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Re: [Utah-astronomy] NGC5139
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 01 May '03

01 May '03

Tell that to Astro-Physics. I've been waiting for the AP Traveler since Jan 2001. Maybe I'll get it by 2005! Debbie

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] NGC5139
by UTAHDEB＠aol.com 01 May '03

01 May '03

Jim, We must be on the same wavelength. Last night, I was checking out Omega Centauri on the Sky and Telescope interactive chart. I was trying to figure out when it would be highest in the sky. I saw it last year down here just over the Arizona border. My scope was in a complete horizontal position but it was in the eyepiece (22 Panoptic). I guess I got lucky because I didn't know when the cluster was at its highest point in the sky. I just love this cluster. It is about the size of the full moon. M13 is about half of it's size. Keep in mind this NGC 5139 is at its highest when Spica is at its highest. If you haven't seen this cluster, I'd suggest coming down to St. George this spring. Also check out the Centaurus A galaxy. It is higher up in the sky than the Omega Centauri cluster. Debbie

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Mark Dakins
by Richard Tenney 01 May '03

01 May '03

For those of you who know Mark (former SLAS member), I got the following from him yesterday. Let me know if you are interested in getting together with him later this month and I'll pass it along... -Rich -------- I am finally coming back to Utah. I will be there from May 4 until May 18 with a group from various Oregon Rockhound Clubs Then I plan to stop in Springville for a couple of days to pick up most (but probably not quite all) of the stuff I left behind. Unfortunately the middle of May is the wrong time of month for a star party, but I have no control of the schedule. Maybe we (and others who are interested) can get together for a lunch or dinner on May 19 or 20? Spread the word and let me know if there is any interest. Mark __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com

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