The Finnish amateurs Markus Tuukkanen and Riku Henriksson report that they manage to observe (as the first people) the afterglow of a Gamma Ray Burster...
Hi Timo, ... It was also observed by at least five Norwegian observers, mostly with CCD and digital camera. I don't believe any of them observed it visually. 6...
Hi John, Thank you! I have to correct myself, though. The 16.9V images were taken around 20:00 UT the March 30th while the mag 15 image was taken around 01:00...
Hello I was trying to post this earlier, even before observation was made in case somebody didn't hear about this event, but unfortunately my email settings in...
... First, Congrats to Riku and Markus for an observation in which timing is everything. In case you're scratching your head about the AINTNO certificate, the...
... Yes, hmm... Take a look at the bottom image here: http://phyas.aichi-edu.ac.jp/~sawa/ms-lb.html There seems to be several "bright" spots in the stream that...
Evidently the GRB afterglow is still not below mag 17, so if you can reach that magnitude with your scope, go for it! :) Vennlig hilsen, Mikkel Steine ...
Hello Arto Oksanen got some pictures of it last night and it was 16.9 mag back then. Should still be within limits of larger telescopes, unless there's been...
I was looking at NGC 2512 in Cancer last night in a 25" and was pleased to see a bit of structure. I was wondering if anyone could offer any information about...
Greetings: Try living under multiple approaches to Newark Airport! I can have a blue sky...and a layer of hazy contrails screwing things up! I must move...
Hei Kent, ... There is no entry for this object on http://leda.univ-lyon1.fr/. It has probably been deleted for some reason. PGC 1690602 exists. On the...
You can follow blow-by-blow accounts of GRBs by looking at the GCN circulars starting here: ...
Brian Skiff
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Apr 1, 2003 8:37 pm
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... Assuming the position is correct, the entire sky is available in three colors from one of the DSS servers. There's _always_ an image of anything in the...
Brian Skiff
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Apr 2, 2003 2:39 am
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The National Deep Sky Observers Society is hosting a deep sky symposium with three other partners on June 20 -22 in Louisville, KY. It is called "Deep Sky...
... The gegenschein is fairly obvious from a true-dark site when it is well-placed (as now). \Brian...
Brian Skiff
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Apr 2, 2003 7:30 am
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Kent Guide 8 shows GSC 1926:384 as the galaxy and the direction and separation from NGC 2512 as PA 60.7° ,sep 27' . It shows on the DSS. The mag 8.4 star ...
Larry
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Apr 2, 2003 10:01 am
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... I echo Brian's comment. I observed the gegenschein repeatedly from my dark site in Western Australia when it was away from the Milky Way. Maurice...
Maurice Clark
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Apr 2, 2003 2:02 pm
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Riku and Markus: The Aintno Committee (Larry and Me) has taken your observation of Aintno 95 under careful advisement. The committee congratulates you on a...
... While most people don't consider it a truly dark sky location, the gegenshein was "fairly obvious" at the Winter Star Party 4 or 5 years ago as a glow...
I would have to say that the gegenschein is faint but noticable from my dark sky site anytime the ZLM is 6.3 or fainter. In fact, it seems much more obvious...
David Knisely
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Apr 2, 2003 3:50 pm
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Greetings, An unexpectedly clear night materialized on Monday and my goal of viewing this recent supernova was realized. Here's a slightly modified version of...
... I can and a few of us are going to be in a good location with good conditions tonight for such an observation. I have failed to find coordinates however....
... I agree. It is often observed as an obvious contrast between darker, background sky and the slight glow of oval light near local midnight under the dark...
In a message dated 4/2/03 8:12:11 AM Central Standard Time, ... You know what Barb?? I recieved the page about the GRB while we were at Leakey, made a joke to...
icgalaxies@...
Apr 2, 2003 4:06 pm
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In a message dated 4/2/03 9:53:24 AM Central Standard Time, ... You can check the particulars for the burst here: <A...
icgalaxies@...
Apr 2, 2003 4:14 pm
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Eric Wrote: <I can and a few of us are going to be in a good location with good conditions tonight for such an observation. I have failed to find coordinates...
