http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/ Amateur Astronomy Mailing List Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:11:18 GMT Keith Burns http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22315 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22315 I use a full cover orion glass filter with covers on both sides while in storage. Plus the filter is velcro to the scope when in use. No spotter used. Keith Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:59:00 GMT Mark Ost http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22314 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22314 Just a half hour ago I was viewing the emerging sunspot through my 5 inch Takahashi using a Herschel wedge. As I brought the finder scope to bear on the sun I Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:08:02 GMT Uwe Glahn http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22313 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22313 Hi Kent, thank you for your answer. Both object ideas were given us (Friedl Lamprecht and me) by Matthias this spring. I am very happy that I had the Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:21:19 GMT Kent Wallace http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22312 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22312 Hi Uwe, Thanks for your observations of PGC 49877 and CGMW 4-2085. As far as I know you have the first known visual sightings of these PN. Congratulations! Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:57:37 GMT Uwe Glahn http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22311 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22311 The last two weeks I went together with some friends to Namibia (Hakos). Together with Friedrich Lamprecht I had the chance to use the new and very good 24" Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:20:38 GMT Ante Perkovic http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22310 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22310 ... Here it is: http://www.astronomy-mall.com/Adventures.In.Deep.Space/obscure.htm#uks1 Ante -- http://deepskypedia.com [Non-text portions of this message have Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:59:48 GMT Randy Muller http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22309 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22309 ... Congratulations on observing UKS 1 with your 48, and it was nice to meet you at GSSP. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:16:36 GMT Sue French http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22308 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22308 Jim, Congrats. There's an article in issue #114 (1998 Oct) by Barbara Wilson with a big section on UKS 1. She saw it through Larry Mitchell's 36-inch scope. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:53:44 GMT jimilowrey http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22307 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22307 Hi All I was at the Golden state star party last week,and Alvin Huey , Steve Gottlieb and I tried for Uks 1 with Alvins 22 inch scope.We did not have any luck Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:42:01 GMT eventhorizon2112@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22306 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22306 That is an amazing area!!!  I got a chance to view this region on June 26th with the 36"f4.5.   Starting from the Globular NGC 6723, the Chandelier Cluster, Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:41:21 GMT Event Horizon http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22305 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22305 Fortunately the rain and clouds held off for one more weekend giving me the opportunity to track down and visually see Haumea, my fifth Dwarf Planet.  At Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:18:33 GMT bob_hill12000 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22304 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22304 ... full report will be in an upcoming issue of "Amateur Astronomer", if My bad, meant "Amateur Astronomy"... Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:59:44 GMT bob_hill12000 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22303 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22303 Hi Ron, Nice report. Your observations matched a lot of what I saw from Coona last month using a 3RF 18". When you were observing 137-3, did you notice the Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:05:48 GMT astroron77 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22302 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22302 ... Thank you Brian for the further information on my observations. The magnitudes where taken from my version of "The Sky". Regards Ron Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:24:50 GMT Brian Skiff http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22301 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/amastro/message/22301 ... The mag 13.08 figure is a total B (blue) magnitude, which is okay as long as that's what you're used to reckoning from. Looking them up in NED, total V