I checked to be sure but you are correct, Charles Messier did not have a hand controller. I also found out that he did not drive his four door Hybrid to the observatory any of the nights he observed. Perhaps it was because neither of them were invented yet. (just sayin') Steve > Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 15:56:41 -0700
From: outwest112@yahoo.com To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Comet Garradd
You don't need exact coordinates if you have a telescope with "push-to" pointing technology.á Just point at the coathanger asterism and do a slow spiral search along it's southern edge going farther and farther out with each pass.á Unfortunately with motor driven telescopes this seems to be a lost art.á People with hand controls just can't do a simple spiral search.á How do you think Charles Messier did his searches for comets?á Not with a hand controller, that's for sure. á DT
From: Rodger C. Fry <rcfry@comcast.net> To: 'Utah Astronomy' <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, September 3, 2011 4:41 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Comet Garradd
Siegfried,
Here are the coordinates for tonight.
á á á Dateá á á á RAá á á Decá á Suná á Earthá Magá Elongá Coná á Rise á á á á á á á á hr miná á degá 'á AUá á AUá á á á á á degá á á á á á pm á á 1 Jul 2011á 22 42.7á +02 29á 2.759á 2.163á 10.1á á 115.8á Aqrá 10.33 pm á á 8 Jul 2011á 22 32.9á +04 24á 2.693á 1.996á 9.8á á 123.5á Pegá 10.03 pm á 15 Jul 2011á 22 20.6á +06 25á 2.625á 1.843á 9.5á á 131.1á Pegá á 9.30 pm á 22 Jul 2011á 22 04.9á +08 37á 2.558á 1.705á 9.2á á 138.7á Pegá á 8.54 pm á 29 Jul 2011á 21 44.8á +10 54á 2.492á 1.588á 9.0á á 145.4á Pegá á 8.15 pm á á 5 Aug 2011á 21 21.3á +13 09á 2.426á 1.498á 8.7á á 149.3á Pegá á 7.33 pm á 12 Aug 2011á 20 54.7á +15 14á 2.361á 1.435á 8.5á á 148.7á Delá á 6.47 pm á 19 Aug 2011á 20 26.1á +16 58á 2.297á 1.404á 8.3á á 143.3á Delá á 5.57 pm á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á á Set
á 26 Aug 2011á 19 57.1á +18 13á 2.233á 1.403á 8.2á á 134.8á Sgeá á 2.56 am á á 2 Sep 2011á 19 29.6á +18 59á 2.171á 1.429á 8.1á á 125.0á Sgeá á 1.58 am á á 9 Sep 2011á 19 04.8á +19 19á 2.110á 1.477á 8.1á á 115.0á Sgeá á 1.04 am
Rodger Fry
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Siegfried Jachmann Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2011 4:35 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Comet Garradd
What are tonigh's coordinate's? On Sep 3, 2011 3:39 PM, "Chrismo" <djchrismo@gmail.com> wrote:
It's great when you finally get to see it though, isn't it? I'm constantly amazed every time I get to see a "new" (to me) object.
On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 8:14 AM, Raeburn Kennard <rkennard@kmclaw.com> wrote:
After several failed attempts beginning in mid-August, I was finally able last night to see Comet Garradd from my front yard in Draper through my 10" Dob. With the general light pollution of the valley, several street lights and my neighbor's new dark-activated decorative driveway lamp - for which he is so proud -(three high-watt, unshielded bulbs) I was barely able to see Sagitta with the naked eye. But, star-hopping from there with my trusty Telrad, I was able to just barely see the bluish-green smudge of the comet. Makes me appreciate more and more with each new comet what a major event Hale-Bopp was!
Raeburn Kennard
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