[LVAS] FW: Small Scope and Other

[Fred Rayworth]

Roger,

 

I'll surely let you know how my observing turns out. I'm getting nervous twinges right now about the weather. I've been burned too many times!

 

Fred


 
> From: drivester at hotmail.com
> To: lvas at lvlug.org
> Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:45:06 +0000
> Subject: [LVAS] FW: Small Scope and Other
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> The weather has been terrible in western North Carolina as of late and I have been unable to observe the Helix or anything else. The weather forecast is for more rain and clouds this weekend. I want a new observation and sketch of the Helix. Not my notes of 1992. 
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> I especially want to observe and sketch for the first time...NGC-6822 of the "Small Scope Challenge". 
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> Rob, the "Small Scope Challenge" is a great idea and I plan to participate regularly when the the weather improves. Please don't think that I am not interesting in observing the OC NGC-6231 in Scorpius and also NGC-6822...quite to the contrary. Barnard's galaxy has been the bane of my galaxy observing for many years now. It is just not possible from my backyard. I am planning a trip to my new dark site in the South Mountains...20 minutes N of Boiling Springs. 
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> Hopefully there will be many observations from Cathedral Gorge of all the objects, especially NGC-6822, and the Helical Nebula. 
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> Another object. If anyone is up in the very early hours please try the companion to Sirius, AKA the "Pup". I have had some recent e-mail correspondences with Sue French and she has seen it in recent years with her Astro-Physics 105mm Traveler from the WSP in Florida. 
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> She however has been unable to see it from her home in upstate New York with a +41° N latitude...Sirius is just too low. 
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> James Mullaney has followed the orbit of the companion in recent years also...possibly using his C-5. Jim was the one that mentioned to me that he thought Sue had seen it in her 4-inch. 
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> Sue said that a good 8-inch scope should present the companion easily with good seeing.
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> Roger Ivester
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