[Lvas] M13 propeller

[roger ivester]

All,

 

I continue to be amazed at all of the sightings of the dark lanes "AKA" the propeller, radiating from the center of M-13. 

 

Reports from David, Rob, Fred, and Ryan, have been giving me confidence that I too may be able to observe the dark rifts. 

 

We have had a cold front to move in after a week or more of rain. It is my intentions to take my 10-inch out into my backyard tonight and attempt. I am also hopeful that I can complete my work of the Leo group tonight. 

 

Even though I have observed M-65/66 and N-3628 many times with as many sketches. I do not feel that I have given this group the necessary time to see all of the many "faint" details as described by Skiff.  

 

My son from Las Vegas is visiting, and I am hopeful that he will be able to observe with me. With younger eyes, he may be able to assist with my sketch of the "illusive" propeller, and also verfify that I can in fact see it also. 

 

Roger

 

  

 

     

 

 

 
 
 

 


Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 11:18:18 -0700
To: lvas at lvlug.org
From: Yahoo at awit.com
Subject: Re: [Lvas] M13 propeller

Sorry to give the wrong impression.  Camp Lee Canyon is at 8200 feet, a cold front had just blown through, the skies were quite dark, and M13 was some 40 or 50 degrees above the horizon.  The trees were in the way because this was a mountain camp, and you know how tall those trees can be.  So conditions were actually pretty good.

You should not have any trouble with a 10 inch scope.  Just get a good, dark sky behind M13.

-- David

At 11:12 AM 5/14/2009, you wrote:


Pretty amazing considering your conditions and low altitude. This has got to be a record. Imagine the view at a true dark site with this object on the meridan. 
 
This gives me hope that I might be able to see with my 10-inch...however I am going to try to have at least a 12-inch handy.
 
roger ivester

 
 
 
    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



 
> Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 10:55:04 -0700
> To: lvas at lvlug.org
> From: Yahoo at awit.com
> Subject: [Lvas] M13 propeller
> 
> I have to admit, when I first heard about the "dark lanes" and 
> "propeller" in M13, I was rather skeptical. I pulled up a couple of 
> images of M13 off the net, ran them through some contrast adjustments 
> in a photo editor, but did not see what was described.
> 
> Then someone sent a pair of images of M13, one with an overlay of a 
> propeller. Thereafter, I couldn't help but see the propeller in many images.
> 
> Tuesday night, Rob and I were up at Camp Lee Canyon, for a school 
> event. Once it got real dark, and M13 peeked out from behind the 
> trees, I slapped 200x of 12" LX200 SCT on it, and, sure enough, there 
> was the propeller!
> 
> Wondering if I was just preconditioned to see it, I called over the 
> teacher who was running the event. I explained that there were dark 
> lanes in M13, that formed a 3-blade propeller. It was about the size 
> of the central core of M13, and not centered. I paused to see if I 
> needed to give any other clues, but he almost immediately said 
> "...it's down at the bottom?..." He had nailed it, first try.
> 
> So it does seem to be real, but it doesn't seem to photograph well 
> (gets washed out by stacking?) I need to get out and try it 
> sometime, maybe at Cathedral Gorge next weekend.
> 
> -- David
> 
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