I've just stepped outside the LONEOS camera dome at Anderson Mesa to have a look at NGC 1502, Kemble's Cascade, and IC 342 using my mighty 6x30mm binoculars....
Brian Skiff
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Nov 1, 2005 8:10 am
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... I know Kemble's Cascade reasonably well, having had the great privilege of knowing its discoverer, Father Lucian Kemble. No way it's naked eye, but it is a...
Bruce McCurdy
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Nov 1, 2005 8:48 am
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Hi Bruce, everyone, ... I wonder what happened to his telescope and the Bayers mount. None of the people I met in Calgary in May this year could tell me what ...
My star hop to Kemble's Cascade starts from a closer point. from Eta Perseus, look north east for a pair of mag 4 stars spread apart by about 1.5°. These...
... A wonderful man who was the keenest observer I ever met. Not just astronomy, but nature, physics, earth sciences, biology ... When Lucian passed away his...
Bruce McCurdy
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Nov 1, 2005 6:32 pm
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After viewing Gyulbudaghian's Nebula this past weekend, I wondered what other variable nebulae were within reach of visual observers. The short list that I...
I was delighted to see the message on this subject by my old friend and colleague Steve Gottlieb. Steve is certainly among the best Deepsky visual observers in...
... what other variable nebulae were within reach of visual observers. The short list that I was able to come up with includes the following ... [snip] I'll...
I have a feeling Dave Riddle could probably significantly lengthen this list, but I'll add Cederblad 59, which is the reflection nebula surrounding FU Orionis,...
Hi Tom & All, Nope, never seen any variation in NGC 6729, but I wonder whether the Homunculus should also be added to the list as it has undergone quite a bit...
Hello all, I know its late inteh season to observe pluto and its getting lower each night and more difficult. However this past weekend several of us...
Hi all, I have been following this thread and tonight (despite forecasts to the contrary, we had a good clear spell for a while tonight in my part of the UK!)...
Hi folks, some of you may remember me as the guy who's posting obscure unknown clusters and nebulae from time to time ... To introduce myself: My name's...
Halo amastro friends, What is the possiblity to even try and see these bow shocks? Is there a way out Brian? Magda. Herbig Haro Objects NGC 1999 Date:...
Magda Streicher
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Nov 3, 2005 1:16 pm
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I've looked at these a couple of times with my old 17.5-inch but very little in terms of detail was visible. Any large scope observations? Herbig-Haro 2, 05...
I'm sure many of them must be visual objects, of which NGC 1999 is amongst the most interesting. Bo Reipurth keeps a catalogue of HH objects. It seems to be...
Brian Skiff
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Nov 3, 2005 7:25 pm
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I'm trying to download a DSS FITS image from the internet via MegaStar's overlay pull-down menu and get this: "Error 11001 connecting to archive.stsci.edu" Any...
My notes for HH 1 and 2 are essentially the same as Steve's: NGC 1999 ... 63cm: Very nice. Fairly bright 1.5' diameter round glow centred on the mag 10...
In a 12.5" scope, my notes indicate I was unsuccessful at seeing either HH 1 or 2 on Feb. 2, 2002. However, near McNeil's nebula, HH 24-26 4 (or B77 in Bernes...
... Ah yes, I'd forgotten about HH 24. HH 24 is located 4.6' SSW of McNeil's Nebula (=IRAS 05436-0007) and 2' NNE of the T-Tauri star SSV 61. In my 63cm scope...
My 16-inch view was similar to Steve's, copied below. Herbig-Haro 2 and 1 were just detected -- not much to see there. HH2 is rather easier than HH1. HH1 was...
... Looking into this a bit deeper, NGC 1999 was discovered by William Herschel, who described it as a mag 10/11 star involved in a nebula (* 10, 11 inv in...
Hi Folks A relatively unknown, but fairly bright, variable nebula can be found less than half a degree SE of Caph (Beta Cassiopeiae). This nebula, the second...
... Yes, the nebulosity surrounding GSC 4778-1319 is Bernes 120. Please note that if you go searching for Bernes 120 in Simbad, the preferred nomenclature for...
