Talked with Frank earlier and he said there is a plowed area on the observing field, so I am headed to ds C, 9:15 eta.
Observing Monday night 2/8
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Talked with Frank earlier and he said there is a plowed area on the observing field, so I am headed to ds C, 9:15 eta.
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Re: Observing Monday night 2/8
%@#&%#@!!! If I saw your post earlier I would have met you up there. Enjoy.
Fred, I.S.G.G.B.D.
Re: Observing Monday night 2/8
Well if I had posted earlier that may have helped. It was a last minute call to officially go for it. Sorry you couldn't make it. It did turn out to be a pretty good night. I will try to post some more details later.
Re: Observing Monday night 2/8
Josh & Fred,
I had only a fair night. ClearSkyClock lied!
Sucker holes most of the night'till I bagged out at 2:30AM.
Mars and Saturn were spectacular with the 6 Ethos w/2x Baader-Zeiss-Barlow in the Comet Hunter maknewt: N polar cap, Syrtis major and other bright & dark albedo easily seen, subtle banding on Saturn, Cassini div winking in & out. Best DSOs were M41, tau-cluster, M46 (plus planetary)w/47 using the 20mm ExploreScientific 100•. DC, Stock2, M38 w/ NGC 1907, M44 & M67 (no Beehive edge-ons this night Karl). The Leo trio was awesome as was galaxy hopping in Lyx starting at NGC 2683. The galactic wander NGC 2418 was resolved! Caught NGC 3242, 3115 in Sex, Hickson 44, NGC 2903, 3226/27 in Leo and M79, M93 and IC 418 in Pup. Oh... NGC 4490/85, M106 & 94 plus M104 & NGC 4631.
Other goodies but I have to quit to eat by French Royal breakfast of French Toast et al, ummm ...
Heard some horror travel stories including Norman Fullum's whiteout in Harrisburg Friday night followed by 6hr stall on I-95 going nowhere as a tractor-trailor had jack-knifed closing I 95 S in the middle of the blizzard.
Gastronaut
Inside: looking down and looking up; outside only UP! Observe Galaxies and Eat More Fiber and always have an extra Star Diagonal handy!