[LVAS] December Observers Challenge

[Rob Lambert]

I think the NGC 470 group is more difficult to observe detail than 891  
was and IC-10 is even more defficult to tease out the detail.  So, in  
the order of easiest to most difficult to observe detail I would rank  
them 891, 470 group, IC-10.

David and I were speculating as to how IC-10 was initially discovered.  
We didn't think it was visually, but was probably by photographic  
plates. This object is not one that would someone would easily stumble  
across.

I also took the time to throw the camera at the Horsehead last night.  
 From what I saw on the monitor, I can't wait to see the images from  
the frame capture. I had the computer in night vision mode so I  
couldn't see the same detail on the read screen. I could actually see  
the red nebula that backlights the Horsehead, and it was actually red.  
It should be interesting.

Talk to you later.

Rob

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On Dec 14, 2009, at 8:14, roger ivester <drivester at hotmail.com> wrote:

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> All,
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> The NGC-474 compact galaxy cluster might seem to be difficult, but  
> to me they are much easier than NGC-891.
>
> They are indeed small but due to good concentration, decent surface  
> brightness and with all being so close together, most will find them  
> to be fairly easy.
>
> Fred mentioned in a previous e-mail that he did not have any problem  
> observing this group at one of the last LVAS outings.
>
> roger
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