tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17839330237893193762024-03-13T23:01:12.052-07:00C14 Is Awesome!SaberScorpXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01202738721263740545noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783933023789319376.post-28592246813801951772023-07-04T15:18:00.030-07:002024-02-21T04:16:34.724-08:00Saber Does The Stars (Vol 2: the Index Catalog)<div style="text-align: right;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /><span style="font-size: small;">C14 (ngc869/884) in Perseus *courtesy of SDSS*<br /><br /><br />[stephen saber/2004-2024/all contents within are free use and may be reprinted with author/website acknowledgement]</span></i><br />
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<i>saber does the stars (vol. 1)</i></span><br />
<i><a href="http://saberdoesthestars.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;">http://saberdoesthestars.wordpress.com</span></a></i><i><span style="font-size: small;"><br />quick and dirty pov astro-sims<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/@saberzastrovidz">http://www.youtube.com/@saberzastrovidz</a><br />observing list: concordiem borealis<br /><a href="https://c14isawesome.blogspot.com/2015/12/concordiem-borealis.html" target="_blank">stephen saber's concordiem borealis</a><br />contact via fb messenger<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/saberdrumz">http://www.facebook.com/saberdrumz</a><br />saber does the stars vol 1&2 free flipbook<br /><a href="https://online.anyflip.com/aqzgf/vzin/mobile/index.html" target="_blank">https://online.anyflip.com/aqzgf/vzin/mobile/index.html</a><br /><br />*****<br /></span></i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">lucky ned pepper: steadiest hands in the west<br /><br />we've all laughed or cringed at inaccurate or impossible telescope/binocular use in movies or tv. the near-omnipresent twin bino fieldstops, ellie watching a meteor shower thru a small mounted scope in <i>contact, </i>costner's first reaction looking thru azeem's makeshift pre-galilean scope in r<i>obin hood, </i>ad nauseum. </span></b><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">for me, the most impressive has been lucky ned's handheld sharpshooting talent in the 2010 remake of <i>true grit</i>. at one point he casually brings a thin 16" spyglass to his eye- with one hand- and from at least a half-mile immediately sights rooster cogburn perfectly centered and focused with a steadiness that would</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">embarrass the rock of gibraltor. ned later twirls the slim tube like a drumstick as an encore.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">p.s., two more similar nok-fails within 8 hours of the above post.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>the rifleman, s1e26</i>: mark brings a binocular to his eyes objectives-first. rather than reshoot the scene, an i-dream-of-jeannie-blink-esque edit magically flips the nok 180deg in his hands. pretty impressive adaptive optics for the old west.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">madison's first binocular experience in <i>zombieland: double tap </i>is only forgivable cuz she's just so cute.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">by the way, let me know if there's a central online vault for portrayed optics fails. i've got plenty more.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">facebook.com/saberdrumz</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">*****</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><div>c20: north america nebula naked-eye</div><div><br /></div><div>despite the 4th mag brightness optimism, caldwell 20 (aka n.g.c. #7000)</div><div>requires both very transparent and steady dark skies to reveal itself at 1x. </div><div>my first naked-eye view of the fuzzy continent was one of many 'double-take' moments from repeated observing; like the first time seeing obvious red in m42, or noticing your shadow being cast by venus' light alone. </div></b></span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><br />*****<br /><br />mercury is the closest planet to earth<br /><br />roughly 46% of the time. venus 37%. mars 17%.<br />mercury is actually the overall closest to all other solar system planets.<br />most people have been indoctrinated by all those tidy inferior-conjunctions-in-a-row school posters. but that's only one aspect of many.<br />this information will befuddle or bewilder most civilians.<br /><br /><br />*****<br /><br /></span></b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>my first saturn-versary</b><br /><br /><b>at the time of this post, saturn is back among the stars where i first laid glass on it as a serious observer 29 1/2 years ago- a much more visceral, celebratory milestone for me than the upcoming 30 years in by the calendar. i've felt the same pleasing deja-vu at 12 and 24 years with jupiter back in its 'original' starfield, and with other rare repeated sky events as well.</b><br /><b>if you've had similar experiences, let's just say you've come to the right blog.</b><br /><br /><b>*****</b><br /><br /><b>doublestars: a few laps with porrima (video):</b><br /><b><a href="https://youtu.be/obgptdE5xhk">https://youtu.be/obgptdE5xhk</a><br /><br /></b></span><b style="text-align: left;">*****<br /><br />that time i broke an a.l. obs program rule<br /><br />it's generally frowned upon to log targets for multiple programs at once. but hey, how many chances does a yankee get to visit the amazing skies below the equator?<br />link: <a href="https://c14isawesome.blogspot.com/2012/09/al-southern-sky-observe-program-mash-up.html" target="_blank">southern sky program mash-up</a><br /><br />*****<br /></b></span><div class="graf graf--p" name="fb87" style="text-align: left;"><h4><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">girls gone wild in taurus</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: normal;">every 8 years orbital resonance allows us to observe venus pass through the fabulous open cluster messier 45 (aka the pleiades), the brightest of these stars commonly known as the seven sisters. but what most astronomy books exclude is what a bad influence the promiscuous vixen venus has on the prim and proper pleiad ladies. april 2020’s slumber party started off innocently enough, with venus tugging ally’s braid but soon devolved into pillow fights, jello shots, and trashing hotel rooms, along with smoking cigars and gambling til sunrise. </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: normal;">as usual, poor papa atlas ends up spending the next day bailing his daughters out of jail and nursing hangovers, as venus happily prances along in search of others to partake in another night of hedonism. </span></span></span></h4><h4><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">just some fractured mythology to keep in mind as we view m45 until april 4th 2028, when visiting venus again turns the stately cluster into a den of iniquities.</span></h4><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">*****</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>toes fetish</b><br /><br /><b>that's transits, occultations, eclipses, and shadows. fans can enjoy some quick and dirty astro simulations of these events viewed from other locations in the solar system at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@saberzastrovidz" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/@saberzastrovidz</a><br /></b><br />*****<br /><br /><br /><b>snl skit: more caldwell! (er, cowbell)<br /><br />nasa/hubble's 2020 canonization of c-numbers as primary identifiers was certainly cause for celebration among the growing army of gen c-ers.<br />all that's left is to update the starmap ids in the next printings (or epoch). to this end i've started an email writing campaign to all the publishers, and encourage other caldwell fans to do the same.<br />to get a head start i've also bought 100 copies of both SA2000 and the Pocket Sky Atlas, whited-out the old ngcs, replaced them with the proper caldwell ids, and am reselling them as used at a discount.<br />let me know if you run across any saberized collector's editions.<br /></b><br /><b>*****</b><br /><br /><b>pass them a napkin</b><br /><br /><b>sir patrick was obviously a humble deepsky expert as well as a moon guy. consider that he created the caldwell catalogue on a napkin at dinner one night- from memory. 109 objects, constellations, mags, radecs, etc. ask one of the wannabe forum fuzzy 'experts' to attempt the same and all you'll get are sour grapes and tears.</b><br /><b>sir patrick wasn't just a dso enthusiast, he was a freaking ninja.</b><br /><br /><b>*****</b><br /><br /><b>messier marathons are about to get a lot easier<br /></b><br /><b>well, eventually anyway. we're currently near the farthest northern point of earth's circle of precession.</b></span><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">in about 14,000 years vega will be our brightest 'north star'. for an observer at 45° n, polaris will scrape the horizon and <i>all</i> of the southern sky will be available- like observing from the equator now.</span></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">the nights that a marathon is <i>not</i> possible will be the minority, and our lucky descendants will also enjoy access to the entire caldwell catalogue treasures.</span></b></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><b>*****</b><br /><br /><b>skytimes astro-interview (part one)<br /><br /></b></span><div class="mail-message expanded" id="m5558474035870839401"><div class="mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images"><div class="clear"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>st</i>: so how does a deepsky guy end up with a lunar outreach term? i thought you guys hated the moon.</span></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>saber</i>: not the skinny ones (moons not guys). and that's when dso hunters hit their stride- during the nights surrounding new moon. i got into the habit of searching for the very young crescents after sunset while waiting for the sky to darken. before long i'd also be staying on the field til dawn just to chase the oldest slivers up from the horizon.</span></b></div></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>st</i>: posts to the contrary, you're actually just a passive caldwell fan, and only became an advocate to keep the controversy/outreach going, and to avenge the enthusiastic noobs using c-numbers that were shamed out of forums by trolls not worthy of cleaning the british icon's monocle.</span></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>saber</i>: all true.</span></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>st</i>: rumor has it you got into observing because a girlfriend didn't want you going to stripclubs after band gigs.</span></b><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>saber</i>: pretty selfish of her wasn't it?</span></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>st</i>: so you bought her a $39 novelty star after visiting the adler planetarium and ended up spending $1000 to hunt it down and see it for yourself.</span></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>saber</i>: yup. the kicker is she was so clueless that when we left the adler she was very suprised, having thought we were going to a 'plantarium'. she was expecting to see rows of vegetation.</span></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">but then, 30 years ago i never planned on becoming an infamous outreach promoter, either. still, everything i've tried to contribute has been done out of passion- to pay it forward- hopefully making the night sky that much more interesting, accessible, and even fun. </span></b></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">*****</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div></div><div class="graf graf--p" name="fb87" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">beetlejuice behaving badly</span></b></div><div class="graf graf--p" name="fb87" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="graf graf--p" name="fb87" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">as of mid-feb 2020, i give bellatrix at least a couple tenths of magnitude over betelgeuse. </span></b></div><div class="graf graf--p" name="fb87" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">in the same binocular field bella is slightly more obvious at dusk, and defocusing the pair in a dark sky reveals the difference as well.</span></b></div><div class="graf graf--p" name="1ee2" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">also, having recovered from my initial shock at the red-orange giant’s dramatic dimming, </span></b></div><div class="graf graf--p" name="1ee2" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>i now just want it to finally stop teasing us and explode in a historic blaze of glory.</b><br /><span><b>and poor rigel. the jan brady of orion. betelgeuse gets uglied-up by a football to the face- but steals even more attention. (marsha, marsha, marsha!)</b></span></span></div><div class="graf graf--p" name="8675" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">enjoying the show,</span></b></div><div class="graf graf--p" name="9d4e" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">stephen</span></b></div><div class="graf graf--p" name="9d4e" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="graf graf--p" name="9d4e" style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">[betelgeuse supernova simulation: <a class="markup--anchor markup--p-anchor" data-href="https://youtu.be/hJPVuSNFxlY" href="https://youtu.be/hJPVuSNFxlY" rel="nofollow noopener noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/hJPVuSNFxlY</a> ]</span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br />*****</span></b></td><td class="tr-caption"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption"><br /></td>
