[Lvas] FW: Virgo Cluster Identification

[roger ivester]

Fred,

 

Since you have already seen all nine with your 16-inch do you plan on observing them again this month. I am planning on leaving my backyard to attempt again after ten years. I am going to a darksite about 10 minutes from my house. 

 

I personally am aware of only four people that have visually seen them all...you being one of them. I am sure there are probably many others. I am just not aware of their accomplishments. 

 

Jim, thanks again for the image. I forwarded the ID to our local group and also to the Charlotte Amateurs.

 

Be sure to consider the Virgo diamond also. Hopefully S&T will do an article on this object next spring. If I get the opportunity to write the article I will need information from others and a variety of scopes. 

 

Hey guys, its 10:00 and I'm heading to bed.

 

Roger

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 
 
 
    I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how he could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.      Abraham Lincoln



 


From: rayworth1969 at hotmail.com
To: lvas at lvlug.org
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:37:01 -0500
Subject: Re: [Lvas] FW: Virgo Cluster Identification



Roger and Jim,
 
Great finder chart!
 
Fred

 


From: drivester at hotmail.com
To: lvas at lvlug.org
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:59:56 +0000
Subject: [Lvas] FW: Virgo Cluster Identification



LVAS all,
 
To be used as a field chart for galaxy identification.
 
I scanned Jim Gianoulakis's image of the Virgo cluster and wrote the Galaxy number and magnitude with a white charcoal pencil.
 
Hope this will be helpful if you should decide to observe this months observing project...which is centered on M-86.
 
Nine galaxies in a 1° FOV. Definitely one of my favorite galaxy groups. How many will you be able to see????
 
Thanks Jim for allowing me to use your image for this purpose.
 
Good luck...Roger Ivester
 
 
 
 
 

 


 
 
 
   



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