Hi all, I didn't go Thursday because I was afraid of the humidity at Pit'N'Pole. But I did go to the Wedge Friday night and it was my best night of astronomy so far. When I got my gear in order, it worked beautifully. I think my pictures were better than ever because of my new marine deep-charge battery, which does not shake the ground like my generator did (to say nothing of the lack of noise and gas smell). I imaged M87, showing its giant jet, the Copeland Septet of galaxies and NGC4565, aka the Silver Needle Galaxy. The night started overcast, so badly that I could targets through the light clouds but not focus on them adequately, but suddenly that cleared up. The rest of the time it was clear, dry and still. I was still shooting when dawn began to break. Best wishes, Joe --- On Sat, 4/2/11, Craig Smith <cs2560@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Craig Smith <cs2560@gmail.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] This past weekend To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Saturday, April 2, 2011, 9:51 PM So how was the observing Thursday and Friday?
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