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<b>for several years i've been adding all the available caldwells in the constellations i'm passing through to my standard messier sequence. there's just too many great treasures within a stone's throw to pass up. many can be hunted during the halftime break or while gambling on m30 as well: </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><a href="https://messiercaldwellmarathon.blogspot.com">https://messiercaldwellmarathon.blogspot.com</a></div><div><br />
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<b>now and then the stars align, and my drumming life crosses paths with my passion for the night sky. saber's beads was particularly apt, as the tips of drumsticks are also called beads. another epiphany led me to start adapting cymbal stands as additional binocular mounts when needed. and recently i stumbled upon a variety of kick drum heads featuring galaxies, planets, nebulae, et al. check out <a href="http://visionarydrum.com">visionarydrum.com</a> for my latest kit accoutrements.</b></div>
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<b><br /></b><div><div><b>it's gotta be tough being an anti-u.k., anti-nasa caldwell hater these days. for the catalogues 25th anniversary, nasa and hubble not only did a major photoshoot of sir patrick's 109 deepsky gems, but have also endorsed the caldwell numbers as their primary ids.</b></div><div><b>would this finally silence the few remaining never-moore-ers and their sad hubris of the defeated?</b></div><div><b>i sure hope not. the controversy and free publicity has been so instrumental in the catalogue's success that there's no telling how popular it can still become...</b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>the seenines</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><i>(in the not too distant future...)</i></b></div><div><b>hyperlight communication has given us contact with the people from an exo-planet near c9, the cave nebula. turns out they'd been evesdropping on us and become so enamored with the controversy and that sir patrick had picked their hometown out of billions that the species unanimously voted to rename themselves the 'seenines'.</b></div><div><b>upon further contact, interstellar war was narrowly averted when a small generationally indoctrinated cult of caldwell deniers- refusing to acknowledge the seenines identity- were instead captured and sentenced to dress as monks and alternate chanting c-numbers with smacking stone tablets against their foreheads.</b></div><div><b>(yes, the seenines also became big monty python fans.)</b></div><div><br /></div>
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<b>waning interest: hunting the oldest crescent moon</b></div>
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<div><b>*****</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div><b>those 5th galilean moons</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>jupiter occasionally tolerates a paparazzi fieldstar posing as a galilean to snap some pics (after all, many have light that has traveled hundreds of years for the encounter).</b></div><div><b>but mars is welcomed as family, with ganymede even timing a special shadow transit for the red planet's visit: <a href="https://youtu.be/jDL_B5MPQ2I" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/jDL_B5MPQ2I</a></b></div><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>or, those 5th galilean moons</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>many are ecliptic gladiators, chomping at the bit to challenge the jovian gauntlet of head bouncers in an attempt to cross the system unscathed. 5.5 mag sigma aries pulled it off in august 2023. others are not so lucky: <a href="https://flic.kr/p/2oZhB8u" target="_blank">https://flic.kr/p/2oZhB8u</a></b></div></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>*****</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div>
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<b>an excellent exercise is to see the red dot as the target itself. after completing an observation take another look thru the finder with both eyes open and imagine the red dot completing a simple local star pattern (a triangle, an ‘L’, etc.). return the scope or binoculars to a neutral start position and aim again to recenter the target solely as the completion of a stellar pattern.</b></div>
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<b>it’s a pleasant fiction to imagine saturn’s beautiful rings coyly and seductively tilting toward and away from us, slightly by the month and dramatically over a decade. but earth is actually doing the unsung grunt work, carefully pacing itself to fall slightly farther behind saturn in its orbit over the course of each revolution. this allows us the amazing perspective of cycling ring aspects. sorry to dampen anyones fantasy. just something to contemplate at the eyepiece, and while watching the linked vidclip below.</b></div>
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<b>in motion: saturn’s northern ring crossing (jan 2009-sep 2010) at</b></div>
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<b>stoking the embers</b></div>
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<b>outer atmospheres of suns containing a majority of carbon rather than oxygen only allow the red spectrum of their light to reach our eyes.</b></div>
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<b>the beauty of these aptly colored carbon stars has also stopped most of us in our tracks while panning thru the eyepiece. </b></div>
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<b>specifically hunting and comparing these scattered blood diamonds is one of the more forgiving amateur pursuits, as less-than-perfect seeing and altitude often only accentuate their fiery presence. </b></div>
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<b>the astronomical league offers a great program for those ready to start chasing these stellar gems. check it out at <a href="https://www.astroleague.org/content/carbon-star-observing-program">https://www.astroleague.org/content/carbon-star-observing-program</a></b></div>
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<b>happy hunting!</b></div>
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<b>outreach: think accessibility</b></div>
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<b>i'm not a recruiter. just offering to share the view. </b></div>
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<b>unless they want to be recruited. then i feel like a drug dealer, as there's possible addiction and withdrawal involved.</b></div>
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<b>in any case, the easier we make it look, the more people feel they can try it themselves.</b></div>
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<b>i try to speak in layman's terms as much as possible, as if there's no new 'language' to learn. not all at once, anyway.</b></div>
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<b>relate that any cloud-free sky will do, and that a modest scope, or even those binoculars in the closet are all they need. i have a couple of 8x40s that i pass around to supervised groups while they wait in line.</b></div>
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<b>i usually do public outreach under some waxing moon phase and stick with whatever other naked-eye showpieces are available (except by request).</b></div>
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<b>quality/wow factor over quantity. three or four bright targets per group or person is all you really need (i.e., always leave the crowd wanting more).</b></div>
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<b>also, everyone is welcome, whether they want to become an astronomer or astrologer or join the x-files. (those who pathologically correct visitors on every scientific nuance cross the line into 'outpreach', and become the stereotype droll know-it-alls.) i'm not there to criticize how anyone enjoys the stars. in fact, i'm intrigued by the different attractions and curiosities the night sky evokes. the cream will rise to the top without any bias from the host.</b></div>
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<b>beyond that, it's just about making the experience more interesting than academic and enjoying the reactions when that tiny spot of light hits their pupil.</b></div>
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<b>i offer cellphone snaps at the ep for souveniers, and of course have plenty of old astromags/catalogs, dark sky brochures, and local club info available.</b></div>
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<b>most importantly- and this cannot be overstated- use a 5mw laser pointer to point stuff out. people (kids especially) are entranced by it. many would stay for the light show alone. </b></div>
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<b>it is, however, at your discretion whether or not to make the light saber sound while using it.</b></div>
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<b>butch and sundance</b></div>
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<b>i remember only two of us from the club showing up to handle 250 scouts on a sugar-high stampeding in the dark </b></div>
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<b>toward the observing field at once. the ground and scopes were shaking. </b></div>
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<b>quite a daunting experience until the dust settled and the panting troop leaders caught up to them. </b></div>
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<b>*****</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>caldwell 76: under-appreciated?</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div><b>At -42° dec, C76 (I call it the 'less-southern jewel box') is just being shy.</b></div><div><b>If the beautiful bright cluster was circumpolar it would probably die of embarrassment from all the attention.</b></div></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>*****</b></div>
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<b>30x80 barska x-trail revisited</b></div>
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<b>i watched mare crisium spit out aldeberan after an occultation a few nights ago using the barska 30s. very enjoyable. amazing lunar terminator detail, as always. </b></div>
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<b>everything about it from my initial review years ago still holds true. still aligned, still mechanically sound, eye relief still useable but wanting.</b></div>
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<b>what i did want to ammend is that the fully-coated barska's color correction may not necessarily be better than that of the fmc 30x orion megaview- but perhaps the brighter image/decreased contrast may simply render it less noticible. this also implies that, in some cases, vivid CA may be a result of better AR coatings- and that those highly offended by false color might be better appeased by fully-coated or multi-coated models. </b></div>
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<b>just an intuitive thought, but i'll let you be the judge. </b></div>
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<b>the 30s were not my first experience with vivid vs 'bleached' CA. while comparing four 8x40s, the fully-coated model also outperformed the other 3 fmc noks on (noticible) CA.</b></div>
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<b>i also still employ and recommend my hi-mag training routine for steadier handheld views thru lower-power binos, whether it's a 30x warm-up before dropping to 15x, or 15x prior to 8-10x sessions.</b></div>
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<b>anyway, the barska 30x is still providing bang long after the buck. versus my 25x100, the barska not only has the adler index (and easily observed) edge in power, but often gets more use due to its smaller grab-n-go size and light weight. </b></div>
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<b>and the 30x stereo views of saturn and luna alone will always be worth the bargain price.</b></div>
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<b>peace, stephen.</b></div>
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<b>saber does the stars at:</b></div>
<div><a href="http://tinyurl.com/saberdoesthestarz">tinyurl.com/saberdoesthestarz</a><br /></div>
<div><a href="http://tinyurl.com/c14isawesome">tinyurl.com/c14isawesome</a><br /></div>
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<b>forced statutory outreach:</b></div>
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<b>the night i crashed the science fair</b></div>
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<b>my brother's kid had brought home a flyer from school announcing an upcoming science fair and the evening's program; simple demonstrations of basic physics, geology, chemistry, etc. but conspicuous by its absence was any mention of space, astronomy, or even a lousy solar system diorama. </b></div>
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<b>the final rub was that this was taking place at, not just any grade school, but my own hometown childhood almamater- so now it was personal. </b></div>
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<b>politely, but thru gritted teeth, i called the school ready to verbally pound some sense into this blasphemous principal's head...</b></div>
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<b>okay, that's enough dramatics.</b></div>
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<b>just wanted to convey my initial reaction. i was even suprised at how betrayed i felt.</b></div>
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<b>anyway, a semblence of sanity prevailed allowing me to see this as a sad but excellent outreach opportunity.</b></div>
