... Cliff, We found it without any difficulty in South Carolina last night. On an average night, it reminded me of a globular seen in polluted, washed out...
I'll keep trying. Had correct star field last night but couldn't see it. Sky glo went up 50 degrees or so with 80% hunidity. See what you guys out there in AZ...
Hi Folks While browsing through Brian Skiff's revised list of the Espin-Birmingham red stars, I noted the entry for Espin-Birmingham 747 to be identified with...
... Sounds reasonable, although it turns out this is a moderately- reddened F-type supergiant, and so is not especially red. The B-V color is about 1.1,...
Brian Skiff
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Dec 3, 2007 1:41 am
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Howdy all; Here is my observation with a 13 inch f/5.6 Newt on a 7/10 night. NGC 7654 (M52) Bright, large, rich, much compressed at 135X. 110 stars counted...
Brian Thanks for your comments. My ongoing project of observing the Espin-Birmingham stars suggests that a star should be a "solar class" star or later to...
I just did a check to see if Comet Holmes was even visible anymore........due to lack of any comments. Good Grief......it's huge and bright in a pair of 10X50...
As you can see from my file, there are quite a lot of ordinary non-red K-giants and hotter stars in the Es-Birm list. For those interested, my incomplete...
Brian Skiff
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Dec 3, 2007 4:27 am
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Can anyone point me to good info on the star that is occulted by the asteroid Nata tommorrow morning? It is Tyco 2408-00828-1 and looks like a multi star...
... anymore........due to lack of any comments. Good Grief......it's huge and bright in a pair of 10X50 bino's. It has been at least a week or more since I...
Looks as though there are details at Steve Preston's site: http://www.asteroidoccultation.com/2007_12/1204_1086_9263.htm \Brian...
Brian Skiff
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Dec 3, 2007 5:55 pm
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... It's not a big deal, but a couple of folks have made this error: the comet is northwest of alpha Persei, not northeast. \Brian...
Brian Skiff
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Dec 3, 2007 5:59 pm
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In fact I just came in and was like wise observing it with 10x50's and a Orion 80mm short tube. I can't say that it is in fact brighter but it is an...
All, I took a look at Comet Holmes earlier this evening. At the time, wind gusts were at 35 mph and the wind chill was 3 deg. F. The winds were strong, causing...
Hi all, Wonderfully clear and transparent skies in Los Angeles. From a *relatively* dark pocket near downtown(Bortle 9), Comet P/Holmes was a just-there...
I was able to see Comet Holmes from suburban Richmond, Virginia this evening. The sky was not good enough to see the Milky Way but the comet was visible with...
15480 Empire Rd. Benson, AZ 85602 hm ph: 520-586-2244 It hasn't been wonderful out here either, Cliff. Sierra Vista recorded winds of 82mph last Friday and...
... It's not a big deal, but a couple of folks have made this error: the comet is northwest of alpha Persei, not northeast. ************** Actually, by now I...
... And now that I'm out at Anderson Mesa with the comet on meridian, even I can see that this is indeed the case.... \Brian...
Brian Skiff
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Dec 4, 2007 5:48 am
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... 17P/Holmes' intergrated magnitude is currently 3.1 by my estimate, with a 60'-70' coma diameter as seen with the unaided eye. Binoculars show the coma's...
I don't want to doubt the magnitude estimate that John Bortle posted earlier this evening. But I'm out at Anderson Mesa tonight and now can compare the comet...
Brian Skiff
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Dec 4, 2007 9:05 am
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Brian...do you have a M estimate for a week to 10 days ago? If so, is it dimmer, brighter, the same? Thanks, Neal ... From: Brian Skiff To:...
I took the trouble of going out tonight to look for 17P Holmes, even though I'm located at 35.25 degrees South. I'd seen the comet on Nov 9-10 at an annual...
... It would appear that my first attempt at responding to your post went to limbo, so I'll try again. Re M44, about 35 years ago I did a series of intergrated...
Hi fellow skygazers, I do apologize for a wrong magnitude estimation of the comet. Thanks to John Bortle for the correct magnitude. Clear Skies, Nikhil ... ...
15480 Empire Rd. Benson, AZ 85602 hm ph: 520-586-2244 Well, all us northerners were certainly envious of the show Comet McNaught put on for you guys south of...
Further on a successful occultation: I have sent in a report form via email, but here are a few pieces of data: Video recorded from 0910UT to 0920UT 04 Dec....
... I'm far from expert at this particular task, so deferring to John B is a better bet. The comparison with M44/Beehive/Praesepe is problematic. The comet...
Brian Skiff
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Dec 4, 2007 8:46 pm
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This evening's weather was 'perfect' at Anderson Mesa, and I was able to make a clean series of SQM measurements at 5-minute intervals from sunset until the...
