferent skies. (Maybe not inner urban skies, though.) My guess is that I could pick off perhaps 50 to 100 proper names, given enough time. If you let me use Bayer letters and Flamsteed numbers, probably several times that many. But I've got a fairly deep interest in star names, so I'm probably not typical. Brian Tung The Astronomy Corner at http://astro.isi.edu/ Unofficial C5+ Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/c5plus/ The PleiadAtlas Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/pleiadatlas/ My Own Personal FAQ (SAA) at http://astro.isi.edu/reference/faq.txt |
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