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    Hi Akarsh, I have one from the Pinnacles in...

    Hi Akarsh,

    I have one from the Pinnacles in my 10-inch f/3.7 Springsonian from last June, SQML 21.4

    Outers 4 & Sh 2-129: 10-inch 35x: Outers 4 is nearly centered on STF 2780, which in the...
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    I have used the Astrocrumb on my 20-inch. I like...

    I have used the Astrocrumb on my 20-inch. I like it a lot for the convenience; I can easily switch between various filters to compare the effects, which is really nice on planetary nebulae. It also...
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    Here is a link...

    Here is a link to a visual observation and sketch.

    I hope someday to see it myself!
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    Agree with Norman and yourself; a marginal...

    Agree with Norman and yourself; a marginal observation is still an observation.

    BTW thanks for pointing out the blog; the author writes beautifully and enthusiastically! Google Translate to the...
  5. I've seen STF 2245 from my red zone back yard and...

    I've seen STF 2245 from my red zone back yard and a full moon to boot, 12.5" 277x: "Very pretty yellow-orange and blue. Alberio like, but fainter and closer together; and the stars are about equal...
  6. With my 20-inch in SQML 21.3 sky & good seeing...

    With my 20-inch in SQML 21.3 sky & good seeing from northern California (37N): 205x, "Very faint, need OIII and averted vision; central star seen and an irregularly round small halo with some...
  7. This is a favorite, and I revisit when I can. My...

    This is a favorite, and I revisit when I can. My most memorable observation was from a couple years ago at a local not-so-dark site with my 20-inch. Conditions were decidedly non-ideal, with gusty...
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    Hi Hakann, My guess is you're observing the...

    Hi Hakann,

    My guess is you're observing the effects of seeing -- probably mostly poor atmospheric seeing but maybe partly not-yet-ambient mirrors in the larger aperture scopes.

    There are a...
  9. Viewed this last May in poor transparency 21.1...

    Viewed this last May in poor transparency 21.1 skies, without knowing what it was in advance. An example of how it pays to have done one's homework in advance, I would have spent more time to...
  10. Steve, I had a look at this one first three...

    Steve,

    I had a look at this one first three years ago with my 12.5-inch at Henry Coe State Park above the San Jose city lights while running through the H400 list (which includes this object). ...
  11. Hi Jeff, Searching "Shakhbazian" in this forum...

    Hi Jeff,

    Searching "Shakhbazian" in this forum turns up various ORs for individual groups, including a couple Shakhbazian OOTWs.

    Steve once pointed me to Italian observer Andreas Domenico's...
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    Hi Kid, I was browsing Kent Wallace's Visual...

    Hi Kid,

    I was browsing Kent Wallace's Visual Observations of Planetary Nebulae today when I noticed in the Names List (where he decodes many discoverer designations) that Riddle = Ri. In fact...
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    Kid, Interstellarum lists two sources for...

    Kid,

    Interstellarum lists two sources for their OC in their introduction,

    Dias, W.S. etc. New Catalog of Optically Visible Open Clusters and Candidates (2012)
    Kronberger, M, etc. Galactic...
  14. Not small aperture, but I observed this April...

    Not small aperture, but I observed this April last year from 19.54 SQML sky in my 20-inch: "Face-on spiral. Large, spiral form apparent with DV. Halo mottled and cloudy. Compact core, stellar...
  15. I saw this last spring from central California,...

    I saw this last spring from central California, in a 20-inch at 205x: "Visible unfiltered as a star with irregular haze around it. OIII shows a distinct apple-core (bipolar) shape orientated...
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    Hi Steve I relied on Interstellarum to locate...

    Hi Steve

    I relied on Interstellarum to locate 6, 9, and 20. I didn't plan ahead to try to find other related objects. The J2000 positions I gave above are from SIMBAD, which I presume are...
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    Snow Galaxy Clusters

    A couple months ago I was looking at the Interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas' index and noticed they had plotted three "Snow" galaxy clusters, numbers 6, 9, and 20. I had not heard of these before, and...
  18. Hi Paul, thanks for the OOTW. As a relatively...

    Hi Paul, thanks for the OOTW. As a relatively new observer I was excited when I found it earlier this year.

    Hi Kid, I actually have an observation of both Jones 1 and Barbon's Galaxy. From...
  19. Is NGC 5214A heading toward a collision through...

    Is NGC 5214A heading toward a collision through the nucleus of 5214? In which case, if we live a few million years and re-observe it, 5214A will have turned 5214 into a ring galaxy?
  20. I just observed this two nights ago, in 21.42...

    I just observed this two nights ago, in 21.42 SQML skies with a 20-inch: " Large, long maybe 6:1 NNW-SSE elongation, low surface brightness halo with a gradually brightening core and a sudden sharp...
  21. Hi Steve, I tried this last night at Fremont...

    Hi Steve,

    I tried this last night at Fremont Peak (2700’, SQML 21.23, very good to excellent seeing, at meridian) with my 20-inch f5.25:

    “Visible in 80mm finder as a rather bright star. At...
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    A bit of Google searching turned up this:...

    A bit of Google searching turned up this: "Discovered by Thomas Espin, it has often been referred to as the “Cocoon” because it lay at the end of a long and fairly starless trail – like the...
  23. Paul, I saw this odd shape too: 9/27/14, Lake...

    Paul,

    I saw this odd shape too: 9/27/14, Lake San Antonio, CA (CalSTAR): 12.5" f/7, 170x, 5.5 NELM: "Faint! Clot of stars, two loops forming a figure 8. Fine grainy stars behind. Need AV to...
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    Davide, If you pass through San Jose on your...

    Davide,

    If you pass through San Jose on your way up to Lick Observatory, I'd be happy to buy you an expresso at a little Italian coffee shop I know.

    --Mark
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    Hi Josh, You might avoid the thumbnail...

    Hi Josh,

    You might avoid the thumbnail altogether by putting the baffle at the focuser. Mel Bartels has a calculator for that:
    http://www.bbastrodesigns.com/baffle.html

    Myself, I use a...
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