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<b>sure it was december and cold for public outdoor observing, but not even an indoor table display or a few hubble pics?</b></div>
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<b>in the end they were thrilled to have me bring a scope, some noks, and a variety of outreach material. </b></div>
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<b>my 18" round laminated moon pic was hung at the far end of the gym above the bleachers for observing practice.</b></div>
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<b>but my glp easily stole the show, giving me a big audience of parents and children on which to also impress the dangers and legal ramifications of improper laser use.</b></div>
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<b>it was a fun evening and i was invited back in the spring for a full-blown outdoor event.</b></div>
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<b>being back at my old grade school was an experience in itself. in 6th grade our class held the annual folk festival in the same gym. my group's exhibit- brazil- had also been the most popular, especially with the adults.</b></div>
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<b>ours was the only country serving coffee.</b></div>
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<b>peace, stephen</b></div>
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<b>p.s., speaking of glps, it's extremely difficult to preach responsible laser use when you have the overpowering urge to</b></div>
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<b>make the light saber sound while demonstrating them.</b></div>
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<b>do u observe alone at remote locations?</b></div>
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<b>from a preference standpoint: sure. whenever i'm not sharing views with the public and have time for the drive. </b></div>
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<b>alone with the stars it's a much more intense bonding experience. like it's all on display just for me.</b></div>
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<b>from a danger/life-threatening standpoint: doesn't bother me a bit. there are worse ways to go than with saturn or a favorite dso in the eyepiece. </b></div>
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<b>in fact, it would be my third preferred 'found dead while' scenario. the second would be while behind the drums.</b></div>
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<b>*****</b></div>
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<b>i was a teenage exit pupil abuser</b></div>
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<b>9x63, 10x70, 11x80. there was a time i couldn't get enough wasted light. spraying it like a firehose from the eyepieces of my binoculars during nights on end of gluttony and laughter. after all, i had convinced myself, there was a free and neverending supply. i crashed numerous star parties- aiming the back of my noks at nearby dso observers, and giggling as they flinched from my venomous stray light intruding on their precious night vision. i scoffed criticisms from my elders that there were children starving for light in cloud-covered cambodia. cursing disapproval, several others would often swarm behind me to catch and splash the spewing overflow of photons in their eyes that would otherwise bounce without purpose off the grass and onlooking sheep behind me.</b></div>
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<b>but exit pupil laws were becoming increasingly strict, and my freewheeling cowboy lifestyle finally caught up with me. at one event i was hauled off the field by the national ExP guard and brought before a judge. sentenced to 5 years of hard labor, poor transparency, and a harshly restricted 30x50, i spent many tearful nights repenting the tomfoolery of my youth.</b></div>
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<b>[epilogue: bino exit pupil is often overrated. like aperture, more is always preferable to not having enough. eye placement is less critical with large ExPs as well. iow, don't let an oversized ExP override your enjoyment of the night sky.]</b></div>
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<b>zerbatory blues</b></div>
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<b>after making the 45 minute drive to our blue zone observatory, confining myself to its rectangular slit of heaven would be torture. i spend a good deal of time set up in the surrounding field and rolling around in the grass like a kid in a candy store, too.</b></div>
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<b>Not Another Moon Illusion</b><br />
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<b>Depending on your level of intimacy, most people have experienced up to 3 moon illusions; the size illusion (moon appears larger near the horizon), the depth illusion (moon craters appear as domes aka the 'convex/concave con'), and the terminator illusion (illuminated portion of moon appears offset to direct sun rays).</b></div>
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<b>Another that's followed me thru the years of lunar observing is not so much an illusion as a temporal inconvenience.</b></div>
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<b>The 1.3 seconds it takes for the moon's reflected light to reach us translates to a</b></div>
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<b>time-delayed terminator. Whether by inches or yards (cms or meters), the terminator has always advanced farther than what we're seeing from earth. So, while we're slightly ripped-off when the moon is waxing, the waning phases constantly allow us to see features that are actually already in darkness. </b></div>
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<b>Ashen light (earthshine) takes an additional bounce to reach us, so we're actually seeing that area as it appeared 2.6 seconds ago.</b></div>
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<b>The time machine increases dramatically when we view the more distant planets and stars. Saturn's illuminated image, for example, is always roughly 90 minutes old as viewed from earth.</b></div>
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<b>Good stuff to consider next time you see our</b><b> closest neighbors.</b></div>
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<b>Best Stargazing Locations (U.S.)</b><br />
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Many people are only a 15-20 minute drive away from the most stars they have<br />
ever seen. Center your location on the linked map. Green areas are very good. <br />
Blue is even better. Gray/Black is as good as it gets.<br />
Plan a short road trip to these areas on a clear, moonless night and soak in the stars. </b> <b> </b><br />
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<a href="http://www.jshine.net/astronomy/dark_sky/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.jshine.net/astronomy/dark_sky/</span></a><br />
<br /><b>*****</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Show Me My Star</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">If you'd like a free photo of that honorary star named for a friend or loved one just follow </span><br />
</b><span style="font-size: small;"><b>these simple instructions</b>.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span><br />
<a href="http://www.pictureofmystar.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.pictureofmystar.blogspot.com/</span></a><br />
<br /><div><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Best Colorful Double Stars</b></span><br />
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<a href="http://bestcolorfuldoublestars.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://bestcolorfuldoublestars.blogspot.com/</span></a><br />
<br /><div><b>Deep Sky Lists: Concordiem Borealis</b><br />
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<b><a href="http://concordiemborealis.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://concordiemborealis.blogspot.com/</span></a></b></div>
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<br /><b>New Moon: Extreme Crescent Visibility</b></div>
<div><div><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span><b><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://astro.ukho.gov.uk/moonwatch/nextnewmoon.html"><span style="color: blue;">http://astro.ukho.gov.uk/moonwatch/nextnewmoon.html</span></a> </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-weight: normal;">(great site. email them </span>to include last crescents before new moon, too!)</b><br /></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<b>LROC Interactive Lunar Map</b></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://target.lroc.asu.edu/q3/" target="_blank">http://target.lroc.asu.edu/q3/</a></span></div>
<div><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Total Solar Eclipse Seen From The Moon</b> </div><div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/-jxwxwAnyfQ" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/-jxwxwAnyfQ</a><br />
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<b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Herschel 400 by Declination</b></span></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></b></div><div><font size="2"><b>Mostly for kicks, but a good reference for target availability and prioritization.</b></font></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http:www.herschel400bydeclination.blogspot.com">http:www.herschel400bydeclination.blogspot.com</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>NGC Asterisms/Going Deep For Doubles: The NGC 140</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><a href="http://www.ngcasterisms.blogspot.com">http://www.ngcasterisms.blogspot.com</a>/</b></div>
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<div><b>Quick And Dirty Binocular Mag Comparisons</b><br /></div>
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<a href="http://binomagcomparisons.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://binomagcomparisons.blogspot.com/</span></a><br />
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<div><b>Saturn: The Motion Picture</b><br /></div>
<b><br /></b><a href="https://youtu.be/Sv_qsDYLH4Y" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/Sv_qsDYLH4Y</a><br /></div><div><br />
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<b>Lightspeed Distance to the Planets </b><br /><b>
(from Earth, closest approach):<br />
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Mercury 5m10s<br />
Venus 2m15s<br />
Mars 4m20s<br />
Jupiter 35m<br />
Saturn 1h10m<br />
Uranus 2h30m<br />
Neptune 4h10m<br />
(The current distance to Pluto is 4h39m)</b><br />
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<b>First Scope and Eyepieces</b><br />
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Buy the most aperture that is both affordable and portable. Portability should be easy enough that it never becomes an issue or reason not to setup or travel. Some don't think twice about regularly moving 100 lbs of equipment around while some think anything over 25 lbs is a chore. Vehicle accomodation is a consideration if one plans to travel. Which type of scope is more intuitive to use? Some people naturally take to the operation of a Dob over a Cat and vice-versa. The remaining design pros and cons tend to cancel each other out, and are usually not of crucial importance as both provide amazing views. Goto scopes also provide fine images, but a solid familiarity with the brightest stars and constellations is required to avoid alot of operational frustration.<br />
For eyepiece needs, a 32mm Plossl, 24-8mm premium zoom, and shorty barlow will be more than enough to cover most useable powers in most scopes. At the same time I recommend collecting and enjoying as many Naglers as possible.<br /></b>
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<b>A Mount By Any Other Name</b><br />
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For not being a binocular tripod fan, I sure have enough of them.<br />
When I'm not beating on my drumkit the cymbal stands are all available for duty as sturdy<br />
mounts for my noks. They've occasionally been used at outreach events for multiple viewers as well.<br />
With the cymbal stand boom arms adjusted to the vertical many can extend up to 84". Most are compatible with bino adapters, and the more robust models can easily handle my 100mm guns.<br />
An alternate mounting choice that often gets overlooked, some music stores carry used boom stands for less than $50.</b><br />
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<br />
<b>In Praise Of Shallow Ecliptics</b><br />
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Flat ecliptics are no fun for planet viewing or young crescent moon sightings, and often means it's pretty cold outside. But it does give me a better sense of orientation with the Solar system.<br />
In a world where 'north' is usually associated with 'up', it just feels more natural to be looking directly across the planets' orbits with my head and feet more aligned to Sol's north and south poles.<br />
Near the other extreme, viewing a perpendicular ecliptic means I'm standing on the Earth's side and should be falling off the limb and into space.<br />
It's a very Earth-centric bias and one I've been reluctant to share out of shame.<br />
