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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message and any included attachments are from Siemens Medical Solutions and are intended only for the addressee(s). The information contained herein may include trade secrets or privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you received this message in error, or have reason to believe you are not authorized to receive it, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender by e-mail with a copy to Central.SecurityOffice@siemens.com Thank you
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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message and any included attachments are from Siemens Medical Solutions and are intended only for the addressee(s). The information contained herein may include trade secrets or privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you received this message in error, or have reason to believe you are not authorized to receive it, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender by e-mail with a copy to Central.SecurityOffice@siemens.com Thank you _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php
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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message and any included attachments are from Siemens Medical Solutions and are intended only for the addressee(s). The information contained herein may include trade secrets or privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you received this message in error, or have reason to believe you are not authorized to receive it, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender by e-mail with a copy to Central.SecurityOffice@siemens.com Thank you _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php
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. 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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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Just got back from Lakeside and it was awesome tonight. Not too chilly and perfectly clear. Some great shooting stars, one that looked like a firework, exploding blue and green in the North around 12:45 am. On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 9:00 PM, Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> wrote:
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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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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Interesting claim there :) Do you have any corroborating witnesses - ie, two??????? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mat Hutchings (H USA)" <mat.hutchings@siemens.com> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 4:32:48 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message and any included attachments are from Siemens Medical Solutions and are intended only for the addressee(s). The information contained herein may include trade secrets or privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you received this message in error, or have reason to believe you are not authorized to receive it, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender by e-mail with a copy to Central.SecurityOffice@siemens.com Thank you _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php
jcarman6, sorry I have not met you so I don't know your name. I made a lot of claims in my post, so I'm not sure exactly which you are referring to. Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of jcarman6@q.com Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 10:49 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Outstanding observing session last night Interesting claim there :) Do you have any corroborating witnesses - ie, two??????? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mat Hutchings (H USA)" <mat.hutchings@siemens.com> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 4:32:48 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message and any included attachments are from Siemens Medical Solutions and are intended only for the addressee(s). The information contained herein may include trade secrets or privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you received this message in error, or have reason to believe you are not authorized to receive it, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender by e-mail with a copy to Central.SecurityOffice@siemens.com Thank you
True, we haven't met, but I thought you were referring to my challenge for dobs to split epsilon lyrae at low magnifications. You made a herculean effort at 104 magnification. I was just hoping for corroboration of the event. I totally believe the rest of your post AND if you didn't catch it in my first reply :) :) :) aka smiley faces. This is all for fun. Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mat Hutchings (H USA)" <mat.hutchings@siemens.com> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 10:27:35 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Outstanding observing session last night jcarman6, sorry I have not met you so I don't know your name. I made a lot of claims in my post, so I'm not sure exactly which you are referring to. Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of jcarman6@q.com Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 10:49 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Outstanding observing session last night Interesting claim there :) Do you have any corroborating witnesses - ie, two??????? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mat Hutchings (H USA)" <mat.hutchings@siemens.com> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 4:32:48 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message and any included attachments are from Siemens Medical Solutions and are intended only for the addressee(s). The information contained herein may include trade secrets or privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you received this message in error, or have reason to believe you are not authorized to receive it, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender by e-mail with a copy to Central.SecurityOffice@siemens.com Thank you _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php
