Hi Bill, some very interesting observations and sketches of the Hickson clusters. HCG 69 and the surrounding galaxies looks pretty good. I will try it the next...
I'll have a look for it when I'm back in Vienna. The library of the local observatory even owns the Astronomiceskij Tsirkular volumes from the 50's and 60's so...
Greetings Uwe, The linear arrangment of the galaxies in Hickson 55 is interesting. And I imagine seeing that distant cluster sharing the same field as NGC 3718...
Howdy all; A listing of red stars to observe is now posted on the Saguaro Astronomy Club web site. Link: www.saguaroastro.org The list contains the name,...
Here are my notes on the HCG 69 field. The main identification problem is that HCG 69B was misidentified as IC 4345 in the RC3 and subsequently the PGC....
... Is the implication that NED is correct, or as good as can be inferred from the source observations? \Brian...
Brian Skiff
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May 2, 2006 3:59 am
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An unusual marine layer blanket of clouds covered nearly all of the light dome of the Los Angeles basin on the evening of Sunday, April 30. As a result, the...
I just double checked NED and it's in agreement with the aliases in my notes. The one question I had was MCG +04-33-028, which I listed as HCG 69C, though...
Bill, I attempted to observe what appeared to be a dark lane in Hickson 69a from the '95 TSP in my 24 incher (f/5.6) with total failure. The previous Fall I...
While checking some DSS-images in southern Cygnus, I came across a small nebulosity that might be a new PN. Given its brightness on the DSS, it should be...
I agree this looks likely a good candidate, and also agree that the IRAS and NVSS detections apply to this object. The IRAS 'colors' are somewhat ambiguous,...
Brian Skiff
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May 2, 2006 7:03 pm
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It seems that its brightness on the blue plates is similar to nearby Patchick 1, so it might be observable with 14 or 16-inch. Amazing anyway that such a...
Hi Steve, Thanks so much for sharing your detailed notes and shedding some light on misidentifications in the Hickson 69 field. Regarding the discrepancies...
On Saturday night I saw the Comet 73P. Fragment C was visible at naked eye, dimly but clearly detectable as soon it was located. It showed a nice 1/2º tail...
A quick check of the original IC positions (or better yet, Javelle's positions) confirms that MegaStar5 has mixed up the identifications of IC 4346, 4348 and...
I'm checking the colours of the brighter stars in the Jewel Box cluster (NGC 4755) and have found a discrepancy in the Hipparcos data that has me confused. The...
... BT and VT are not the same as standard B and V, and to correct BT-VT to standard B-V, multiply by about 0.85, or use the Bessell corrections:...
Brian Skiff
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May 3, 2006 8:50 am
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I wish I could have posted this sooner, but I enjoyed a great view of the comet with Bill and Brent that evening. (Observations made with a 6" f/8 newtonian) ...
Yes, "C" was visible naked eye from the Texas Star Party on Friday April 29th when high overhead. I thought I could see it with unaided vision earlier in...
For galaxies in common telescopes, try: "Nearby Galaxies Catalog" by R.Brent Tully, c.1988 Cabridge University Press. Info for 2367 of the nearest galaxies. ...
Hi Sue, The Aladin Previewer off SIMBAD is working now. It was acting weird a couple days ago. Clear skies! Kent ... From: "Susan French"...
Kent Wallace
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May 4, 2006 6:16 pm
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Several years back, I believe there was a paper that extended Hickson's criteria to compact groups below -32° (Hickson's limit was set by the POSS). I'm...
... From the transition probabilities certainly---though presumably someone (a long time ago) actually measured it to see that the real objects matched the...