For those who have not experienced this I should have warned you ahead of time not to read this as it may trigger unwarranted vertigo and uneasiness during future obs sessions. My bad.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>*****</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Caldwell Fever</b></div>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Stephen Saber</i></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rbPLYpXc55U/UuU1rkYojRI/AAAAAAAAA3I/QT74DU4W0Qc/s1600/aac76.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="194" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rbPLYpXc55U/UuU1rkYojRI/AAAAAAAAA3I/QT74DU4W0Qc/s1600/aac76.png" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">C76 (ngc6231) in Scorpius<br />
courtesy of SDSS<br /><br /></td></tr>
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I bagged the Caldwells as an elective project en route to the A.L. Master Observer's award and found them to be a worthy and, in a few cases, challenging DSO refresher course. By request, the following is a jump-start for those in pursuit of Sir Patrick's favorite 109 non-Messier treasures. His concept was a forefather of modern post-Messier collections which has also inspired, often by its notoriety, a slew of the individual lists we see today. For the intermediate observer, this is a very nice warm-up for the Herschel 400 as most of the northern Caldwells also appear in that list. Only 70 targets are required to receive this award, making the program available to observers in either hemisphere (but don't let that stop you from traveling to enjoy the rest). The targets being numbered by declination also gives a much more intuitive idea as to their local altitude and availability. Prefacing the Caldwell catalogue designations below are the host constellation, its mid-point midnight culmination date, and respective Pocket Sky Atlas chart(s). Multiple targets within a constellation are ordered in suggested search sequences. Along with the object type, magnitude, and radec, an additional identifier is included for those using maps not updated with this iconic deepsky database's id.<br />
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cma / jan02 / psa27<br />
C64 oc 4.1 0719-2457 (ngc2362)<br />
C58 oc 7.2 0718-1537 (ngc2360)<br />
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gem / jan05 / psa25<br />
C39 pn 9.9 0729+2055 (ngc2392)<br />
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mon / jan05 / psa25, 26<br />
C50 oc 4.8 0632+0452 (ngc2244)<br />
C49 bn -- 0632+0503 (ngc2237-9)<br />
C46 bn 10.0 0639+0844 (ngc2261)<br />
C54 oc 7.6 0800-1047 (ngc2506) <i><span class="st"><br /></span></i><br />
pup / jan08 / psa28<br />
C71 oc 5.8 0752-3833 (ngc2477)<br />
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lyn / jan19 / psa23<br />
C25 gc 10.4 0738+3853 (ngc2419)<br />
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cnc / jan30 / psa24<br />
C48 gx 10.3 0910+0702 (ngc2775) <br />
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car / jan31 / psa39, 38<br />
C96 oc 3.8 0758-6052 (ngc2516)<br />
C90 pn 9.7 0921-5819 (ngc2867)<br />
C92 bn 6.2 1044-5952 (ngc3372)<br />
C102 oc 1.9 1043-6424 (ic2602)<br />
C91 oc 3.0 1106-5840 (ngc3532)<br />
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vel / feb13 / psa39<br />
C85 oc 2.5 0840-5304 (ic2391)<br />
C79 gc 6.7 1018-4625 (ngc3201) <br />
C74 pn 8.2 1008-4026 (ngc3132)<br />
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sex / feb22 / psa37<br />
C53 gx 9.1 1005-0743 (ngc3115)<br />
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cha / mar01 / psa30<br />
C109 pn -- 1010-8052 (ngc3195)<br />
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leo / mar01 / psa34<br />
C40 gx 10.9 1120+1821 (ngc3626) <br />
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hya / mar15 / psa36, 46<br />
C59 pn 8.6 1025-1838 (ngc3242)<br />
C66 gc 10.2 1440-2632 (ngc5694) <br />
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cru / mar28 / psa49<br />
C99 dn -- 1253-6300 (coalsack)<br />
C98 oc 6.9 1242-6258 (ngc4609)<br />
C94 oc 4.2 1254-6020 (ngc4755)<br />
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cen / mar30 / psa49, 48<br />
C100 oc 4.5 1137-6302 (ic2944)<br />
C97 oc 5.3 1136-6137 (ngc3766)<br />
C80 gc 3.6 1327-4729 (ngc5139)<br />
C83 gx 9.5 1306-4928 (ngc4945) <br />
C77 gx 7.0 1326-4301 (ngc5128)<br />
C84 gc 7.6 1346-5122 (ngc5286)<br />
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mus / mar30 / psa50<br />
C108 gc 7.8 1226-7240 (ngc4372)<br />
C105 gc 7.3 1300-7053 (ngc4833)<br />
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com / apr02 / psa45<br />
C36 gx 9.8 1236+2758 (ngc4559)<br />
C38 gx 9.6 1236+2559 (ngc4565)<br />
C35 gx 11.4 1300+2759 (ngc4889)<br />
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cvn / apr07 / psa43<br />
C26 gx 10.6 1218+3749 (ngc4244)<br />
C32 gx 9.3 1242+3232 (ngc4631)<br />
C29 gx 9.8 1311+3703 (ngc5005)<br />
C21 gx 9.4 1228+4406 (ngc4449)<br />
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vir / apr11 / psa45<br />
C52 gx 9.3 1249-0548 (ngc4697)<br />
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cir / apr30 / psa48<br />
C88 oc 7.9 1506-5536 (ngc5823)<br />
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boo / may02 / psa44<br />
C45 gx 10.2 1338+0853 (ngc5248)<br />
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nor / may19 / psa58<br />
C89 oc 5.4 1619-5754 (ngc6087)<br />
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aps / may21 / psa60<br />
C107 gc 9.3 1626-7212 (ngc6101)<br />
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tra / may23 / psa60<br />
C95 oc 5.1 1604-6030 (ngc6025)<br />
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dra / may24 / psa31, 51<br />
C3 gx 9.7 1217+6928 (ngc4236)<br />
C6 pn 8.8 1759+6638 (ngc6543)<br />
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crv / may28 / psa36<br />
C60 gx 11.3 1202-1852 (ngc4038)<br />
C61 gx 13.0 1202-1853 (ngc4039)<br />
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sco / jun03 / psa58<br />
C76 oc 2.6 1654-4148 (ngc6231)<br />
C75 oc 5.8 1626-4040 (ngc6124)<br />
C69 pn 12.8 1714-3706 (ngc6302)<br />
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ara / jun10 / psa58<br />
C82 oc 5.2 1641-4846 (ngc6193)<br />
C86 gc 5.6 1741-5340 (ngc6397)<br />
C81 gc 8.1 1726-4825 (ngc6352)<br />
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cra / jun30 / psa69<br />
C78 gc 6.6 1808-4342 (ngc6541)<br />
C68 bn 9.7 1902-3657 (ngc6729)<br />
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sgr / jul07 / psa66<br />
C57 gx 9.3 1945-1448 (ngc6822)<br />
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pav / jul15 / psa70<br />
C93 gc 5.4 1911-5959 (ngc6752)<br />
C101 gx 9.0 1910-6351 (ngc6744)<br />
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vul / jul25 / psa62<br />
C37 oc 5.7 2012+2629 (ngc6885)<br />
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cyg / jul30 / psa62<br />
C15 pn 9.8 1945+5031 (ngc6826)<br />
C27 bn 7.5 2012+3821 (ngc6888)<br />
C20 bn 6.0 2059+4420 (ngc7000)<br />
C33 sn -- 2056+3143 (ngc6992/5)<br />
C34 sn -- 2046+3043 (ngc6960)<br />
C19 bn 10.0 2154+4716 (ic5146)<br />
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del / jul31 / psa64<br />
C47 gc 8.9 2034+0724 (ngc6934) <br />
C42 gc 10.6 2102+1611 (ngc7006)<br />
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aqr / aug25 / psa77, 76<br />
C55 pn 8.3 2104-1122 (ngc7009)<br />
C63 pn 6.5 2230-2048 (ngc7293)<br />
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lac / aug28 / psa73<br />
C16 oc 6.4 2215+4953 (ngc7243)<br />
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peg / sep01 / psa74<br />
C30 gx 9.5 2237+3425 (ngc7331)<br />
C44 gx 11.0 2305+1219 (ngc7479)<br />
C43 gx 10.5 0003+1609 (ngc7814)<br />
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tuc / sep17 / psa80<br />
C106 gc 4.0 0024-7205 (ngc104)<br />
C104 gc 6.6 0103-7051 (ngc362)<br />
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scl / sep26 / psa09<br />
C72 gx 8.2 0015-3911 (ngc55) <br />
C70 gx 8.1 0055-3741 (ngc300)<br />
C65 gx 7.1 0048-2517 (ngc253)<br />
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cep / sep29 / psa73, 71<br />
C12 gx 9.7 2035+6009 (ngc6946)<br />
C4 bn 6.8 2102+6812 (ngc7023)<br />
C9 bn 7.7 2259+6237 (sh2-155)<br />
C2 pn 11.6 0013+7232 (ngc40)<br />
C1 oc 8.1 0044+8520 (ngc188)<br />
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cas / oct09 / psa03, 01<br />
C11 bn 7.0 2321+6112 (ngc7635)<br />
C18 gx 9.2 0039+4820 (ngc185)<br />
C17 gx 9.3 0033+4830 (ngc147)<br />
C13 oc 6.4 0119+5820 (ngc457)<br />
C10 oc 7.1 0146+6115 (ngc663)<br />
C8 oc 9.5 0130+6318 (ngc559)<br />
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and / oct09 / psa03, 02<br />
C22 pn 9.2 2326+4233 (ngc7662)<br />
C28 oc 5.7 0158+3741 (ngc752)<br />
C23 gx 9.9 0223+4221 (ngc891)<br />
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cet / oct15 / psa07<br />
C62 gx 8.9 0047-2046 (ngc247)<br />
C56 pn 8.0 0047-1153 (ngc246)<br />
C51 gx 9.0 0105+0207 (ic1613)<br />
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for / nov02 / psa06<br />
C67 gx 9.2 0246-3017 (ngc1097)<br />
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per / nov07 / psa02<br />
C14 doc 4.3 0220+5708 (ngc869/884)<br />
C24 gx 11.6 0320+4131 (ngc1275)<br />
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hor / nov10 / psa08<br />
C87 gc 8.4 0312-5513 (ngc1261)<br />
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tau / nov30 / psa15<br />
C41 oc 1.0 0427+1600 (mel25)<br />
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dor / dec17 / psa20, D<br />
C103 bn 1.0 0539-6906 (ngc2070)<br />
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col / dec18 / psa18<br />
C73 gc 7.3 0514-4003 (ngc1851) <br />
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aur / dec21 / psa12<br />
C31 bn 6.0 0516+3416 (ic405)<br />
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cam / dec23 / psa11, 21<br />
C5 gx 9.2 0347+6806 (ic342)<br />
C7 gx 8.9 0737+6536 (ngc2403)<br />
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<a href="http://www.astroleague.org/al/obsclubs/caldwell/cldwlist.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange; font-size: x-small;"><i>A.L. Caldwell Program Homepage</i></span></a><br />
<a href="http://quest4truth.tripod.com/atlas/telrad/t_caldwell.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: orange; font-size: x-small;"><i>Caldwell Telrad Finder Charts</i></span></a><br />
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<i>COMING SOON: </i><br />
<i><a href="http://orion25x100binocularreview.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Glass At A Glance: Orion 25x100 GiantView Binocular</span></a></i><br />
<i>The Mess-Cal Marathon</i><br />
<i>The Last GoTo Convert </i><br />
<i>Lucky Ned Pepper (And The Steadiest Hands In The West)</i><br />
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<i>Also see:</i><br />
<i><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.saberdoesthestars.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Saber Does The Stars</span></a> </span></i><br />
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<i>Recommended Astro Links:</i><br />
<i><a href="http://www.astroleague.org/al/obsclubs/AlphabeticObservingClubs.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.astroleague.org/</span></a></i><br />
<i><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.darksky.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.darksky.org/</span></a> </span></i><br />
<i><a href="http://www.astronomy.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.astronomy.com/</span></a></i><br />
<i><a href="http://www.skyandtelescope.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.skyandtelescope.com/</span></a></i><br />
<a href="http://astronomy.fm/" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">http://astronomy.fm/</span></i></a><br />
<i><a href="http://eyesonthesky.com/Home.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://eyesonthesky.com/Home.aspx</span></a></i><br />
<i><a href="http://www.astromax.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.astromax.org/</span></a></i><br />
<i><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.ngcicproject.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.ngcicproject.org/</span></a> </span></i><br />
<i><a href="http://www.messier45.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.messier45.com/</span></a></i><br />
<a href="http://www.astronomertalk.com/index.php" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">http://www.astronomertalk.com/index.php</span></i></a><br />
<i><a href="http://www.iceinspace.com.au/index.php?home" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.iceinspace.com.au/index.</span></a></i><br />
<i><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://stargazerslounge.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://stargazerslounge.com/</span></a> </span></i><br />
<i><a href="http://www.galaxyzoo.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.galaxyzoo.org</span></a></i><br />
<i><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.astronomerswithoutborders.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.astronomerswithoutborders.org/</span></a> </span></i><br />
<i><a href="http://www.cloudynights.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.cloudynights.com/ </span></a></i><br />
<i><a href="http://www.spaceweather.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.spaceweather.com/</span></a></i><br />
<a href="http://messier.seds.org/xtra/marathon/" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">http://messier.seds.org/xtra/marathon/</span></i></a><br />
<i><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://pacastronomy.50megs.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://pacastronomy.50megs.com/</span></a> </span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.saguaroastro.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.saguaroastro.org/</span></a> </span></i><br />
<i><a href="http://10minuteastronomy.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://10minuteastronomy.wordpress.com/</span></a></i><br />
