[Lvas] Observing Friday Jan 30

[David Blanchette]

"Transparent"   That's the word I didn't use, but should have when 
talking about last night.  The air was very clear, as evidenced by 
how the Vegas light dome was so small.  We get a number of nights as 
clear as Friday, but they are all to often accompanied by 20mph winds.

-- David

At 03:35 PM 1/31/2009, you wrote:
>David,
>
>Your image of NGC 891 is especially good. This has always been a 
>favorite galaxy of mine. It can be extremely difficult from my 
>backyard with moderate light pollution when observing with a 10-inch 
>reflector.
>
>I have found from my "many" notes and sketches over the years that 
>due to the LSB and weak concentration of this galaxy that sky 
>transparency must be excellent to see the fine detail's.
>
>My compliments...excellent image.
>