[Lvas] Omega Centauri - South Mountains, NC +35° 15' Latitude

[roger ivester]

Fred and all,

 

I am going to present more comparative views with different telescopes in the future. 

 

Re: Omega Centauri; The 4-inch did resolve any of the stars. The surface was very smooth, with "absolutely" no detail at all.   

 

The 12-inch resolved many stars, and the surface was very mottled. Fred, I feel sure that a 16-inch would have presented a view similar to a photograph. 

 

I am going to go back and look at Rob's image through his mallincam from Death Valley.  

 

Roger

 

   





 


From: rayworth1969 at hotmail.com
To: lvas at lvlug.org
Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 22:36:22 -0500
Subject: Re: [Lvas] Omega Centauri - South Mountains, NC +35° 15' Latitude



Roger,
 
I cheated and looked on the card, but still, the detail is distinctly different between the two. I haven't yet seen it and it's looking more and more like I'll have to wait until next year to try for it.
 
Fred

 


From: drivester at hotmail.com
To: lvas at lvlug.org
Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 15:26:44 +0000
Subject: [Lvas] Omega Centauri - South Mountains, NC +35° 15' Latitude



All,
 
A sketch of Omega Centauri, 20 minutes N of Boiling Springs, North Carolina at an approximate, +35° 15' latitude.
 
One sketch with a 4-inch refractor and another using a 12-inch reflector, 9mm Nagler at 170x. 
 
Can you identify which sketch is which?
 
Roger

 



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