<a href="http://tinyurl.com/sittinginplato1" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">http://tinyurl.com/sittinginplato1</span></i></a><br />
<i><a href="http://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/</span></a></i><br />
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</div><br /></span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">by stephen saber</span><br /></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><br /></span></div><div>adding the available caldwell showpieces- many within a stone's </div><div>throw of the messiers- is a rewarding way to keep the marathon dso hunt momentum going while waiting for the sky to turn.</div><div><br /></div><div>here's a template for 40deg N, but can easily vary as to when </div><div>one wishes to jump on and off the messier track, and for latitude </div><div>dependent target additions/omissions. this route adds 62 caldwells </div><div>to the 110 messiers. some march caldwells not reaching at least </div><div>10deg altitude are not included.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">M74, M77, M33, C28</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">, C23</span></div><div>M31, M32, M110, C18<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">, C17</span></div><div>M52, C11<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">, C13</span></div><div>M103, C8<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">, C10, C5, C14</span></div><div>M76, M34, C24, M45</div><div><br /></div><div>M79, M42, M43, M78, M50, M41</div><div>C64, M93, C58, M46<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">, M47, C54</span></div><div>M48, C50<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">, C49, C46</span></div><div><br /></div><div>C41, C39, M35<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">, M1, M37, M36, M38</span></div><div>C31, C25, M44<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">, M67, C48</span></div><div>M95, M96, M105, M65, M66</div><div>C40, C53, C59</div><div><br /></div><div>M81, M82, C7<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">, C3</span></div><div>M97, M108, M109, M40, M106</div><div>C21, C26<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">, C32</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">, C29</span></div><div>M94, M63, M51, M101, M102</div><div><br /></div><div>M98, M99, M100, M85, M84, M86</div><div>M87, M88, M91, M90, M89</div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">M58, M59, M60, M49, M61</span><br /></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><br /></span></div><div>C38, C36, C35, M64<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">, M53, M3</span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">C45, C52</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">, </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">M104, C60, C61</span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">M68, M83, C66</span></div><div><br /></div><div>M5, M13, M92, C6, C1</div><div>M57, <span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">M56, C15, M39, C20, M29</span></div><div>C27, C33, C34, C37, M27<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">, M71</span></div><div><br /></div><div>M12, M10, M14, M107, M9, M4</div><div>M80, M62, M19</div><div><br /></div><div>M11, M26, M16, M17, M18, M24</div><div>M25, M23, M21, M20, M8, M28</div><div>M22</div><div><br /></div><div>C75, C76, C69, M6<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">, M7</span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">M69, M70, M54, M55, M75</span></div><div>C57, C47, C42, M15<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">, M2 </span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;">M72, M73, C55</span></div><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px;"><br /></span></div><div>*C30, C19, C16, C22</div><div>C12, C4, C9, C2, M30</div><div><br /></div><div>*this pre-m30 target sequence is ordered to allow cepheus </div><div>maximum altitude while moving away from the approaching </div><div>morning twilight dome.</div><div><br /></div><div>as with the m-cubed, hardcore mescal marathon hunters wanting to preserve maximum nightvision and spend more time observing should practice memorizing and sharpshooting this list in smaller groups throughout the year.</div><div><br /></div><div>Matt Wedel's appreciated follow-up: <a href="https://10minuteastronomy.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/concordiem-australis-by-ra.pdf">Concordiem Australis</a> </div><div><br /></div><div>*****</div><div><br /></div><div>[c38/the needle galaxy courtesy of sdss]</div><div><br /></div>SaberScorpXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01202738721263740545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783933023789319376.post-20428977660694120852023-06-11T19:21:00.009-07:002023-06-16T02:18:58.360-07:00Saber Does The Stars: Astro Sims Gallery<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPHFze1ymeCCUWSZg2SJDUnkd16I2UGS3FzEg0XRrM9z6PkAPAupr6afWEQZbpXlSupOAx3_op2-57nhSWt5GLE-AGIT-39BwJNww2EpR0ySOLYEZWXC-1m3v6gotWnlMNQw_XHqLIjblFuW6k5t2m4zFiCb1Xm1NOLvIxJcvC7bb8V4YHpeBvTsQbQ/s677/SATTRANSITSOL%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="677" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPHFze1ymeCCUWSZg2SJDUnkd16I2UGS3FzEg0XRrM9z6PkAPAupr6afWEQZbpXlSupOAx3_op2-57nhSWt5GLE-AGIT-39BwJNww2EpR0ySOLYEZWXC-1m3v6gotWnlMNQw_XHqLIjblFuW6k5t2m4zFiCb1Xm1NOLvIxJcvC7bb8V4YHpeBvTsQbQ/s320/SATTRANSITSOL%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">saturn transits the sun (viewed from neptune)<br />*created with celestia*<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p><b><i>Celestia</i> planetarium software has saved my sanity on countless cloudy nights for both its accurate real-time sky display, and as a creative outlet to observe rare and/or currently spaceflight-limited events by virtually traveling across time and space. The vids and clips to this gallery and more can be found at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@saberzastrovidz" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ffa400;">http://www.youtube.com/@saberzastrovidz</span></a> . 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2023 Jan 29 0056 UT<br />Feb 27 1521 UT<br />Mar 29 0518 UT<br />Apr 27 1827 UT<br />May 27 0644 UT<br />Jun 25 1816 UT<br />Jul 25 0520 UT<br />Aug 23 1619 UT<br />Sep 22 0338 UT<br />Oct 21 1540 UT<br />Nov 20 0437 UT<br />Dec 19 1831 UT<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2024 Jan 18 0905 UT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Feb 16 2349 UT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Mar 17 1410 UT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Apr 16 0341 UT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">May 15 1613 UT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Jun 14 0349 UT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Jul 13 1448 UT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Aug 12 0131 UT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sep 10 1229 UT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Oct 10 0009 UT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Nov 08 1249 UT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Dec 08 0236 UT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*timings courtesy of Dana Thompson*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*photo credit: frostydew.org*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">UT to local time conversion:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.timebie.com/timelocal/universal.php" target="_blank">www.timebie.com/timelocal/universal.php</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">saber does the stars at:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://saberdoesthestars.wordpress.com" target="_blank">http://saberdoesthestars.wordpress.com</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://c14isawesome.blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://c14isawesome.blogspot.com</a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Three doubles I couldn’t live without are also included.<br />
Designed with those tackling the Observe Programs in mind, the overlapping entries have been omitted- leaving a treasure chest of 400+ gems for northern observers.<br />
Grouped by constellation, the basic data and corresponding Pocket Sky Atlas chart follow each entry.</p>
<p dir="ltr">ANDROMEDA<br />
obj/type/mag/radec/psa<br />
M31 GX 3.5 0043+4119 03<br />
M32 GX 8.2 0043+4055 03<br />
M110 GX 8.0 0041+4144 03<br />
C28/NGC752 OC 5.7 0158+3743 02<br />
C23/NGC891 GX 10.0 0223+4223 02<br />
C22/NGC7662 PN 9.0 2326+4236 03<br />
gammaAnd DS 2.3 0204+4222 02</p>
<p dir="ltr">AQUARIUS<br />
M2 GC 6.5 2134-0047 77<br />
M72 GC 9.4 2054-1230 77<br />
M73 AS 9.0 2059-1236 77<br />
C55/NGC7009 PN 8.0 2105-1120 77<br />
C63/NGC7293 PN 7.5 2230-2046 76<br />
zetaAqr DS 4.3 2229-0001 77<br />
94 Aqr DS 5.3 2319-1328 76</p>
<p dir="ltr">AQUILA<br />
NGC6709 OC 6.7 1852+1022 65<br />
NGC6781 PN 12.0 1919+0634 65<br />
57 Aql DS 5.8 1955-0814 66</p>
<p dir="ltr">ARIES<br />
NGC772 GX 10.3 0200+1903 04<br />
gammaAri DS 4.8 0154+1918 04<br />
lambdaAri DS 4.9 0158+2336 04</p>
<p dir="ltr">AURIGA<br />
M36 OC 6.0 0537+3408 12<br />
M37 OC 5.6 0553+3233 12<br />
M38 OC 6.4 0529+3550 12<br />
NGC1893 OC 7.5 0523+3324 12<br />
NGC1907 OC 8.2 0529+3519 12<br />
NGC1931 CN 11.3 0532+3415 12<br />
NGC2281 OC 5.4 0650+4103 23<br />
C31/IC405 EN — 0517+3416 12<br />
thetaAur DS 2.7 0600+3713 12</p>
<p dir="ltr">BOOTES<br />
C45/NGC5248 GX 10.2 1338+0851 44<br />
NGC5466 GC 9.1 1406+2830 44<br />
deltaBoo DS 3.5 1516+3319 42<br />
iotaBoo DS 4.9 1416+5122 42<br />
kappaBoo DS 4.6 1414+5147 42<br />
epsilonBoo DS 2.5 1445+2704 44<br />
muBoo DS 4.3 1525+3723 42<br />
piBoo DS 4.9 1441+1625 44<br />
xiBoo DS 4.7 1451+1906 44</p>
<p dir="ltr">CAMELOPARDALIS<br />
NGC1501 PN 13.0 0408+6056 13<br />
C7/NGC2403 GX 8.4 0738+6535 21<br />
NGC2655 GX 10.1 0857+7811 21<br />
C5/IC342 GX 9.1 0348+6807 11<br />
Stock23 OC 6.5 0316+6002 11<br />
Kemble1 OC 4.0 0358+6306 11<br />
1 Cam DS 5.7 0432+5355 12<br />
32 Cam DS 5.3 1249+8325 21</p>
<p dir="ltr">CANCER<br />
M44 OC 3.1 0841+1957 24<br />
M67 OC 6.9 0851+1147 24<br />
C48/NGC2775 GX 10.3 0911+0700 24<br />
iotaCnc DS 4.2 0847+2846 24<br />
zetaCnc DS 5.5 0812+1739 24</p>
<p dir="ltr">CANES VENATICI<br />
M3 GC 6.3 1343+2821 44<br />
M51 GX 8.4 1330+4710 43<br />
M63 GX 8.6 1316+4159 43<br />
M94 GX 8.2 1251+4104 43<br />
M106 GX 8.3 1219+4715 43<br />
NGC4111 GX 10.8 1208+4301 43<br />
NGC4214 GX 9.7 1216+3617 43<br />
C26/NGC4244 GX 10.2 1218+3746 43<br />
C21/NGC4449 GX 9.4 1229+4403 43<br />
NGC4490 GX 9.8 1231+4135 43<br />
C32/NGC4631 GX 9.3 1242+3229 43<br />
NGC4656/7 GX 10.4 1244+3207 43<br />
C29/NGC5005 GX 9.8 1311+3700 43<br />
NGC5033 GX 10.1 1314+3633 43<br />
alphaCVn DS 2.9 1256+3819 43</p>
<p dir="ltr">CANIS MAJOR<br />
M41 OC 4.5 0646-2045 27<br />
NGC2359 EN 11.0 0719-1313 27<br />
C58/NGC2360 OC 7.2 0718-1538 27<br />
C64/NGC2362 OC 4.1 0719-2457 27<br />
epsilonCMa DS 1.5 0659-2858 27<br />
h3945 DS 5.0 0717-2318 27</p>
<p dir="ltr">CAPRICORNUS<br />
M30 GC 7.5 2141-2309 77<br />
alphaCap DS 3.6 2018-1233 66<br />
betaCap DS 3.4 2021-1447 66</p>
<p dir="ltr">CASSIOPEIA<br />
M52 OC 6.9 2325+6138 03<br />
M103 OC 7.4 0134+6044 03<br />
NGC129 OC 6.5 0030+6017 03<br />
C17/NGC147 GX 9.3 0034+4833 03<br />
C18/NGC185 GX 9.2 0039+4823 03<br />
NGC281 EN 7.0 0053+5640 03<br />
C13/NGC457 OC 6.4 0120+5823 03<br />
C8/NGC559 OC 9.5 0130+6320 01<br />
C10/NGC663 OC 7.1 0147+6117 01<br />
C11/NGC7635 EN — 2321+6115 71<br />
NGC7789 OC 6.7 2357+5647 03<br />
IC289 PN 13.1 0311+6121 02<br />
Cr463 OC 5.7 0148+7157 01<br />
Stock2 OC 4.4 0215+5916 01<br />
Mark6 OC 7.1 0230+6039 01<br />
Mel15 OC 6.5 0233+6127 01<br />
Tr3 OC 7.0 0312+6315 01<br />
etaCas DS 3.4 0049+5749 03<br />
iotaCas DS 4.0 0229+6724 01<br />
sigmaCas DS 5.0 2359+5545 03</p>
<p dir="ltr">CEPHEUS<br />
C2/NGC40 PN 11.0 0013+7235 71<br />
C1/NGC188 OC 8.1 0045+8523 71<br />
NGC6939 OC 7.8 2032+6040 61<br />
C12/NGC6946 GX 8.9 2035+6011 61<br />
C4/NGC7023 CN 7.0 2101+6812 71<br />
NGC7129 RN 12.0 2141+6608 71<br />
NGC7160 OC 6.1 2154+6238 71<br />
NGC7235 OC 7.7 2213+5719 71<br />
C9/Sh2-155 DN — 2257+6237 71<br />
betaCep DS 3.2 2129+7034 71<br />
deltaCep DS 3.9 2229+5825 71<br />
xiCep DS 4.4 2204+6438 71<br />
Struve 2816 DS 5.6 2139+5729 73</p>
<p dir="ltr">CETUS<br />
M77 GX 8.8 0243+0001 04<br />
C56/NGC246 PN 8.0 0047-1150 07<br />
C62/NGC247 GX 8.9 0047-2043 07<br />
NGC936 GX 10.1 0228-0107 04<br />
C51/IC1613 GX 9.3 0105+0207 05<br />
gammaCet DS 3.5 0243+0314 04</p>
<p dir="ltr">COLUMBA<br />
C73/NGC1851 GC 7.3 0514-4003 18</p>
<p dir="ltr">COMA BERENICES<br />
M53 GC 7.7 1313+1807 45<br />
M64 GX 8.5 1257+2138 45<br />
M85 GX 9.2 1226+1808 C<br />
M88 GX 9.5 1232+1422 C<br />
M91 GX 10.2 1236+1427 C<br />
M98 GX 10.1 1214+1451 C<br />
M99 GX 9.8 1219+1422 C<br />
M100 GX 9.4 1223+1546 C<br />
NGC4274 GX 10.4 1220+2934 45<br />
NGC4414 GX 10.3 1227+3110 45<br />
NGC4494 GX 9.9 1232+2544 45<br />
C36/NGC4559 GX 9.9 1236+2755 45<br />
C38/NGC4565 GX 9.6 1237+2556 45<br />
NGC4725 GX 9.2 1251+2527 45<br />
C35/NGC4889 GX 11.4 1300+2755 45<br />
Mel 111 OC 1.8 1225+2600 45<br />
24 Com DS 5.2 1235+1823 45</p>
<p dir="ltr">CORONA AUSTRALIS<br />
C68/NGC6729 EN 9.7 1902-3657 69</p>
<p dir="ltr">CORONA BOREALIS<br />
zetaCrB DS 5.1 1539+3638 53<br />
sigmaCrB DS 5.6 1615+3352 53</p>
<p dir="ltr">CORVUS<br />
C60/NGC4038 GX 10.7 1202-1855 47<br />
C61/NGC4039 GX 13.0 1202-1856 47<br />
NGC4361 PN 10.0 1225-1851 47<br />
deltaCrv DS 3.0 1230-1631 47</p>
<p dir="ltr">CYGNUS<br />
M29 OC 6.6 2024+3834 62<br />
M39 OC 4.6 2132+4828 62<br />
NGC6819 OC 7.3 1942+4012 62<br />
C15/NGC6826 PN 10.0 1945+5032 62<br />
C27/NGC6888 EN 7.5 2012+3822 62<br />
NGC6910 OC 7.4 2023+4049 62<br />
C34/NGC6960 SN — 2046+3045 62<br />
C33/NGC6992-5 SN — 2057+3145 62<br />
