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Hi Robin,

I already wrote an email to you, but my emailer has a sec problem w/Google currently (your ping reply has arrived thx). Will be solved in 1-2d, I hope.

I agree with everything you're...

Yes, seems like you sketched a fair indication of them, great ! Position (from M31 core) roughly halfway out to HIP3447 = SAO36609 is correct. Your sketch focus was on larger scales, sure (impressing...

On my website pls find my (english) 'article' on observing with a 20" f/4 dob

Dust filaments on the bulge of M31

The prominent, large dust lanes on the disk of M31 are NOT meant here, of...

I guess, we all use averted vison AV, where required. Of course, it's a very helpful technique.
It needs a bit of getting used to. You have to step back from the normal bright light perception...

Hi Robin,
yeah, nice to see you, too, of course ! :-)
Peter

Thanks Jimi, working on it...

Yes it's the BCG of Abell2029 (says Guide 9.1).
Amazing enough the DSS interface looks up wrong coordinates for it (deep in the south), while it's at 15 10 56.100 +05 44 41.19 as SIMBAD knows. ...

Hi there,

thanks for welcoming me to your community.

As to me: I've loved astronomy for a looong time. Even made it my profession - for some limited time (incl 2yrs in the UK). But earning a...