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    I showed the M13 IFN/galactic cirrus to many at...

    I showed the M13 IFN/galactic cirrus to many at the Oregon Star Party with my 30"F2.7. It's a great view - the cluster (with star colors), the galaxy, the fainter galaxy, IFN... All observers saw the...
  2. A difficult object because of scale. My drawing:...

    A difficult object because of scale. My drawing:

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    Mel Bartels
  3. Ah yes, how to rate seeing. Rarely is it (seeing)...

    Ah yes, how to rate seeing. Rarely is it (seeing) good enough, so my typical response is that seeing is poor to medium. But yeah, being limited to 300x, maybe up to 500x during moments, is not great...
  4. The main thing is to make it to your eyepiece....

    The main thing is to make it to your eyepiece. Last night was average transparency at best and poor to medium seeing. My 30 inch with its 81 inch focal length is not the ideal telescope to look at a...
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    NGC 4216 tidal stream

    Seen straight away after orienting myself. Really pretty field.

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    Mel Bartels
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    My observation last night under very transparent...

    My observation last night under very transparent skies (SQM=21.8)

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    Mel Bartels
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    The M104 sketch was done mostly at 115x, some at...

    The M104 sketch was done mostly at 115x, some at 190x. Mel Bartels
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    M104's extended and tilted halo

    In retrospect, I didn't see the extremely faint oval ring, but I did see the severely tilted oval of the extended halo. The portion above M104 is a little easier and a bit pointed; the portion below...
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    If you look at my drawing of M31 with a 30 inch...

    If you look at my drawing of M31 with a 30 inch f2.7, you'll see that I saw some of these in-tight dust lanes. Difficult to draw in an ultra-wide angle sketch.

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    Per your other posting, yes,...
  10. Thread: NGC 459

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    My drawing of NGC459 with the 30 inch 5010 ...

    My drawing of NGC459 with the 30 inch

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    Palomar 5, M5 + IFN

    Palomar 5 is tough! I had to look exactly in the correct location then with a bit of patience I saw three layers that I tried to illustrate:

    bright white stars nearby with a couple across the...
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    Arp 102 + IFN

    That's quite a star hop - 4 deg from Draco's head. I tried winging it but wasn't sure what I was looking at. So star asterism to asterism I went.

    Complicating looking for the faintest tidal stream...
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    NGC 4013's tidal stream

    On an incredible night (21.9, rock solid seeing) I found the tidal stream to be quite straightforward, holding it nearly continuously. Really pretty.

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  14. Antenna galaxies with the nearby phantom

    Next to the Antenna Galaxies is a wonderful galaxy that looks like one of the antenna galaxies but sans antenna - a phantom. Just a slight nudge back and forth centers one then the other. It's a...
  15. NGC 4651 (Umbrella) + tidal streams + IFN

    Transparency was wonderful! It makes such a difference.

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    NGC 5907 + tidal streams + IFN

    Last night was beautifully transparent, dry, though a little windy and cold.

    NGC 5907, the so-called Splinter Galaxy, was so bright that I winced.

    I saw a bright wall of IFN to the side of...
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    NGC 1499 California with 30 inch

    Lots more detail in the larger scope: the swirls and streamers go on and on.

    One eyepiece, the 25mm ES 100 deg, has an oversized exit pupil, which surprisingly does really well. The 1 deg FOV is...
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    So, I went out under 21.8 skies and managed to...

    So, I went out under 21.8 skies and managed to see substantial parts of the M81-81 to Polaris IFN with 7x50 binocs. Not quite as much or as detailed as J Gardavsky's inspiring observations and...
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    Abell 21, Medusa

    Abell 21, nicknamed the Medusa

    A little hard to find at first because it was fainter than I expected. But after I settled in, a pretty sight.

    Surrounded by a moat of darkness; surprised that...
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    IFN from Polaris to M81-82

    I've managed a most marvelous observation that I will remember the rest of my life: following the arc of Integrated Flux Nebula or galactic cirrus from beyond Polaris to beyond M81-82. I was able to...
  21. Wonderful observation Howard - inspiring - must...

    Wonderful observation Howard - inspiring - must get back to the Triplet asap

    Here's my obs from years ago - how time flies - with my 13" F3.0
    The tail was at the limit but was clearly seen 100%...
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    Here's my view with my 25 inch. I see the inner...

    Here's my view with my 25 inch. I see the inner halo along with the faint ejections. I need to return to it because it does give the feeling that more is visible, just beyond detectability.
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  23. Here are three M51 sketches. The 6 inch is at...

    Here are three M51 sketches. The 6 inch is at very low power, where I saw a ring.

    http://bbastrodesigns.com/drawings.html#M51

    Mel Bartels
  24. I have a sketch I did a long time ago with an 8...

    I have a sketch I did a long time ago with an 8 inch at low power. I wanted to find out how much my knowledge of M51's spiral influenced my sketch. So I pretended not to know and stared for a good...
  25. Uwe's sketch is very inspiring. I decided to see...

    Uwe's sketch is very inspiring. I decided to see for myself. Since Uwe saw such great detail close in, I thought I'd concentrate on the wider perspective. Here's my sketch from last night.
    It is a...
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