Joe, Nice round stars. My guess is that you in the center of the Lagoon open cluster. It is the bright open cluster of stars emerging from the nebula that is seen in Don's image. http://gallery.utahastronomy.com/main.php?g2_itemId=11551 The Lagoon open cluser is more enhanced in the following APOD. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960127.html The center of the cluster is at about J180501.8-242029. - Kurt
MANY thanks, Kurt. I really can't wait until I get clear, dark skies and can get moving with the guider. The better the seeing the less chance of losing the guide star. And I really appreciate the tip about what it might be. Best wishes, Joe Canopus56 <canopus56@yahoo.com> wrote: Joe, Nice round stars. My guess is that you in the center of the Lagoon open cluster. It is the bright open cluster of stars emerging from the nebula that is seen in Don's image. http://gallery.utahastronomy.com/main.php?g2_itemId=11551 The Lagoon open cluser is more enhanced in the following APOD. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960127.html The center of the cluster is at about J180501.8-242029. - Kurt _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://gallery.utahastronomy.com Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com
I'd stay out of the low declinations unless the skies are pristine, Joe. Might save you some headaches. Good job!
Right you are, Chuck, and thanks for the compliment. I was just anxious to try out the guider. But from now on, Little Mountain is off my list. I was shocked at the light pollution -- much, much worse than in previous years. M8 and M31 were about the only deep sky bodies I could find. I looked directly at M51, M81 and M82 and could not distinguish them because of the air glow. There were some other bodies bouncing around in cars at Little Mountain, too, especially one that left some light on for a while -- not that I was paying attention. I was gritting my teeth, shivering, and waiting for the moon to go down, and moonset did not help. -- Joe Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote: I'd stay out of the low declinations unless the skies are pristine, Joe. Might save you some headaches. Good job! _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://gallery.utahastronomy.com Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com
Joe, when the road is open, it's sometimes worth the extra few minutes to keep driving and head on up to Big Mountain. The horizons aren't as good as Little Mountain (especially to the south), but it's noticeably darker and generally less populated. On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 10:39 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
Right you are, Chuck, and thanks for the compliment. I was just anxious to try out the guider. But from now on, Little Mountain is off my list.
Thanks, that's good advice. But years ago, Little Mountain wasn't so bad. -- Joe Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote: Joe, when the road is open, it's sometimes worth the extra few minutes to keep driving and head on up to Big Mountain. The horizons aren't as good as Little Mountain (especially to the south), but it's noticeably darker and generally less populated. On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 10:39 PM, Joe Bauman wrote:
Right you are, Chuck, and thanks for the compliment. I was just anxious to try out the guider. But from now on, Little Mountain is off my list.
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