C20/NGC7000 EN 6.0 2059+4422 62<br />
NGC7027 PN 10.0 2107+4216 62<br />
NGC7063 OC 7.0 2125+3632 62<br />
C19/IC5146 CN 10.0 2154+4718 73<br />
betaCyg DS 3.1 1931+2758 62<br />
31 Cyg DS 3.8 2014+4644 62<br />
61 Cyg DS 5.2 2107+3845 62</p>
<p dir="ltr">DELPHINUS<br />
C47/NGC6934 GC 8.7 2034+0724 64<br />
C42/NGC7006 GC 10.6 2102+1611 64<br />
gammaDel DS 4.5 2047+1607 64</p>
<p dir="ltr">DRACO<br />
M102 GX 10.0 1507+5544 42<br />
C3/NGC4236 GX 9.7 1217+6928 41<br />
NGC5907 GX 10.4 1516+5619 42<br />
NGC6503 GX 10.2 1749+7009 61<br />
C6/NGC6543 PN 8.8 1759+6638 51<br />
muDra DS 5.7 1705+5428 52<br />
nuDra DS 4.9 1732+5511 52<br />
psiDra DS 4.9 1742+7209 51<br />
16/17 Dra DS 5.4 1636+5255 52<br />
40/41 Dra DS 5.7 1800+8000 51</p>
<p dir="ltr">ERIDANIS<br />
NGC1232 GX 9.9 0310-2035 17<br />
NGC1535 PN 10.4 0414-1244 17<br />
32 Eri DS 4.8 0354-0257 17<br />
55 Eri DS 6.7 0444-0848 16</p>
<p dir="ltr">FORNAX<br />
C67/NGC1097 GX 9.2 0246-3017 06</p>
<p dir="ltr">GEMINI<br />
M35 OC 5.1 0609+2420 25<br />
NGC2158 OC 8.6 0608+2406 25<br />
NGC2371/2 PN 11.0 0726+2929 25<br />
C39/NGC2392 PN 9.9 0729+2055 25<br />
alphaGem DS 1.9 0735+3153 25<br />
deltaGem DS 3.5 0720+2159 25</p>
<p dir="ltr">HERCULES<br />
M13 GC 5.9 1642+3627 52<br />
M92 GC 6.5 1717+4307 52<br />
NGC6210 PN 9.0 1645+2348 54<br />
alphaHer DS 3.5 1715+1423 52<br />
deltaHer DS 3.1 1715+2450 54<br />
kappaHer DS 5.3 1608+1703 55<br />
rhoHer DS 4.6 1724+3709 52<br />
95 Her DS 5.0 1802+2136 54</p>
<p dir="ltr">HYDRA<br />
M48 OC 5.8 0814-0549 26<br />
M68 GC 8.2 1240-2648 47<br />
M83 GX 7.6 1337-2954 47<br />
C59/NGC3242 PN 8.6 1025-1838 37<br />
C66/NGC5694 GC 10.2 1440-2632 46<br />
N Hya DS 5.8 1132-2916 36</p>
<p dir="ltr">LACERTA<br />
NGC7209 OC 7.7 2205+4630 73<br />
C16/NGC7243 OC 6.4 2215+4953 73<br />
8 Lac DS 5.7 2236+3938 72</p>
<p dir="ltr">LEO<br />
M65 GX 9.3 1119+1302 34<br />
M66 GX 9.0 1121+1256 34<br />
M95 GX 9.7 1044+1139 34<br />
M96 GX 9.2 1047+1146 34<br />
M105 GX 9.3 1048+1232 34<br />
NGC2903 GX 8.9 0933+2128 35<br />
NGC3384 GX 10.0 1049+1235 34<br />
NGC3521 GX 8.9 1106-0005 34<br />
NGC3607 GX 10.0 1117+1800 34<br />
C40/NGC3626 GX 10.9 1121+1818 34<br />
NGC3628 GX 9.5 1121+1333 34<br />
alphaLeo DS 1.4 1008+1158 35<br />
gammaLeo DS 2.2 1020+1951 35<br />
54 Leo DS 4.5 1056+2445 34</p>
<p dir="ltr">LEO MINOR<br />
NGC3003 GX 11.7 0949+3323 33<br />
NGC3344 GX 10.0 1044+2452 35<br />
NGC3432 GX 11.3 1023+3634 33</p>
<p dir="ltr">LEPUS<br />
M79 GC 8.0 0525-2433 16<br />
HR1944 DS 6.4 0539-1751 16<br />
gammaLep DS 3.8 0545-2227 16</p>
<p dir="ltr">LIBRA<br />
NGC5897 GC 8.6 1518-2103 57<br />
alphaLib DS 2.8 1451-1602 57</p>
<p dir="ltr">LYNX<br />
C25/NGC2419 GC 10.4 0739+3852 23<br />
NGC2683 GX 9.7 0853+3323 22<br />
12 Lyn DS 5.4 0646+5927 23<br />
19 Lyn DS 5.6 0723+5517 23<br />
38 Lyn DS 3.9 0919+3648 22</p>
<p dir="ltr">LYRA<br />
M56 GC 8.3 1917+3012 63<br />
M57 PN 9.0 1854+3303 63<br />
betaLyr DS 3.4 1850+3322 63<br />
zetaLyr DS 4.3 1845+3736 63<br />
epsilonLyr DS 5.0 1844+3940 63<br />
Struve 2404 DS 6.9 1851+1059 63<br />
O.Struve 525 DS 6.0 1855+3358 63</p>
<p dir="ltr">MONOCEROS<br />
M50 OC 5.9 0704-0821 27<br />
NGC2232 OC 3.9 0627-0445 27<br />
C50/NGC2244 OC 4.8 0633+0452 25<br />
NGC2251 OC 7.3 0635+0822 25<br />
C46/NGC2261 EN 10.0 0639+0844 25<br />
NGC2264 CN 3.9 0642+0952 25<br />
C49/NGC2237+ EN — 0631+0503 25<br />
NGC2301 OC 6.0 0652+0027 25<br />
NGC2343 OC 6.7 0709-1040 27<br />
C54/NGC2506 OC 7.6 0801-1048 26<br />
betaMon DS 4.7 0629-0702 27<br />
epsilonMon DS 4.5 0624+0436 25</p>
<p dir="ltr">OPHIUCHUS<br />
M9 GC 7.9 1720-1831 56<br />
M10 GC 6.6 1658-0126 56<br />
M12 GC 6.6 1648-0158 56<br />
M14 GC 7.6 1738-0315 56<br />
M19 GC 7.2 1703-2617 56<br />
M62 GC 6.6 1702-3008 56<br />
M107 GC 8.1 1633-1304 56<br />
NGC6369 PN 13.0 1730-2346 56<br />
NGC6572 PN 9.0 1812+0651 65<br />
NGC6633 OC 4.6 1828+0634 65<br />
IC4665 OC 4.2 1746+0543 54<br />
omicronOph DS 5.4 1718-2417 56<br />
36 Oph DS 5.1 1715-2636 56<br />
70 Oph DS 4.2 1806+0230 65</p>
<p dir="ltr">ORION<br />
M42 EN 3.9 0536-0527 16<br />
M43 EN 9.0 0536-0516 16<br />
M78 RN 8.0 0547+0003 16<br />
NGC1662 OC 6.4 0449+1057 14<br />
NGC1788 RN — 0507-0320 16<br />
NGC1973+ EN — 0535-0444 B<br />
NGC1981 OC 4.6 0536-0426 16<br />
NGC2022 PN 12.0 0543+0905 14<br />
NGC2024 EN — 0542-0151 14<br />
NGC2169 OC 5.9 0609+1357 14<br />
NGC2194 OC 8.5 0614+1248 14<br />
betaOri DS 0.1 0515-0812 16<br />
deltaOri DS 2.2 0532-0018 16<br />
theta1 Ori DS 5.4 0536-0523 B<br />
theta2 Ori DS 5.2 0536-0525 B<br />
iotaOri DS 2.8 0535-0555 B<br />
lambdaOri DS 3.6 0535+0956 14<br />
sigmaOri DS 4.0 0539-0236 16<br />
zetaOri DS 1.9 0541-0157 16<br />
Struve 747 DS 4.8 0535-0600 B</p>
<p dir="ltr">PEGASUS<br />
M15 GC 6.4 2130+1212 75<br />
C30/NGC7331 GX 9.5 2237+3427 72<br />
C44/NGC7479 GX 11.0 2305+1222 74<br />
C43/NGC7814 GX 10.5 0004+1612 74<br />
epsilonPeg DS 2.4 2144+0952 75</p>
<p dir="ltr">PERSEUS<br />
M34 OC 5.2 0243+4249 13<br />
M76 PN 12.0 0143+5136 13<br />
C14/NGC869 OC 4.0 0220+5711 13<br />
C14/NGC884 OC 4.0 0223+5709 13<br />
NGC1023 GX 9.5 0241+3906 13<br />
C24/NGC1275 GX 11.6 0320+4133 13<br />
NGC1342 OC 6.7 0332+3722 13<br />
NGC1491 EN — 0404+5120 13<br />
NGC1528 OC 6.4 0416+5115 13<br />
NGC1582 OC 7.0 0433+4352 12<br />
Tr2 OC 5.9 0237+5559 13<br />
Mel20 OC 1.2 0322+4900 13<br />
etaPer DS 3.8 0251+5554 13<br />
Struve 331 DS 5.3 0301+5221 13</p>
<p dir="ltr">PISCES<br />
M74 GX 9.2 0137+1549 04<br />
alphaPsc DS 4.2 0202+0246 04<br />
zetaPsc DS 5.6 0113+0735 05<br />
psi1 Psc DS 5.6 0106+2128 05<br />
65 Psc DS 6.3 0050+2743 05</p>
<p dir="ltr">PUPPIS<br />
M46 OC 6.1 0742-1450 27<br />
M47 OC 4.4 0737-1431 27<br />
M93 OC 6.2 0745-2353 26<br />
NGC2440 PN 11.0 0742-1814 26<br />
C71/NGC2477 OC 5.8 0753-3834 28<br />
NGC2527 OC 6.5 0806-2811 28<br />
NGC2539 OC 6.5 0811-1251 26<br />
NGC2571 OC 7.0 0819-2946 28<br />
kappaPup DS 4.5 0739-2648 27</p>
<p dir="ltr">SAGITTA<br />
M71 GC 8.3 1954+1848 64</p>
<p dir="ltr">SAGITTARIUS<br />
M8 CN 5.8 1804-2423 67<br />
M17 EN 6.0 1821-1611 67<br />
M18 OC 6.9 1820-1708 67<br />
M20 EN 6.3 1803-2302 67<br />
M21 OC 5.9 1805-2635 67<br />
M22 GC 5.1 1837-2354 67<br />
M23 OC 5.5 1757-1901 67<br />
M24 SC 4.6 1817-1850 67<br />
M25 OC 4.6 1832-1915 67<br />
M28 GC 6.9 1825-2452 67<br />
M54 GC 7.7 1856-3028 67<br />
M55 GC 7.0 1940-3057 66<br />
M69 GC 7.7 1832-3221 67<br />
M70 GC 8.1 1844-3217 67<br />
M75 GC 8.6 2007-2154 66<br />
NGC6445 PN 13.0 1750-2001 67<br />
NGC6520 OC 8.0 1804-2754 67<br />
NGC6716 OC 6.9 1855-1952 67<br />
NGC6818 PN 10.0 1944-1408 66<br />
C57/NGC6822 GX 9.0 1945-1447 66</p>
<p dir="ltr">SCORPIUS<br />
M4 GC 5.9 1624-2633 56<br />
M6 OC 4.2 1741-3213 58<br />
M7 OC 3.3 1754-3449 58<br />
M80 GC 7.2 1617-2300 56<br />
C75/NGC6124 OC 5.8 1626-4041 58<br />
C76/NGC6231 OC 2.6 1654-4148 58<br />
C69/NGC6302 PN 13.0 1714-3707 58<br />
betaSco DS 2.6 1605-1948 56<br />
nuSco DS 4.3 1612-1928 56<br />
xiSco DS 4.8 1604-1122 56<br />
Struve 1999 DS 7.4 1604-1127 56</p>
<p dir="ltr">SCULPTOR<br />
C72/NGC55 GX 8.0 0015-3908 78<br />
C65/NGC253 GX 7.1 0048-2514 07<br />
C70/NGC300 GX 9.0 0055-3738 09</p>
<p dir="ltr">SCUTUM<br />
M11 OC 5.8 1852-0615 67<br />
M26 OC 8.0 1846-0923 67<br />
NGC6712 GC 8.2 1854-0841 67</p>
<p dir="ltr">SERPENS CAPUT<br />
M5 GC 5.8 1519+0203 55<br />
deltaSer DS 4.2 1535+1032 55</p>
<p dir="ltr">SERPENS CAUDA<br />
M16 CN 6.0 1819-1347 67<br />
IC4756 OC 4.6 1839+0527 65<br />
thetaSer DS 4.5 1856+0412 65</p>
<p dir="ltr">SEXTANS<br />
C53/NGC3115 GX 9.2 1006-0745 37</p>
<p dir="ltr">TAURUS<br />
M1 SN 8.4 0535+2201 14<br />
M45 OC 1.2 0047+2407 15<br />
NGC1514 PN 10.0 0410+3048 15<br />
NGC1647 OC 6.4 OC 0446+1905 15<br />
NGC1746 OC 6.0 0504+2350 14<br />
NGC1807 OC 7.0 0511+1633 14<br />
NGC1817 OC 7.7 0513+1643 14<br />
C41/Mel25 OC 1.0 0427+1600 15<br />
chiTau DS 5.5 0423+2538 15<br />
118 Tau DS 5.8 0529+2509 14</p>
<p dir="ltr">TRIANGULUM<br />
M33 GX 5.7 0134+3041 02<br />
iotaTri DS 5.3 0212+3018 02</p>
<p dir="ltr">URSA MAJOR<br />
M40 DS 9.0 1222+5805 32<br />
M81 GX 6.9 0956+6902 31<br />
M82 GX 8.4 0956+6939 31<br />
M97 PN 11.2 1115+548 32<br />
M101 GX 7.7 1403+5419 42<br />
M108 GX 10.1 1112+5537 32<br />
M109 GX 9.8 1158+5320 32<br />
NGC2841 GX 9.3 0923+5056 33<br />
NGC3079 GX 10.6 1003+5539 33<br />
NGC3184 GX 9.8 1019+4123 33<br />
NGC3877 GX 12.0 1147+4727 32<br />
NGC3941 GX 11.0 1153+3656 32<br />
NGC4026 GX 12.0 1200+5055 32<br />
NGC4088 GX 10.5 1206+5030 32<br />
NGC4157 GX 12.0 1212+5026 32<br />
NGC4605 GX 11.0 1240+6134 32<br />
zetaUMa DS 2.3 1324+5456 32</p>
<p dir="ltr">URSA MINOR<br />
alphaUMi DS 2.0 0232+8916 01</p>
<p dir="ltr">VELA<br />
C74/NGC3132 PN 8.2 1008-4026</p>
<p dir="ltr">VIRGO<br />
M49 GX 8.4 1230+0757 C<br />
M58 GX 9.8 1238+1146 C<br />
M59 GX 9.8 1242+1136 C<br />
M60 GX 8.8 1244+1130 C<br />
M61 GX 9.7 1222+0425 45<br />
M84 GX 9.3 1226+1250 C<br />
M86 GX 9.2 1227+1254 C<br />
M87 GX 8.6 1231+1221 C<br />
M89 GX 9.8 1236+1230 C<br />
M90 GX 9.5 1237+1307 C<br />
M104 GX 8.3 1240-1140 47<br />
NGC4216 GX 10.0 1216+1306 C<br />
NGC4388 GX 11.1 1226+1237 C<br />
NGC4438 GX 10.1 1228+1258 C<br />
NGC4517 GX 10.5 1233+0004 45<br />
NGC4526 GX 9.6 1234+0739 C<br />
NGC4535 GX 9.8 1235+0809 C<br />
NGC4567/8 GX 11.3 1237+1112 C<br />
C52/NGC4697 GX 9.3 1249-0551 47<br />
NGC4699 GX 9.6 1249-0843 47<br />
NGC4762 GX 10.2 1253+1111 C<br />
NGC5746 GX 10.6 1445+0155 44<br />
gammaVir DS 3.5 1242-0127 45</p>
<p dir="ltr">VULPECULA<br />
M27 PN 8.1 2000+2244 64<br />
NGC6802 OC 8.8 1931+2017 64<br />
NGC6823 CN 7.1 1943+2319 64<br />
C37/NGC6882-5 OC 6.0 2012+2630 64<br />
NGC6940 OC 6.3 2035+2820 64<br />
Cr 399 OC 3.6 1925+2011 64</p>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">c76 (the northern jewelbox) in scorpius courtesy of sdss</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">saber does the stars vol 2: the index catalog</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">tinyurl.com/saberdoesthestars-vol2</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">all contents within are free use with author/website acknowledgement</div>SaberScorpXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01202738721263740545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783933023789319376.post-89516152341734491692023-06-08T10:40:00.000-07:002023-07-05T05:08:43.639-07:00Saber's Beads: Evolution<div dir="ltr">
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Saber's Beads: Evolution</div>
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by J. Sorenson<br>
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"The broken arc of lights eclipse contact resemblance peaked in deep twilight with the infant crescent moon hanging 5° above the horizon on a steep ecliptic at a solar elongation of 12.2°. By this time I was fully immersed in the imagery of a total solar eclipse- as if in the next few moments I would either be basking in our sun's corona or forced to turn away from its glare. Low altitude scintillation added a surreal dynamic to the experience." -Stephen Saber (May 2006)</div>
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After his related comment on this young moon sighting, the described visual aspect was almost immediately dubbed "Saber's Beads" by his peers, and gained popular use by other lunar observers and websites.<br>
The term has since continued to virally spread to other cultural venues as well, including:<br>
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Existential: SouledOut (2007)<br>
Saber's Beads is represented as symbolic of increased perspective and open-mindedness.<br>
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Life Experience: Blogger (2009) The author's blog titled Saber's Beads documents her own personal uplifting experiences as 'staggered brightness peaks' along life's journey.<br>
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Literature/Fiction: Cailyn Vature's 'Raven' (2009) Saber's Beads initiate a fabled window of time surrounding new moon that allows those souls in limbo to return to earth.<br>
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Music: Sophie Hutchings (2012)<br>
Saber's Beads is released as an instrumental classical piano track appearing on her album 'Night Sky'.<br>
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Nature: (Faulkner 2014) A breed of flower is officially catalogued as Saber's Beads due to characteristic random bright patches at the petal tips.<br>
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Gaming: Perfect World (2015)<br>
Saber's Beads is introduced as a powerful defensive weapon sought to be collected during play.<br>
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Sports: Horse Racing/TabGold (2015) The 3-year old racehorse, named Saber's Beads, takes 3rd place in his first appearance at Scottsville Downs.<br>
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Jewelry: Lunerias Luneras (2016) </div>
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The Saber's Beads necklace is introduced, featuring detached points of brightness and color.</div>
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Music: Malakai (2018) Dance/electronic track Saber's Beads released from the album Soros.</div>
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Art/Literature: (2018) Graphic novel Saber's Beads created by artist/writer Melody Borg.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Quotable/Meme (YouQuote.in): Saber's Beads mentioned in inspirational quote by writer Incognito.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Baby Names (Reddit): Young couple notes naming their firstborn Saber after the rare lunar phenomenon.</div>
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Art/Paintings: (2019) French artist Joyce Billet creates the Saber's Beads collection of oil paintings inspired by the 'duality between dark and light alluding to an eclipse' and 'the relationship between nature and humanity.</div><div dir="ltr">
