[Lvas] FW: Object change

[Rob Lambert]

Roger,

Are you interested in observations from a Mallincamer like me?  If not, I
really do understand you observing purists.

I blew the socks off some old hats Saturday night at our Red Rock Public
Star Party.  I was able to pull down the Horsehead Nebula with only a 14
second integration through the light pollution of Las Vegas.  These old hand
astronomers were completely gassed out.  They were seeing the Horse at near
real-time and were amazed at what they saw.  One of the guys left his
12.5-inch Obsession and spent most of the evening at my scope.  And I was
only using an Orion ST120 (Achro) as my primary scope that night.

With my somewhat weakening eyes, I'm seeing things I would never see
otherwise, even through a 25-inch scope.

Anyway, if you're interested in some unprocessed captured images of the
objects you specified, I would be glad to contribute them, even if they
aren't used for anything other than to validate your eyepiece observations.
Let me know.

Your friend,

Rob Lambert
President, Las Vegas Astronomical Society



On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 1:04 PM, roger ivester <drivester at hotmail.com>wrote:

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> *Please note the following change of objects for review. I felt this would
> be better suited for the ones who are not interesting in staying up till the
> early morning at this time. *
>
> *Objects for review through June 2009...
> *
> *NGC 2403: Spiral galaxy in Camelopardis...I would need your observing
> information by March 20th in order to send out by April 1st.  I will also
> include a report using my 4-inch refractor and Marty Klein will submit a
> report using a 3.5-inch Questar Duplex. What is possible through these small
> scopes???
> *
> *NGC 3190 Galaxy cluster in Leo which includes NGC-3193, 3190, 3187, and
> 3185*. *Need information by April 20th to send out by May 1st.
> *
> *M-84 and M86...there are a total of nine galaxies within a 1° field when
> centered on M-84. This is actually one of my favorite groups and possibly my
> best sketch also as it contains all nine galaxies when using my 10-inch
> reflector. Need information by May 20th to send out by June 1st.
> * *
> *
>  *Best regards  all... Roger Ivester *
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> **
>
> *  *  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
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