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All,<BR>
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Open clusters come in all shapes and sizes. Instead of the relative uniformity of a globular, they are all over the map. Some may be roughly round, some square, some with no discernable shape. They also come in a variety of star colors as well as highly mixed magnitudes. As Roger says, many of them are not as bright as one might expect. On the other hand, even some of the bright ones get lost in the glow of the milky way. The especially difficult ones are located in Monoceros and Canis Major. Not only are they buried in a relatively rich star field, many of them are just a clump of 15 or 20 dim stars. They are the ones that often have no discernable shape and that is why many of them are part of the Herschel catalogues.<BR>
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Fun objects.<BR>
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Fred<BR>
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From: drivester@hotmail.com<BR>To: lvas@lvlug.org<BR>Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:23:19 +0000<BR>Subject: Re: [LVAS] March Observers Challenge<BR><BR>
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All,<BR> <BR>I really want to be able to sketch the small and rich cluster NGC 1893. Skiff and Luginbulh mention 30 faint stars with a 60 mm refractor and 50 with a 10-inch. The demension's of this small and faint cluster, 12 arc minutes. <BR> <BR>12/60 = is 0.20° <BR> <BR>A cluster like this can be a beautiful sight and may cause you to want to see more with faint stars. I have observed many like this. The faint members will be invisible, but with the right EP and magnification, they will just "pop" into view.<BR> <BR>We normally think of open clusters as being very bright, an example M37, M36, and M38 or M45...not true. <BR> <BR>I think that we will still have enough time to see this object, as it will be visible immediately, 1.5 hours after sunset. <BR> <BR>Roger<BR> <BR> <BR>Roger<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>
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From: rayworth1969@hotmail.com<BR>To: lvas@lvlug.org<BR>Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:06:16 -0500<BR>Subject: Re: [LVAS] March Observers Challenge<BR><BR>
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Rob,<BR> <BR>Sounds good to me.<BR> <BR>Fred<BR><BR> <BR>
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From: scopegeek@gmail.com<BR>Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:30:22 -0700<BR>To: lvas@lvlug.org<BR>Subject: Re: [LVAS] March Observers Challenge<BR><BR>Fred,
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<DIV>Let's wait until at least mid-April to post. That will give us a chance to do something the weekend of 10 April or next weekend during the 3rd Quarter Moon.</DIV>
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<DIV>On Mar 28, 2010, at 7:25 PM, Fred Rayworth wrote:</DIV><BR class=ecxecxecxApple-interchange-newline>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" class=ecxecxecxhmmessage>Rob,<BR> <BR>Didn't get a thing. I don't mind if we do an extension until next month, but as Roger said, it will get lower and lower by our next observing window. I'm going to try for it regardless, but if we want to keep the challenges in line, we can just go with the one success we already have and leave it alone.<BR> <BR>What we can do is delay it and put it out next month as well as the April challenge. I'm sure some of us have to bunch up observations when they can anyway, and it is no sweat from me to do two reports in one month.<BR> <BR>Fred<BR><BR> <BR>
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From:<SPAN class=ecxecxecxApple-converted-space> </SPAN><A href="mailto:scopegeek@gmail.com">scopegeek@gmail.com</A><BR>To:<SPAN class=ecxecxecxApple-converted-space> </SPAN><A href="mailto:lvas@lvlug.org">lvas@lvlug.org</A><BR>Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:38:46 -0700<BR>Subject: Re: [LVAS] March Observers Challenge<BR><BR>
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<DIV>Did everyone get observe this month's challenge object? I only got one mediocre night and not sure that my images are very good. I'll have to give them a look after Chuch this afternoon. Let me know if we want to give folks an extension for a couple of weeks. </DIV>
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<DIV>Rob<BR><BR>Sent from Rob's iPhone!</DIV>
<DIV><BR>On Mar 28, 2010, at 10:32, Fred Rayworth <<A href="mailto:rayworth1969@hotmail.com">rayworth1969@hotmail.com</A>> wrote:<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>All,<BR> <BR>I agree. This is for everyone whether you are a casual or dedicated observer. We welome all inputs.<BR> <BR>Fred<BR> <BR> <BR><BR> <BR>
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From:<SPAN class=ecxecxecxApple-converted-space> </SPAN><A href="mailto:drivester@hotmail.com"></A><A href="mailto:drivester@hotmail.com">drivester@hotmail.com</A><BR>To:<SPAN class=ecxecxecxApple-converted-space> </SPAN><A href="mailto:lvas@lvlug.org"></A><A href="mailto:lvas@lvlug.org">lvas@lvlug.org</A><BR>Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:42:42 +0000<BR>Subject: [LVAS] March Observers Challenge<BR><BR>All,<BR> <BR>It is time to begin working on the March LVAS Observers Challenge report. Please finalize your work and submit as soon as possible.<BR> <BR>If you have not participated in a while, or if you have never contributed, please consider doing so next month. To keep the Challenge going, we really need everyone's support. It would be great to have some new faces.<SPAN class=ecxecxecxApple-converted-space> </SPAN><BR> <BR>Thanks, Roger<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR><BR><FONT face=Arial> <BR><FONT size=4></FONT> </FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial> <BR><BR> <BR></FONT><EM><FONT face=Arial><STRONG> <SPAN class=ecxecxecxApple-converted-space> </SPAN></STRONG></FONT>The moon and stars to govern the night..... Psalm 136:9</EM><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
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