I vouch for Mat, even though I didn't see it myself -- I certainly heard him when he did it! -- Joe ________________________________ From: "jcarman6@q.com" <jcarman6@q.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 1:10 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Outstanding observing session last night True, we haven't met, but I thought you were referring to my challenge for dobs to split epsilon lyrae at low magnifications. You made a herculean effort at 104 magnification. I was just hoping for corroboration of the event. I totally believe the rest of your post AND if you didn't catch it in my first reply :) :) :) aka smiley faces. This is all for fun. Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mat Hutchings (H USA)" <mat.hutchings@siemens.com> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 10:27:35 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Outstanding observing session last night jcarman6, sorry I have not met you so I don't know your name. I made a lot of claims in my post, so I'm not sure exactly which you are referring to. Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of jcarman6@q.com Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 10:49 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Outstanding observing session last night Interesting claim there :) Do you have any corroborating witnesses - ie, two??????? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mat Hutchings (H USA)" <mat.hutchings@siemens.com> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 4:32:48 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message and any included attachments are from Siemens Medical Solutions and are intended only for the addressee(s). The information contained herein may include trade secrets or privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you received this message in error, or have reason to believe you are not authorized to receive it, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender by e-mail with a copy to Central.SecurityOffice@siemens.com Thank you _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php
Hi Joan; Of course this is all fun, otherwise why do we observe? I caught your smiley's and think that you asked your question with good intentions. No, Joe was busy with taking awesome images so he did not split the doubles with my scope. So no, I don't have a second witness, you'll just have to believe me. I have nothing to gain by fabricating. :) Only a good name to loose. I don't think it was a herculean effort, it was quite an easy split and I'm sure it could be done at lower magnifications. Visual acuity comes into play as does a steady atmosphere. That night was very steady and I have better than 20/20 eyesight with no astigmatism, or other hinderments (but strangely as I get gray in my hair, my arms are getting shorter when I read a book). So 104 power was not much of an effort. It was a cleaner split with my 6" off axis mask though. In case you are wondering, by split I mean two distinct stars with black between them. No peanuts, or blobs for me, I need to see a dark line of separation. I have an eyepiece that gets me right at 91 power, so if I am out again soon and the sky is steady, I'll try with that one. Someone with better eyesight could probably split it much lower, like in the 70's, I'm thinking. So there's a challenge, just how low can one split the double double. Run whatcha brung, meaning any scope anyone has is fair game. Because visual acuity is a factor at lower powers, second witnesses are not needed. But please make sure you have dark between them, no blobs, make it a clean split. Originally, I thought you might have been referring to the central star in NGC 1535, now that was worth seeing! But not that hard that night. Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of jcarman6@q.com Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 3:10 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Outstanding observing session last night True, we haven't met, but I thought you were referring to my challenge for dobs to split epsilon lyrae at low magnifications. You made a herculean effort at 104 magnification. I was just hoping for corroboration of the event. I totally believe the rest of your post AND if you didn't catch it in my first reply :) :) :) aka smiley faces. This is all for fun. Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mat Hutchings (H USA)" <mat.hutchings@siemens.com> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 10:27:35 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Outstanding observing session last night jcarman6, sorry I have not met you so I don't know your name. I made a lot of claims in my post, so I'm not sure exactly which you are referring to. Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of jcarman6@q.com Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 10:49 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Outstanding observing session last night Interesting claim there :) Do you have any corroborating witnesses - ie, two??????? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mat Hutchings (H USA)" <mat.hutchings@siemens.com> To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 4:32:48 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- This message and any included attachments are from Siemens Medical Solutions and are intended only for the addressee(s). The information contained herein may include trade secrets or privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. 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This article is interesting and perhaps it will assist in understanding Dobs and their excellent ability to split double stars. Read his point number two. Texereau and Suitter both say the same thing, but they take chapters to say it in. http://home.earthlink.net/~indig/Research/Papers/SecondaryDiffraction/Second... Jo Quoting jcarman6@q.com:
True, we haven't met, but I thought you were referring to my challenge for dobs to split epsilon lyrae at low magnifications. You made a herculean effort at 104 magnification. I was just hoping for corroboration of the event. I totally believe the rest of your post AND if you didn't catch it in my first reply :) :) :) aka smiley faces. This is all for fun.
Joan
Klatu, barada. nikto! 73, lh On 9/27/2011 4:32 PM, Hutchings, Mat (H USA) wrote:
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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Hmm, where's Gort? -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Larry Holmes Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 4:24 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Outstanding observing session last night Klatu, barada. nikto! 73, lh On 9/27/2011 4:32 PM, Hutchings, Mat (H USA) wrote:
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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Keep looking to the skies...... 73, lh On 9/28/2011 2:55 PM, Hutchings, Mat (H USA) wrote:
Hmm, where's Gort?
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Larry Holmes Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 4:24 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Outstanding observing session last night
Klatu, barada. nikto! 73, lh
On 9/27/2011 4:32 PM, Hutchings, Mat (H USA) wrote:
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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