[LVAS] Observing Report From N C

[Rob Lambert]

Going out tonight to Valley of Fire.  May be a little windy. Hope I  
can shield the scope enough to observe and capture some images.

Sent from Rob's iPhone!

On Nov 14, 2009, at 9:40, roger ivester <drivester at hotmail.com> wrote:

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> After three days of rain (3.6-inches) and 40 MPH winds we had a  
> beautiful day yesterday.
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> I set up in my backyard and observed last night. The rain and the  
> wind seems to clear the air and I cannot recall a better view of  
> NGC-891.
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> I was able to measure a full 10 arc minutes in length and could  
> easily see the 13th magnitude star on the SSW. I could also see the  
> 13th magnitude star just N of the core, also with ease, as well as  
> several other faint stars that I have not identified as of yet.
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> I noticed a subtle brightness in the central region that I had never  
> seen  before. I was using my 10-inch reflector. I could easily see  
> the galaxy at 57x but did my sketch using a 16mm UO Konig and a  
> Celestron 2X barlow for a magnification of 142x.
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> I plan to observe again tonight, and left my mount set-up and just  
> covered. I hope that your skies are as good tonight.
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> Roger Ivester
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