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  1. 07/15-07/16/20 LINSLAW POINT SUNSET: 8:53 PM...

    07/15-07/16/20
    LINSLAW POINT
    SUNSET: 8:53 PM
    MOON: 26 days (rose at 2:22 AM; 16% illuminated)
    SEEING: 6
    TRANSPARENCY: 8
    SQM: 21.73-21.63
    NELM: not checked
    WEATHER CONDITIONS: temps to upper...
  2. 10/1-10/2/22 LINSLAW POINT SUNSET: 6:53 PM...

    10/1-10/2/22
    LINSLAW POINT
    SUNSET: 6:53 PM
    MOON: 7 days (set at 10:23 PM; 41% illuminated)
    SEEING: 6, 7
    TRANSPARENCY: 5, 6
    SQM: 21.4
    NELM: not checked
    WEATHER CONDITIONS: temps to 58F; slight...
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    Great reports, Victor!

    Great reports, Victor!
  4. A really interesting target! It's in Sky Safari...

    A really interesting target! It's in Sky Safari as PGC 1390839 (I'm assuming that's also a LEDA designation.) It also gives a magnitude of 16.79.

    Here's the SIMBAD data:...
  5. Thanks to Uwe's wonderful sketch in the IDSG, I...

    Thanks to Uwe's wonderful sketch in the IDSG, I was inspired to seek this object out armed with a mere 20-inch. On a hazy June night with the Necklace well past meridian, I could not see any...
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    Nice work, Ivan. I've tried a couple of times...

    Nice work, Ivan.

    I've tried a couple of times to catch that Shakhbazian-like string of PGC galaxies you noted in a previous thread, and have been stymied by the clouds of forest-fire smoke that...
  7. Alvin-- Your downloadable guides are an...

    Alvin--

    Your downloadable guides are an exceptional resource for deep-sky observers; I recommend them often, both on CloudyNights and locally. They've been of immeasurable help to me, not just in...
  8. My observation from 8/22/20 (S 7-5; T 8, SQM...

    My observation from 8/22/20 (S 7-5; T 8, SQM 21.53-21.63; 12.5-inch Dobsonian @ 112x and 225x):

    11:44
    NGC 6741 (Aql): Among the objects with popular names in the sky, this nebula deserves a name...
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    07/25-07/26/20 THE OXBOW SUNSET: 8:44 PM ...

    07/25-07/26/20
    THE OXBOW
    SUNSET: 8:44 PM
    MOON: 6 days (set at 11:57 PM; 32% illuminated)
    SEEING: 6
    TRANSPARENCY: 8
    SQM: 21.53-21.63
    NELM: not checked
    WEATHER CONDITIONS: temps to...
  10. My notes: 20" scope: After a little bit of...

    My notes:

    20" scope: After a little bit of searching, this is the very tiny but distinctly not stellar NGC 6537, the Red Spider Nebula, which in the 14mm has very much a “vagueness” to it; I want...
  11. I've caught all three in a 12.5", although -034...

    I've caught all three in a 12.5", although -034 was one of the most difficult detections I've ever had with that scope.
  12. My observation of this flat galaxy: 04/19/20 ...

    My observation of this flat galaxy:

    04/19/20
    EUREKA RIDGE (OR)
    SUNSET: 8:00 PM
    MOON: 24 days (rose at 4:37 AM; 27% illuminated)
    SEEING: 7-9
    TRANSPARENCY: 7
    SQM: 21.5
    NELM: not checked
  13. Ken Hewitt-White wrote a nice article about this...

    Ken Hewitt-White wrote a nice article about this area in S & T a number of years ago ("Checking Off the Galaxies at 1 Arietis"). The group, shaped like a checkmark, wraps around the fine double star...
  14. In my mind, this is the most underrated Messier...

    In my mind, this is the most underrated Messier object, and one of the oft-overlooked gems of the summer sky. I particularly like the "bite" taken out of it on the SF side.
  15. This globular holds some special significance for...

    This globular holds some special significance for me; when I was observing from the northern Cincinnati suburbs as a kid, it was one of the first non-Messier objects I observed with my old C8. I was...
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    Great work, Ivan! I'm planning on doing the AL's...

    Great work, Ivan! I'm planning on doing the AL's version of the Arp list first, then gradually adding the remainder as I can.

    I second the suggestion about writing an article for S & T. They're...
  17. An old observation from south of Carbondale, IL....

    An old observation from south of Carbondale, IL. I often observed objects as close to the southern horizon as I could, even when they were diminished by the low altitude. I also saw this one in a...
  18. My own observation, from last century decade...

    My own observation, from last century decade year:

    08/03-08/04/19
    LINSLAW POINT
    SUNSET: 8:34 PM
    MOON: 3 days (set at 10:36 PM; 14% illuminated)
    SEEING: 7
    TRANSPARENCY: 6
    SQM: 21.54 (west,...
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    As many times as I've looked at M11 over the...

    As many times as I've looked at M11 over the years, I've only recently taken notes on it for the first time.

    06/18/20
    THE OXBOW
    SUNSET: 8:59 PM
    MOON: 27 days (set at 6:39 PM; 9% illuminated)...
  20. I did not know that. Thank you!

    I did not know that. Thank you!
  21. I observed this object last night in 21.73 skies...

    I observed this object last night in 21.73 skies (7 S, 7 T)with a 20" f/5 Dob. At 181x, it was fairly easily spotted, but the two galaxies were not separable (duh). The core of MAC 1510+5810A was...
  22. And Sky Safari has one/both of them listed as PGC...

    And Sky Safari has one/both of them listed as PGC 3136298.
  23. 04/26/19 EAGLE’S RIDGE (junction) MOON: 23 days...

    04/26/19
    EAGLE’S RIDGE (junction)
    MOON: 23 days (rose at 3:11 AM; 43% illuminated)
    SEEING: 7
    TRANSPARENCY: 5, gradually a 7 (11 PM onward to 2:30 when we left)
    SQM: 21.45
    NELM: not checked...
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    My own single observation, from last year; I need...

    My own single observation, from last year; I need to go back to this one with some heavier artillery.

    03/30/19
    DEXTER STATE PARK (parking lot) (43˚ 55′ 06″ N, 122˚ 48′ 48″ W)
    MOON: 25 days old...
  25. My own observation (the only one Ive made of this...

    My own observation (the only one Ive made of this object so far):

    12/6/18
    EAGLE’S REST (gravel pit)
    MOON: New
    SEEING: 6
    TRANSPARENCY: 7
    SQM: 21.35
    NELM: not checked
    WEATHER CONDITIONS:...
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