Jay, definitely I'll hit Lakeside more often. It is just a bit further from me than Pit-N-Pole, but it also shows less light pollution. I might be able to swing Friday night. The moon will be, what, 3 or so days old, so Friday would not be bad to shoot for. Let's keep an eye on the weather and I'll let you know if I am clear for Friday night. Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Jay Eads Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 11:01 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Outstanding observing session last night I really wish I could have been there. It truly sounds like a fantastic night! I can't wait for the images Joe. So Mat, do you want to hit Lakeside more often? I am going to hit Pit n Pole on Wednesday. If the weather on Friday is good I would be willing to do Lakeside. Looks like the weather turns this weekend though. On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 8:24 PM, Hutchings, Mat (H USA) < mat.hutchings@siemens.com> wrote:
Joe, I am also eagerly awaiting the continuation of NGC 7331 and it's "Deer" little friends. I know that post-processing can be a lot of work, so no rush.
Mat
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Rodger C. Fry Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:53 PM To: 'Utah Astronomy' Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Outstanding observing session last night
Joe, One picture is worth 1k words. I would love to see what you took of NGC 2717.
Rodger
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Joe Bauman Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 5:01 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Outstanding observing session last night
It was fabulous! I slaved away on a couple of galaxies, but highly enjoyed just looking around at the heavens and talking with Mat. I was deeply impressed with his 16" homemade (including mirror) Dobsonian. His ability to find his way around the constellations was amazing. I got to see some new objects for me, peeking into the Dob. Also this was my first time to image NGC2717, a strange galaxy with a kind of ring around it. -- Joe
________________________________ From: "Hutchings, Mat (H USA)" <mat.hutchings@siemens.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 4:32 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Outstanding observing session last night
Joe Bauman and I headed out to Lakeside for an observing session and it turned out to be one of the best of the year for me. The conditions were fantastic; no wind, no clouds, very transparent, and good seeing. I was motivated to "make hay while the sun shines", since conditions like this have been pretty rare this year it seems. Altogether I hit 60 objects of which the following were standouts: The Veil, NGC 246 (skull nebula) ; N. A. and Pelican nebulae; NGC 253, and NGC 1535 (little Eskimo, and the central star was plainly seen).
Stephan's quintet and the Fornax galaxy cluster were also looking pretty good. Although I have seen the Orion nebula looking better through my scope in the past, it was still filled with detail last night, it was just not high enough in the sky for the real stunning views. The air was steady enough to show very crisp images of Jupiter at 375 power. And Epsilon Lyrae was cleanly split at 104 power (16' dob with and without an off axis mask with a 6" aperture), but could not get it split at my next lower power (71).
Joe got some great images with his setup, and I hope he shares them soon!
Again this was a banner night, and it reaffirmed to me that we live in a great area because within 1.5 hours of where ever you live, you can be in really good, dark locations. I hope to take advantage of that more, weather permitting, during the next year. And I hope to see you all out there at some point or another!
Keep looking up.
Mat Hutchings
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