Oh, I do enjoy other objects -- it's just that I love galaxies the most. And my rig is such a chore to set up and break down, that I don't have the energy to do it when the seeing isn't good for what I like. After all, Ill be 65 in April. Best wishes, Joe --- On Thu, 2/17/11, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Moonset To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Thursday, February 17, 2011, 2:21 PM Jay, you're doing it exactly right.
I purposely used the term "faint fuzzies" because I believe as you do- stars and clusters are definitely DSO's.
Some of my best observing sessions were in the back yard with small telescopes. Too, moonlight isn't much of a hindrance when doing narrow-band observing. I've spent many moonlit and light-polluted nights chasing down planetary nebulae with narrowband filters from the back yard. A favorite summer stay-at-home observing project is taking one or two constellations and finding every PN within it's borders.
Even the full moon is amazing when you watch it rise or set behind a cool horizon. I've seen a herd of deer (I think, could have been elk) walk along a ridge in front of a full, rising moon. I'll never forget that.
On 2/17/11, Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> wrote:
There is much to see and it comes down to what someone wants to see. The moon can be fascinating in and of itself until it gets too near full. A waxing or waning gibbous to near full or a full moon is too much for me, but I am enjoying observing and sketching the moon. That and double stars fill up some of the void when the moon gets too bright for DSO work. For me it extends the time I can observe and for lunar and double's, I usually do them from my backyard so no trip out. Alas, one never gets over DSO's for truly, double stars must be considered Deep Sky Objects since they also are to be found in the confines of the deep sky. Double's are in their own class (for me at least) like globular clusters,, open clusters, PN's, Galaxies, etc. Ok, now the Double Lovers can throw me under the bus.
On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 1:01 PM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks!
You'll get this faint fuzzy exclusivity out of your system one of these days, Joe. ;o)
Possibly the most beautiful, stirring sights I've ever seen in the eyepiece were moonrises and moonsets (along with Saturn, of course).
On 2/17/11, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
Nice description. But I prefer times when there is no moon to set.
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