[Lvas] FW: Mitchell overlook

[Fred Rayworth]

Roger,

 

Excellent drawing. I've seen 4631 and 4656, but have nothing on the other two, probably because I wasn't looking for them or the sky conditions were't favorable. I had 4631 as a nice fat streak while 4656 was a small irregular streak that was kind of notched. Saw them here in March 2006.

 

Fred


 


From: drivester at hotmail.com
To: lvas at lvlug.org
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:15:09 +0000
Subject: [Lvas] FW: Mitchell overlook



LVAS all,
 
Steve Davis of NC sent some excellent images from the Mount Mitchell overlook a few days ago. I especially enjoyed seeing the galaxy group NGC-4631,4627,4656,4657.
 
I would like to share a sketch with the image that Steve made using a 130 AP refractor. My sketch was made using my 10-inch reflector with a 20mm University Optics Erfle eyepiece with an apparent field of 60°. The sketch has an approximate FOV of slightly over 1°.
 
The 20mm eyepiece that I used is one of my favorites as it gives me a 1.1° field at 57x. I purchased this eyepiece 18 years ago from University Optics for $59.95. It has four fully multi-coated elements, and was made in Japan...very high quality. I have never owned an expensive eyepiece, by choice. I have the complete set of UO Konigs but unfortunately they are no longer available. At one time the UO Konigs were the research eyepiece of choice by many observatories and top professionals. 
 
North is up on my sketch. N-4631 is the largest galaxy at the top with N-4627 sitting almost on top. N-4656 and N-4657 are at the bottom. 
 
Enjoy...Roger Ivester
 
 
  



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