Jim,

 

It sounds like you and I find things in a similar way. I have noticed that I have trouble finding M81 & M82 this time of year. I think that it is because the Big Dipper is upside down to the way I usually see it during the Summer and Fall. I have found that I always move the wrong way when I go searching for it. I picked them up a few weeks ago, when the moon had washed out Leo and Virgo's galaxies, and they were real bright.

 

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Gibson [mailto:xajax99@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 1:44 PM
To: Astronomy in Utah
Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] The moon

Debbie
You wrote: Do you live near the mountain in PG?
Yes, I do. I use a telrad to get me on target, but I seldom hit right on, then I start searching through the eyepiece.
That method has worked for me before. I just had a tuff time last Saturday night.

You wrote: The globular clusters looked good

If you are talking about M13, I did locate that with no problem. It is beautiful.

 

I am thinking of adding a 3" finder scope to help in the search. Do you know of any good ones?  I did a little googleing and all I turned up were 9X50mm. I think a 3" inch finder scope will be more like 150mm won't it?

Jim

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