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Roger,<BR>
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I'm glad you were able to get out. As you know, my night out Saturday didn't turn out so hot. Still waiting...<BR>
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I'm crossing my fingers for this weekend. It'll probably be Redstone as I don't want to hassle with the park people up on the mountain.<BR>
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As for NGC-6822, I started looking for it in Spain in 1988, and have tried about a dozen times since, but no luck until last Saturday night. If I'd known it would have been that hard to see, I might have looked a bit closer before. In fact, Saturday, I almost missed it. It was nothing more than a slight increase in speckles in the background. It was larger than I expected, but so dim I had to use averted vision over and over again. My friend Jim saw it too, but it took him a few passes to see it. I was expecting something brighter and more defined. No wonder I never saw it before!<BR>
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NGC-6822 is a REAL challenge!<BR>
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Fred<BR>
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From: drivester@hotmail.com<BR>To: lvas@lvlug.org<BR>Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:39:04 +0000<BR>Subject: Re: [Lvas] Observer's Challenges For July and August<BR><BR>
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Fred and all,<BR> <BR>It was pretty amazing, but I was able to observe last night from my backyard with my 4-inch. I spent most of my time on M-2, and decided that I would use the information and sketch that I obtained last month for M-27.<BR> <BR>With the potential of rain and thunderstorms this weekend it was amazing when I walked out shortly after sunset to see a sky worthy of setting my scope up. Before beginning my session I could easily see all of the stars in the little dipper and overhead was at least a 5.5 magnitude limiting naked eye. It was still fairly hot and humid. <BR> <BR>I spent a large portion of my time trying to see NGC-6822 with poor results. I tried to make myself believe that that I could see a slight glow with field motion slightly south-east of PN NGC-6818. Ambient lighting reduces the contrast too much for objects with little concentration and extremely low surface brightness such as NGC-6822. <BR> <BR>PN 6818 is easily seen with almost any scope. I have some pretty good notes from an 80mm f/15 refractor many years ago. <BR> <BR>Fred, I used your notes in an attempt to help me locate N-6822. I made a field sketch drawing of a small chain or grouping of field stars between the PN and the galaxy....still no luck. I was looking at the precise spot and could not see any brightening at all. This has and continues to be a difficult object for me.<BR> <BR>If I had thought that the skies were going to be so nice I would have made plans to go to a dark site. <BR> <BR>I called another observer and friend at the last minute and he was not home. I too don't like to observe out in the country by myself. <BR> <BR>NGC-6231 in Scorpius was unfortunately below the trees near my southern horizon. <BR> <BR>Roger<BR> <BR> <BR><FONT face=Arial></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial> <BR><BR> <BR></FONT><EM><FONT face=Arial><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT>The moon and stars to govern the night..... Psalm 136:9</EM><BR><BR><BR><BR> <BR><BR>
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<BR>From: rayworth1969@hotmail.com<BR>To: lvas@lvlug.org<BR>Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:08:01 -0500<BR>Subject: [Lvas] Observer's Challenges For July and August<BR><BR>
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All,<BR> <BR>I'm starting to collect any observational notes, drawings, or photos you all may have for our two objects, M-27 and M-2. We are going to do a double report this time to cover both months.<BR> <BR>Last call will be next weekend just in case by some miracle, the weather gives us a break. However, if any of you have managed to get any observations, please send me what you have and I'll incorporate it into the report.<BR> <BR>I managed to get M-27, but we got kicked out of the observing site before I could get to M-2. Hopefully, some of you all had better luck!<BR> <BR>Please don't be shy and send me your stuff!<BR> <BR>Fred Rayworth<BR> <BR><BR><BR>
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