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    Finally caught a break with the weather. Tonight...

    Finally caught a break with the weather. Tonight is crystal clear, calm and not humid (a rarity in Kansas in the summer!). I have already succeeded in imaging the type 1a supernova in NGC 7250, and...
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    Ivan, Sorry for the tardy reply, but M-102 is...

    Ivan,
    Sorry for the tardy reply, but M-102 is still well placed for observing early in the evening. I have observed the dust lane a number of times. I am using a "pee wee" scope (11-inch SCT), but...
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    Pavel, GREAT image! I envy you. I tried to...

    Pavel,

    GREAT image! I envy you. I tried to image this object last weekend, but the sky got muddy before the object was well placed, and nothing but clouds and rain since then. Tomorrow night is...
  4. Rolandos, thanks very much for the heads up on...

    Rolandos, thanks very much for the heads up on NGC-7250. I will try to image it as well.

    Stargazr
    http://www.astrolandofoz.com
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    Ivan, I was hoping to view the SN last...

    Ivan,
    I was hoping to view the SN last Wednesday, but the skies started to get "muddy" about 1:30am. Will try again this Friday, providing the weather cooperates.
    Your sketch is tempting!
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  6. Anybody visually observed the SN in M-74 yet?

    I am curious if any of our members has succeeded in getting an eyeball on the new supernova in M-74 yet. I was going to try for it last Wednesday, but, alas, the sky started getting "muddy" at around...
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    Mark, I'm with you!! I use Sky Tools 3 mainly...

    Mark,
    I'm with you!! I use Sky Tools 3 mainly for its logging capability, but NOTHING beats the custom finder charts you can produce with MegaStar! I love the orientation features and the eyepiece...
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    My "go to" eyepiece is usually the trusty 20mm...

    My "go to" eyepiece is usually the trusty 20mm Nagler Type II. In my Celestron 11-inch SCT, it gives me a wide field,140X magnification, good contrast, and is sort of my favorite eyepiece for a...
  9. Although with a much smaller aperture, here is my...

    Although with a much smaller aperture, here is my log entry from 8/7/04: Using Celestron 11" SCT with 20mm Nagler Type II (140X): Located SW of Gamma Scorpii and SE of the Bug Nebula. Using an O-III...
  10. Although my observation is with the smallest...

    Although my observation is with the smallest scope on the page, here is my log entry on this object from 6/29/98: Using Celestron 11 SCT with 20mm Nagler Type II (140X): Located approximately 1 field...
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