Where's iota Cas?

I think I had iota but I am not sure. What should I see if I was looking at
iota?

"Sam Wormley" wrote in message
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MThomas wrote:
I think I had iota but I am not sure. What should I see if I was looking
at iota?

Background
http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/sow/iotacas.html
http://www.dibonsmith.com/cas_iota.gif


Not the answer I was looking for. I want your personal answer.

I think I had iota but I am not sure. What should I see if I was looking
at iota?

What kind of scope/finder/mount do you have? Do you have a simple star
chart? Can you find/see iota Cass naked eye? If so, it should be
straight-forward to center it in your 1x finder - assuming you have a 1x
finder (if you don't then get one). Iota Cass is the brightest star in its
immediate vicinity, and is obvously a double at low power.

Dennis

"Dennis Woos" wrote in message
...
I think I had iota but I am not sure. What should I see if I was looking
at iota?

What kind of scope/finder/mount do you have? Do you have a simple star
chart? Can you find/see iota Cass naked eye? If so, it should be
straight-forward to center it in your 1x finder - assuming you have a 1x
finder (if you don't then get one). Iota Cass is the brightest star in
its immediate vicinity, and is obvously a double at low power.

Dennis


The next brightest star just beyond epsilon cas?

The next brightest star just beyond epsilon cas?

Yes. I always draw a line from delta through epsilon, and continue on about
the same distance as from delta to epsilon.

Dennis

MThomas wrote:
"Dennis Woos" wrote in message
...

I think I had iota but I am not sure. What should I see if I was looking
at iota?

What kind of scope/finder/mount do you have? Do you have a simple star
chart? Can you find/see iota Cass naked eye? If so, it should be
straight-forward to center it in your 1x finder - assuming you have a 1x
finder (if you don't then get one). Iota Cass is the brightest star in
its immediate vicinity, and is obvously a double at low power.

Dennis



The next brightest star just beyond epsilon cas?



Here's a locator chart for yoy, Mike
http://edu-observatory.org/eo/Iota_Cas.gif

"Sam Wormley" wrote in message
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MThomas wrote:
"Dennis Woos" wrote in message
...

I think I had iota but I am not sure. What should I see if I was
looking at iota?

What kind of scope/finder/mount do you have? Do you have a simple star
chart? Can you find/see iota Cass naked eye? If so, it should be
straight-forward to center it in your 1x finder - assuming you have a 1x
finder (if you don't then get one). Iota Cass is the brightest star in
its immediate vicinity, and is obvously a double at low power.

Dennis



The next brightest star just beyond epsilon cas?

Here's a locator chart for yoy, Mike
http://edu-observatory.org/eo/Iota_Cas.gif

For yoy? hoy hoy

"Sam Wormley" wrote in message
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MThomas wrote:
"Dennis Woos" wrote in message
...

I think I had iota but I am not sure. What should I see if I was
looking at iota?

What kind of scope/finder/mount do you have? Do you have a simple star
chart? Can you find/see iota Cass naked eye? If so, it should be
straight-forward to center it in your 1x finder - assuming you have a 1x
finder (if you don't then get one). Iota Cass is the brightest star in
its immediate vicinity, and is obvously a double at low power.

Dennis



The next brightest star just beyond epsilon cas?

Here's a locator chart for yoy, Mike
http://edu-observatory.org/eo/Iota_Cas.gif

Great chart! Thanks Sammy.