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Even with Saber's passionate forte for popularizing the night sky, this level of 'outreach gone wild' was an unexpected bonus, and he mentions being especially pleased that the epiphany-related term had not remained confined to the world of astronomy.<br>
For a chance to experience the astronomical Saber's Beads the equipment requirements are as simple as the sighting conditions are serendipitous. Standard binoculars provide the minimum magnification. However, the necessary logistics and sky conditions to follow an extremely young lunar crescent down to a clear horizon (or an extremely old crescent up from the horizon) while still in deep twilight are few and far between. But for those who persevere Saber's Beads remains a beautiful sight not to be missed.<br>
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</div><div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Stephen Saber of <i>Menace</i> is a self-described journeyman bar band banger from Rock Island, Illinois. He's been armed with Scorpion Percussion 2B drumsticks onstage for many years of his heavy-handed metal drumming, noting that "they're consistently a great combination of balance and durability".</b></div><div><b>In his free time on a clear night, Saber can also be found unwinding under the stars with a telescope or binoculars. Having earned a Master Observer award from the Astronomical League, he is also namesake to the lunar phenomenon know as Saber's Beads.</b></div><div><b>Coincidentally, his favorite constellation is Scorpius- the Scorpion. </b></div><div><b>Thanks to Saber for his continued support in the Midwest.</b></div></div><div><br></div><div><b>Visit Scorpion Percussion at</b></div><div><b><a href="http://scorpionpercussion.com/">https://www.scorpionpercussion.com/</a><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>*****</div><div><br></div><div><b><i>[reprinted from</i></b></div><div><b><i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/saberdrumz">https://www.facebook.com/saberdrumz</a> ]</i></b></div>SaberScorpXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01202738721263740545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783933023789319376.post-84440274203126567442023-06-06T14:45:00.000-07:002024-01-20T14:17:24.563-08:00Messier Marathon from Memory (M-Cubed)<p dir="ltr">by Stephen Saber<br /></p>
<p dir="ltr">Running the M-Cubed is an advanced approach to the Messier Marathon requiring the observer to already be very familiar with each target’s position.<br />
Sharpshooting the Messiers for a few seasons before even hearing of the M-Cubed, my approach included committing the entire sequence to memory. This approach allows more time spent observing while maintaining maximum dark adaptation.<br />
For easier memorization the 110 Messier objects are broken down into 10 groups, each corresponding to a specific area of the sky. Numeric patterns are added whenever possible while still following the basic search sequence.<br />
I have used this technique to manually hunt and observe all 110 Messiers from Arizona, and 109 on four occasions from 41°N latitude without the aid of starcharts, notes, or red light. Very liberating.<br />
Begin by memorizing the first string of numbers while visualizing their positions. As you become comfortable with these, repeat the process for the subsequent groups.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Evening Rush<br />
74, 77, 33, 31, 32, 110, 52, 103, 76, 34, 45</p>
<p dir="ltr">Southern Comfort<br />
79, 42, 43, 78, 50, 41, 93, 46, 47, 48</p>
<p dir="ltr">Early Ecliptic<br />
1, 35, 37, 36, 38, 44, 67, 95, 96, 105, 65, 66</p>
<p dir="ltr">The Big Bear<br />
81, 82, 97, 108, 109, 40, 106, 94, 63, 51, 101, 102</p>
<p dir="ltr">Downtown Virgo<br />
98, 99, 100, 85, 84, 86, 87, 88, 91, 90, 89</p>
<p dir="ltr">Virgo and the ‘Burbs<br />
58, 59, 60, 49, 61, 64, 53, 3, 104, 68, 83</p>
<p dir="ltr">Easy East<br />
5, 13, 92, 57, 56, 39, 29, 27, 71</p>
<p dir="ltr">Got Globulars?<br />
12, 10, 14, 107, 9, 4, 80, 62, 19</p>
<p dir="ltr">Cruising the Milky Way <br />
11, 26, 16, 17, 18, 24, 25, 23, 21, 20, 8, 28, 22</p>
<p dir="ltr">Homestretch<br />
6, 7, 69, 70, 54, 55, 75, 15, 2, 72, 73, 30</p>
<p dir="ltr">With repetition the individual strings will eventually link together as the entire search sequence is committed to memory. (note: the strings’ titles are by no means written in stone, and can be substituted for any phrase the observer finds mnemonically helpful. also, the classic m-cubed only requires memorization of the target positions- not the search sequence.)</p>
<p dir="ltr">I encourage those interested in attempting this method to practice with mini-M-Cubes throughout the year, going over each leg in sections.<br />
Many end up suprised by the number of object locations that are already familiar outside of their chart and starhopping routine.</p>
<p dir="ltr">[Left Ascension, Feb ’04]</p>
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<p dir="ltr">saber does the stars (vol 2: the index catalog)<br />
www.c14isawesome.blogspot.com<br />
www.saberdoesthestars.wordpress.com</p><p dir="ltr">seds messier marathon homepage http://messier.seds.org/xtra/marathon/marathon.html</p>
<p dir="ltr">all contents within are free use with author/website acknowledgement</p>
<p dir="ltr">*m1 (the crab nebula) courtesy of seds*</p>
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text-align: center;">the following gems all have secondaries brighter than 8th mag. most are obvious </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">enough not to need position angles to locate. the corresponding pocket sky atlas chart numbers are included. apparent colors can vary depending on sky conditions, contrast, magnitude difference, color sensitivity, and aperture used. enjoy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">gamma And 0204+4219 mag 2.3, 5.5 @ sep 9.7" orange and blue (psa 02)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">12 Aqr 2104-0549 5.8, 7.5 @ 2.5" yellow and blue (77)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">30 Ari 0237+2439 6.2, 7.2 @ 39" yellow and blue (04)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stf872 Aur 0616+3609 6.0, 7.0 @ 11.3" gold and blue (12)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">14 Aur 0515+3241 5.4, 7.5 @ 14.0" yellow and orange (12)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">epsilon Boo 1445+2704 2.5, 4.9 @ 2.8" yellow/orange and blue (53)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xi Boo 1451+1905 4.7, 7.0 @ 6.9" yellow and red (55)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">beta Cep 2129+7034 3.2, 7.9 @ 13.3" white and blue (71)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">delta Cep 2229+5824 3.9, 6.3 @ 41" orange and blue (71)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stf2816 Cep 2139+5729 5.7, 7.5 @ 11.7" triple with stf2819 (73)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">iota Cnc 0847+2845 4.2, 6.6 @ 30" yellow/gold and blue (24)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">h3945 CMa 0717-2319 4.8, 6.0 @ 26.8" orange and blue (27)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">17 Com 1229+2554 5.4, 6.7 @ 145" white and blue (45)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">24 Com 1235+1822 5.2, 6.7 @ 20.3" gold and blue (45)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">zeta Crv 1221-2218 5.2, 5.9 @ 5.9'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">blue and gold (47)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">zeta CrB 1539+3638 5.1, 6.0 @ 6.3" white and blue (53)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">alpha CVn 1256+3818 2.9, 5.8 @ 19.4" blue and white (32)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">beta Cyg 1931+2757 3.1, 5.1 @ 34.4" blue and gold (62)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">31 Cyg 2014+4644 3.8, 4.8 @ 107" orange, blue, blue (62)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">52 Cyg 2046+3043 4.3, 5.0 @ 6.5" yellow and orange (62)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">gamma Del 2047+1607 4.3, 5.2 @ 9.3" yellow and blue/green (64)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">omicron Dra 1851+5923 4.5, 7.5 @ 34.2" orange and blue (63)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">32 Eri 0354-0257 4.7, 6.2 @ 6.8" yellow and blue/green (17)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">38 Gem 0655+1311 4.7, 7.7 @ 7.1" white and orange (25)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">alpha Her 1715+1423 3.2, 5.4 @ 4.7" orange and blue/green (54)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">kappa Her 1609+1703 5.3, 6.5 @ 28" yellow and orange (55)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">95 Her 1802+2135 5.0, 5.1 @ 6.3" orange and blue/green (65)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">tau1 Hya 0929-0246 4.6, 7.2 @ 66" white and blue (37)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">gamma Leo 1020+1950 2.5, 3.5 @ 4.4" yellow and gold (35)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">tau Leo 1128+0250 5.2, 7.0 @ 90" yellow and blue (34)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">gamma Lep 0545-2227 3.8, 6.5 @ 95" yellow and red (16)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">zeta Lyr 1845+3736 4.3, 5.9 @ 44" red and blue/green (63)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">shj282 Lyr 1855+3358 6.1, 7.7 @ 45" yellow and blue (63)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">beta Mon 0629-0702 4.6, 5.0, 5.4 @ 6.9, 2.8" (27)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">epsilon Mon 0624+0435 4.4, 6.7 @ 12.4" red and blue/green (25)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">omicron Oph 1718-2417 5.2, 6.6 @ 10.3" yellow/orange and blue (56)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">70 Oph 1806+0230 4.2, 6.0 @ 4.0" yellow and orange (65)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">sigma Ori 0539-0236 4.0, 6.5, 7.5, 10.0 @ 12.9, 11.5, 42" (16)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">varied shades of blue</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">eta Ori 0524-0224 3.4, 4.9 @ 1.7" white and blue (16)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">42/45 Ori 0536-0450 4.6, 5.2 @ 4.2'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">blue and yellow (16)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">iota Ori 0535-0554 2.8, 7.0 @ 11.3" white and blue/green (16)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">alpha Sco 1630-2626 1.0, 5.4 @ 2.6" orange and blue (56)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">beta Sco 1605-1948 2.6, 4.9 @ 13.7" with omega sco (56)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">zeta Sco 1655-4223 3.6, 4.7 @ 6.5'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">orange and blue (58)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">theta Tau 0429+1558 3.4, 3.8 @ 5.6'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">blue and gold (15)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">iota Tri 0212+3018 5.3, 6.9 @ 3.9" yellow and blue (02)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S6fE9NZ30NI/WFtsoHPxkKI/AAAAAAAABp4/yYKJsyQGuOM/s1600/31cyg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S6fE9NZ30NI/WFtsoHPxkKI/AAAAAAAABp4/yYKJsyQGuOM/s640/31cyg.png" /> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">[albireo and 31cyg courtesy of sdss]</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">tinyurl.com/saberdoesthestarz</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">tinyurl.com/c14isawesome</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>SaberScorpXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01202738721263740545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783933023789319376.post-67642859155106128582023-06-04T20:43:00.000-07:002023-07-05T05:25:30.645-07:00Give a Hoot: C13<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oIollWSyh6o/VlaN99QfsVI/AAAAAAAABe4/c9JKE9-OINw/s1600/IMG_20151125_151040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oIollWSyh6o/VlaN99QfsVI/AAAAAAAABe4/c9JKE9-OINw/s640/IMG_20151125_151040.jpg"> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">caldwell 13 in cassiopeia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*courtesy of seds*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">C13 (aka ngc 457) has many nicknames including the Kachina Doll, E.T., Owl, and Jet Fighter cluster. It's also not a stretch to see it as Sir Patrick sporting his shiny monacle, as it's one of the best non-Messiers in his Caldwell catalogue. At magnitude 6.4, the rich open cluster is also the brightest in Cassiopeia [radec 0119+5820 psa 01]. Of note, C13's brightest sun, phi Cas, is actually an unrelated foreground star that just happens to be in our line of sight to the rest of the 7900 ly distant cluster.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Residing in the northern circumpolar sky has alot to do with its popularity and varied descriptions, and its orientation on ones first view tends to leave the strongest impression (my own first C13 experience happened to catch the cluster in Jet Fighter mode).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Discovering these multiple 'personalities' also speaks to the benefits of observing all of our treasures at different aspects as they rotate during their trek through the sky. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(btw- herschel 400 hunters can also log ngc 436, the more modest 'mouse' cluster, found in c13's neighboring fov either escaping the owl's claws or directly in the jet's gunsights.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">tinyurl.com/saberdoesthestarz</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">tinyurl.com/c14isawesome</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*****</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div>SaberScorpXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01202738721263740545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783933023789319376.post-24169510842489238892023-06-03T11:58:00.000-07:002023-07-05T05:26:33.287-07:00addiction<p dir="ltr">before, the sky was where rain and sunshine came from, and the sun and moon had these eclipse thingies every once in a while. all the stars pretty much looked the same. i rarely took notice of anything up there.</p>
