This has been an interesting thread! While I was writing up my own observations, I also inserted a number of W and J Herschel and Rosse descriptions of those...
The biggest problem with an 'all inclusive' guide for a moderate sized scope (~ 18") is that it would read like a friggen phone book. It might have tens of...
... I would like to see (and perhaps this or other books fill the bill) a kind of observing guide which lists a set of canonical objects for each type of...
Bill: That sounds good, but Robert Burnham already did that to some degree. He had three volumes. The same physics that apply to one galaxy would also apply to...
AstroCards@...
Jun 1, 2006 7:11 pm
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I enjoy writing, and have been trying to write a book in excess of 5 years now, but just can't seem to get motivated. How could one ever match the beautiful...
Now that the moon graces our skies let's turn to double stars. Has anyone split Antares with a small telescope? I tried with my 80mm f/7.5 TMB refractor at...
15480 Empire Rd. Benson, AZ 85602 hm ph: 520-586-2244 Time to go back to Africa, Tom! I think you should persue publishing the book. It was good to see you and...
Folks ... Right, but I see that as a double edged sword. Easily accessible -- but the quantity of papers devoted to a bright, well-studied object such as the ...
Kent; My observing buddy, David Fredericksen, bought the first two volumes at Riverside many years ago and had to take apart the third volume to complete his...
15480 Empire Rd. Benson, AZ 85602 hm ph: 520-586-2244 It should be noted that Bob and Glenn, the authors of the NSOG, were awarded the well-deserved Lone Star...
15480 Empire Rd. Benson, AZ 85602 hm ph: 520-586-2244 Hi Bill, Dave and Brian, No, it's not just you, Bill. I agree with your message. That's what makes...
15480 Empire Rd. Benson, AZ 85602 hm ph: 520-586-2244 I wouldn't hold your breath, Owen. I'm still waiting for someone to translate "The Life of Fritz Zwicky"...
Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy) "and it's stimulating to know (at least at our present limit of understanding) something about the object that you are observing. ...
Leos Ondra
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Jun 2, 2006 12:10 am
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A number of e-mails in this thread have expressed interest in a guide that includes some of the relevant astrophysics of the object of interest, which is in...
I should mention I got this book and in fact that it gives object data that no other book in my possession does. It's sort of like a Michelin Guide book with...
... Not looking for anything encyclopedic. Just the relevant physical parameters (as much as are known) and a sentence or two about anything astrophysically...
One way to handle this is to self-organize into a team where each member contributes in depth observations of a dozen or so objects. Imagine if 1000 ...
Mel's idea isn't a bad one, but executing the program would be a nightmare. Besides standardizing what was wanted in the observations, there would be the issue...
I suspect however that there is more interest in a decent Messier guide than there is in a life of Fritz Zwicky :-) Owen ... Owen Brazell Editor Webb DSO ...
... http://cyberplocos.multiply.com/photos/photo/2/999 ... Hi Fabio, nice image series. As coincidence has it, I observed the reappearance of Ganymede from...
... I've done it with my 92mm refractor from Grand Canyon, but it's not exactly easy or obvious with that aperture. With my 6" at that site it can be both easy...
Howdy all; Well, the ongoing discussion about deep sky data and more complete databases has motivated me to update the Saguaro Astronomy Club database version...
15480 Empire Rd. Benson, AZ 85602 hm ph: 520-586-2244 Steve, If you can fit it in your database, why not have page numbers from U2000, 1st edition and 2nd...
... f/7.5 ... the ... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Hi Kent, & other doubles fans; Since the Boy Scout days of my youth Antares has been my favorite star,...
... With a little motivation, I'm sure I could whip up a program to convert RA and Dec to new Uranometria page numbers in a few hours, and there are probably...
... Uranometria map ... access to ... What I am ... of ... maps. ... tells folks ... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Howdy back, Steve; Greg...
Steve, You could ask Perry Remaklus at Willmann-Bell. I imagine he'd like to have U2 page numbers shown. MegaStar will display U2 pages, so there must be a ...
Thanks for your experiences! I sort of kicked this thing off by telling Kent, my good friend and observing partner, that I felt I had observed Antares...
Halo All, Try a green filter and shift Antares close to the periphery in a high power eyepiece. I was successful in the late hours of night with a 12" 218x,...
Magda Streicher
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Jun 3, 2006 5:46 pm
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Halo Magda; Just to emphasize that Phoenix, Arizona, USA and South Africa are on the opposite sides of the world; it was 92 degree F when I went out to my ...
