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    Don I was only thinking of a square arc second...

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    I was only thinking of a square arc second not minute which is obviously a somewhat different story. Put another way however many trillions of square arc seconds there are in the whole...
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    Right it may not be realistic to answer this...

    Right it may not be realistic to answer this question with any certainty but it would be interesting to hear people's opinions on which galaxy they think seems to have the brightest core region as...
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    What I am looking for is which galaxy has the...

    What I am looking for is which galaxy has the brightest 1 square arcsecond of all galaxies. One square arcsecond only. Not average high suface brighness. Big difference....
  4. I hope if it works well it will be developed for...

    I hope if it works well it will be developed for Droid users as well. It seems as though many of the high end elctronic astro gizmos that were cutting edge just a few years ago are being replaced...
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    I think that for many of us the Ethos line is a...

    I think that for many of us the Ethos line is a default answer. I would say its a tie between my 8mm and 13mm Ethos. If we take those out of the equation then the Naglers or Delos lines are next. ...
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    Leo Triplet plus one

    I noticed that near NGC 3628 which is near M65 and 66 on Skysafari Pro that there is a very faint galaxy IC 2729 right by it and in between all the other 2 galaxies. It is listed as 15.39 mag and I...
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    I enjoy challenging double stars. My most recent...

    I enjoy challenging double stars. My most recent find is called Propus right near M35. It has a nearly 3 mag difference and only a 1.8 arcsecond seperation. It requires very good seeing ,...
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    Bright new supernova in M95

    And it's right next to Mars

    http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/staranalyser/message/2456
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    Ethos or Orthos for planets?

    For planetary or the smaller deep sky object viewing I'm curious to know what the preferences of those in this forum tend to be when it comes to eyepiece selection. I know that most of us diehards...
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    The smallest open cluster

    NGC 1931 is I believe the smallest open cluster to be found in backyard scopes. It has some associated nebulosity and definitely worth finding. I saw it last night and saw 4 stars in the nebulosity...
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    I saw it last night from my light polluted...

    I saw it last night from my light polluted backyard in my 18. It's easy to locate the precise position because 2 bright stars point right at it. It was fairly difficult to see but definitely there....
  12. We will also have to compare my 10m Delos to any...

    We will also have to compare my 10m Delos to any 10mm Ethos in the field. I'm quite curious to see if there really is a detectable difference in contrast and reso as well.
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    IC 418 the spirograph

    I went for this the other night in my light polluted back yard and was pleasantly surprised at well well I saw it given my conditions. I was not really able to see the reddish hues that I've seen...
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