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Rob,<BR>
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I'd love to see how a Mallincam image would look. Unfortunately, for me, I am going to have to star hop to it, as I have no GOTO or setting circles. However, I have an excellent chart program, Megastar, and though when I zoomed in on the coordinates Roger gave me, I just saw random stars on the program, I can zoom out and figure the approximate position in Virgo and give it a try. That new laser finder works pretty well.<BR>
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We'll see.<BR>
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I was just out at the dog park this morning behind Sam's Town and the dogs weren't the only thing howling! Good thing I had on longjohns and a ski cap!<BR>
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Fred<BR>
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From: drivester@hotmail.com<BR>To: lvas@lvlug.org<BR>Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 10:38:05 +0000<BR>Subject: Re: [Lvas] Observing The Virgo Diamond<BR><BR>
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Rob,<BR> <BR>I am very sorry to hear that your wife is in the hospital. Please give her my best. My thoughs and prayers will be with the both of you.<BR> <BR>I am hopeful that you can attemp this most "illusive" object...for sure an observers challenge. With the passing of 16 years my memory of this object seems to have been lost. <BR> <BR>This object is a "jewel" only in an image...not visually. But for a "visual" challenge it is fabulous. I would consider it to be excellent.<BR> <BR>The night for us was beautiful, and fairly calm. The seeing and stability was superb. If you noticed on the previous e-mail, I used 266X...it was necessary. If not for the half moon...killing my contrast, I may have had an easier time. HIgh magnification is an essential for seeing this object. <BR> <BR>I would be happy to send a mallingcam image to S&T for their Monday morning meeting. I really want them to allow me to write an article...but who knows. I want "us" to have a thorough report using all instruments, and images with both "conventional camera" and a "mallincam". <BR> <BR>If it were not for my large 6-inch "manual" "Parks Optical" setting circles I would not have been able to find this object. Star hopping is going to be extremely difficult on this object. I love to star hop...but some objects can be just too difficult. <BR> <BR>Rob, I am really hopeful that you can and Jim can obtain an image. You guys would be the first...nothing would make me happier.<BR> <BR>Time of my writing 6:30 AM Saturday ... eastern time.<BR> <BR>Best regards, Roger<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR><BR> <BR>> Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 21:51:50 -0700<BR>> From: scopegeek@gmail.com<BR>> To: lvas@lvlug.org<BR>> Subject: Re: [Lvas] Observing The Virgo Diamond<BR>> <BR>> Roger,<BR>> <BR>> Too windy in Vegas to try to capture a Mallincam image tonight. If wife <BR>> is released from hospital tomorrow and the wind dies down, I will <BR>> attempt to capture the Virgo Diamond tomorrow night.<BR>> <BR>> Rob<BR>> <BR>> roger ivester wrote:<BR>> > LVAS all,<BR>> > <BR>> > Time of writing: 12:30 AM eastern time <BR>> > <BR>> > I had great difficulty locating and seeing the "diamond" with my <BR>> > 10-inch tonight. Please study the "Sloan" image that was originally <BR>> > sent by Tom English before you begin your search. <BR>> > <BR>> > You will first see only two stars, the N and W. They are by far the <BR>> > brightest. I was using *190x* when I first noticed these two stars. I <BR>> > did not think that this was the "diamond" until I used averted vision <BR>> > and saw the S star "wink". I then increased my magnification to *266x* <BR>> > and with averted vision I could see all four stars, but could not hold <BR>> > the E star constantly.<BR>> > <BR>> > I took me over an hour to realize that I was seeing the "diamond". <BR>> > Why? I could only see the two stars as described above.<BR>> > <BR>> > I was so excited as it has been almost 16 years since I looked at this <BR>> > very challenging asterism. I don't remember it being so dim. The half <BR>> > moon at approximately 50° degrees to the west reduced my contrast <BR>> > considerably.<BR>> > <BR>> > I had mentioned on a previous e-mail that I had performed some <BR>> > excellent double star work with an 80% moon. It should be noted that <BR>> > with faint stars of this magnitude they become very difficult to see <BR>> > with the moon.<BR>> > <BR>> > I am very hopeful that Jim will be able to image this faint asterism <BR>> > this night.<BR>> > <BR>> > I will be anxious to here a report.<BR>> > <BR>> > Roger <BR>> > <BR>> ><BR>> > <BR>> > > Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 01:02:27 -0400<BR>> > > From: trenglish@gtcc.edu<BR>> > > To: drivester@hotmail.com<BR>> > > Subject: Re: FW: [Lvas] FW: Virgo Diamond<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Roger,<BR>> > > I looked up the Virgo Diamond on the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and <BR>> > Wikisky tonight. An SDSS image is attached. This is a very neat little <BR>> > group.<BR>> > > Go to Wikisky (http://www.wikisky.org/), zoom out from M31 (the <BR>> > default view), drag the view around until you find Virgo, then zoom in <BR>> > on the appropriate coordinate. If you move your mouse over an object <BR>> > it will give you information.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > The diamond is clearly seen in these interactive surveys, and the <BR>> > westernmost star is a double, giving 5 stars.<BR>> > > Looking for this 5th star is certainly a greater challenge than <BR>> > looking for extra stars in the Trapezium (but don't tell BoB!)<BR>> > ><BR>> > > The northernmost star is TYC 4948-53-1 (12h33m18.96s, -0d38'32.3", <BR>> > m=10.892)<BR>> > > The westernmost star (the double) is USNOA2 0825-07771246 <BR>> > (12h33m17.88s, -0d38'59.1", m= 12.1)<BR>> > > The southernmost star is USNOA2 0825-07771362 (12h33m19.61s, <BR>> > -0d39'15.7", m=13.7)<BR>> > > The easternmost star is USNOA2 0825-07771459 (12h33m20.79s, <BR>> > -0d38'50.5", m=13.45)<BR>> > ><BR>> > > The TYC star was measured by the Hipparcos mission, thus explining <BR>> > its precise magnitude measurement. I looked it up at the Hipparcos web <BR>> > site, and found that its parallax had been measured to be 64.8 <BR>> > milliarcseconds, putting it at around 50 light years from us. Here's <BR>> > the Simbad page for the star: <BR>> > http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=TYC+4948-53-1<BR>> > > -t.e<BR>> > ><BR>> > > E-mail correspondence to and from this sender may be subject to the <BR>> > North Carolina Public Records law and may be disclosed to third parties.<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Rediscover Hotmail®: Get quick friend updates right in your inbox. <BR>> > Check it out. <BR>> > <http://windowslive.com/RediscoverHotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Rediscover_Updates1_042009><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> ><BR>> > Quick access to your favorite MSN content and Windows Live with <BR>> > Internet Explorer 8. 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