[Lvas] Last night observing

[roger ivester]

Here in Western NC the clouds dissipated during the late evening. I was able to go out later and observe till midnight. I used my 10-inch only.

 

It became rather cold...26° before I brought my scope in. I spent a lot of time on the "crab". I tried many deep-sky observing tricks...no stars. I will discuss them in "our" observing report this coming week. 

 

I did see a different edge, similar to what Fred has been seeing with his 16-inch. My sketches have been showing the edge to be too hard. Last night with medium to higher magnification I saw a more gradual outward dispertion with an outer halo. I find that 150x works well with my 10-inch...as higher manification diminishes or dims the nebula too much. For the first time last night I wished that I had at least a 12-inch scope.    

 

NGC 2403 in Cam is in excellent position for tonight's viewing. I did a sketch. This is one overlooked galaxy.  

 

NGC 4284 and 4290 in Ursa major...they are in the FOV with "spurious" M-40. I had extreme difficulty with these galaxies last night. I am wondering if my eyes are not what they used to be? Please, someone look at these faint galaxies and make note.  

 

Hope all who reads this report can have a good observing seesion tonight and will consider viewing the listed objects.

 

Clear skies, Roger Ivester

 

  

 

 

 

 

I sketched   
 
 
 
    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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