<p dir="ltr">now, my obsession has instilled a vast sense of duty, pride, and shared ownership toward the sky. a part of me is always conscious of it. like i'm responsible for the entire dome's upkeep, inspection, and promotion. i'm aware of the radec grid, moon, planets, bright stars, constellations, and many deepsky treasures' positions above and below the horizon, day or night, indoors or outdoors. ghostly red finder dots are superimposed among the stars, landmarks of repeatedly drawing a bead on the otherwise invisible wonders littering the nightsky.<br>
and these are just the involuntary effects.</p>
<p dir="ltr">all this because i wanted to show a girl the star i had 'bought' for her (but that's another story).</p>
<p dir="ltr">stargazing can be a powerful drug. be careful what you ask for.</p>
<p dir="ltr">peace, stephen.</p>
<p dir="ltr">*****</p>
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</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="auto"><b>radec 0327+4848 psa 02, 13</b></div><div dir="auto"><b><br></b></div><b>specifically, i see the cradle (xistera) used in the 1982's <i>tron</i> grid jai-alai game, with mirfak as the shimmering ball (cesta). </b></div><div><b>or is it just an ice cream scoop?</b><div dir="auto"><b><br></b></div><div dir="auto"><b>mel20, aka the alpha persei association, has a combined mag of 1.2, spans over 3°, and consists of some 50 stars. still, this often-unsung treasure has the misfortune of competing for attention with nearby powerhouses like c14/double cluster, c41/hyades, and m45/pleiades.</b></div><div dir="auto"><b>generally considered best in binoculars, i equally enjoy scoping-out the many doublestars residing within the asterism. <br></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><br></b></div><div dir="auto"><b>my deepsky obsession began in perseus, so i never miss a chance to throw glass at this subtle and beautiful stellar pattern. </b><br></div><div dir="auto"><b><br></b></div><div dir="auto"><b>*raw image credit: sdss*</b></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div>SaberScorpXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01202738721263740545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783933023789319376.post-33871458096782164552023-06-02T06:37:00.001-07:002023-07-09T01:00:40.002-07:00sharpshooting: caldwell 7<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikVpI26VErpVeghbKkiMw0FdGycjXsHtHjp39RAgZ0bnKECn7z_XdSFuXTekU451z8SODv0lhtiBzDBvGfx7PD2uxTXPIznYmJ6C2OoOlFJJHzqq0fhC_rUbR9lJcoxfO4VEmipLkyTI9h9FRvbxDKAqpCdCsIXeXrZBbudk1HxohGkxk47ooNVqJWfjMJ/s1065/caldwell-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="1065" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikVpI26VErpVeghbKkiMw0FdGycjXsHtHjp39RAgZ0bnKECn7z_XdSFuXTekU451z8SODv0lhtiBzDBvGfx7PD2uxTXPIznYmJ6C2OoOlFJJHzqq0fhC_rUbR9lJcoxfO4VEmipLkyTI9h9FRvbxDKAqpCdCsIXeXrZBbudk1HxohGkxk47ooNVqJWfjMJ/w640-h360/caldwell-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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at magnitude 8.9, caldwell 7 (aka ngc 2403) is the brightest of the non-messier galaxies. in fact, most do a double-take on their first sighting, wondering how this beauty managed to evade chuck’s scrutiny. c7’s nickname ‘the island universe’ comes from its isolation among the realm of dim suns comprising the constellation camelopardalis.</div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div>
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but to draw an rdf bead on c7 we’ll start at the nose of the big bear asterism in ursa major. muscida (1 uma, mag 3.3) is the vertex of a slightly flattened triangle, with c7 and 23 uma (mag 3.7) forming the base. to more easily relate its position i’ve shown a july-ish, right-side up bear, but midnight culmination for c7 is actually in mid-january when our bear is almost upside-down (at which time the galaxy can also be found roughly 25° directly above polaris). the famous galactic pair m81/82 are its closest bright kin, so they’re a good jumping-off point to throw some glass and appreciation at the island universe as well.</div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div>
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caldwell 7 forms a triangle with muscida and 23 uma<br />
<br />(photo credit: dss/chart credit: mobile obs)</div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div dir="ltr">*stephen saber/saber does the stars/2004-2019/all contents within are free use and may be reprinted with author acknowledgement*</div>
SaberScorpXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01202738721263740545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783933023789319376.post-17209993398331087722023-05-31T22:42:00.001-07:002024-01-29T20:14:24.964-08:002017 and 2024 Total Solar Eclipses: This Is Getting Too Easy<p dir="ltr">Both eclipse paths intersected a few hours drive from me in southern Illinois. This could spoil a guy. The friend I visited for the events had both totalities run a path directly through her backyard. Why be an eclipse chaser when the eclipses chase you? Enjoying the show, Stephen.</p><p dir="ltr"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aT0nIJGDnJY/VnpbrZKRViI/AAAAAAAABlw/hpCE9d5tRos/s1600/images.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aT0nIJGDnJY/VnpbrZKRViI/AAAAAAAABlw/hpCE9d5tRos/s640/images.jpeg" /> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*solar corona courtesy of eclipsed.com*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbAVwbSvktbb0tcdNDujcQd2Lm_2kvFiXjZubTjHTPL086cxR_xoNxEL7Y-M1J5caz8Sw4uFx7OWBoPvX7dHKGFdvh9_xn5XPUoAfymEIsaHfyPimq6v7CHAp0_VmGrPz32iMyDi3fJBfNyuvKtglJEB8N1myLXDwerSEmsZRXMBLTCP1m0Rsrp4Ft3uO/s632/2017-2024-path-of-totality.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">c106 (47 tucanae/ngc 104) in tucana</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*courtesy of seds*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">if i had my choice of hot globs to take to the prom it would easily be 47 tucanae (aka c106/ngc104). wonderful symmetry and resolution gradient. love her sexy aussie accent, too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the great hercules cluster (m13/ngc6205) and omega centauri (c80/ngc5139), while blatantly impressive, are more about brute strength impact, and would be my first choices if i were hiring, say, nfl linemen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the 4th magnitude southern showpiece cluster escorts our neighboring galaxy- the small magellanic cloud- across the sky, and culminates in september at radec 0024-7205 (psa 80).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The moonrise before and moonset after each New Moon offer stargazers the opportunity to view the thinnest lunar crescents. There are many websites and apps that provide exact moonrise/set data for any location. Here are some additional tips to maximize your chances of sighting our very young (or old) moon.</div>
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Optimal sky transparency allows the crescent to be detected and tracked down to, or up from, the horizon. </div>
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Using a telescope or binoculars (mounted binos are recommended), fine tune the focus on Venus, Jupiter, or one of the brighter stars beforehand. </div>
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For dusk attempts, have Sol’s setting azimuth on hand- making note after sunset of a random landmark at that position for reference- as well as Luna’s altaz position at sunset thru moonset. Accordingly, for dawn attempts, have Luna’s altaz info for moonrise thru sunrise. </div>
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As dawn slivers have the advantage of possible detection with dark-adapted eyes, wearing sunglasses during the day prior to sunset attempts is recommended for maximum ‘dusk’ adaptation. </div>
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A favorable elongation is important. In the 24 hours before or after New Moon, Luna’s angular separation from Sol can vary by several degrees. With a favorable ecliptic, net elongations (as altitude) of 6° or more at sunset or moonrise offer the best window for detection. </div>
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Illuminated fractions of same-age crescents within 24 hours of New Moon can vary by 200% and a full magnitude of brightness due to distance, libration, and sun angle. Slivers near perigee help present a thicker and brighter lunar profile for personal record crescent spotting. </div>
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double your pleasure, practice, and conquests- support your oldest crescents.</p>
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My first naked-eye view of the fuzzy continent and gulf of mexico was one of the many 'double-take' moments that accumulate from repeated observing; like the first time seeing obvious red in M 42, or noticing your shadow being cast by venus' light alone.</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>*****</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>a.l. caldwell catalog observe program</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.astroleague.org/caldwell-observing-program-introduction/" target="_blank">https://www.astroleague.org/caldwell-observing-program-introduction/</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>hubble's caldwell catalog</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-s-caldwell-catalog" target="_blank">https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-s-caldwell-catalog</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>the caldwell catalog: a gift from an icon</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/giftfromanicon" target="_blank">http://www.tinyurl.com/giftfromanicon</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>also see</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/c14isawesome" target="_blank">http://www.tinyurl.com/c14isawesome</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/saberdoesthestarz" target="_blank">http://www.tinyurl.com/saberdoesthestarz</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/saberzastrovidz" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/saberzastrovidz</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>*raw image credit: sdss*</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b>related searches: astronomical league, seds, nasa, hubble's caldwell catalog, messier-caldwell marathon, m-cubed, messier marathon from memory, deepsky lists/concordiem borealis, stephen saber, saber does the stars, saber's beads, c14 is awesome, saberscorpx</b></i></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>SaberScorpXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01202738721263740545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783933023789319376.post-962468989967971912015-11-27T08:27:00.001-08:002015-11-27T18:55:56.807-08:00how binoculars compliment scopes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-91K5mu7dbS8/VliEaiINijI/AAAAAAAABf8/QduURj5N2C4/s1600/IMG_20151127_023030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-91K5mu7dbS8/VliEaiINijI/AAAAAAAABf8/QduURj5N2C4/s640/IMG_20151127_023030.jpg"> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as a rule, i've never been the type to mention anyones mistakes in grammar as long as i know what they meant to say. but this is what comes to mind whenever i see 'complement' misspelled in this popular stargazing adage. (actually, i hope all my obs equipment get along this well with each other.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">peace, stephen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">tinyurl.com/saberdoesthestarz</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">tinyurl.com/c14isawesome</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*****</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div>SaberScorpXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01202738721263740545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783933023789319376.post-81654381602088345642015-11-26T09:39:00.008-08:002023-07-08T23:48:41.239-07:00Quick and Dirty Binocular Mag Comparisons<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">by stephen saber</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">first, a couple for lady luna. couldn't decide which one i liked better.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">top one has a pac-man thing going on.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">for image scale purposes only. resolution increases proportionately </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">in higher mag noks.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Southern Sky Observe Program Mash-Up: Binocular, Telescopic, and Caldwells<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyq4Q0LkP6Sy3iLvM7SWqdKavGCkrpryImDciDVtiIsO707k8ntxlIJSGBEYYLHfPinbH_tiXyibA3nLjkElS0v4hah9SXGRuqIl3Dgo8RXUyuaG6eyahNiGQaenf7DvYLThI5VL4mfHgcEQkLmZIRtR-AVSZ0i-OgEHrMOxj6572aB4llFxoS4s7PC0vT/s897/caldwell-91~4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="897" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyq4Q0LkP6Sy3iLvM7SWqdKavGCkrpryImDciDVtiIsO707k8ntxlIJSGBEYYLHfPinbH_tiXyibA3nLjkElS0v4hah9SXGRuqIl3Dgo8RXUyuaG6eyahNiGQaenf7DvYLThI5VL4mfHgcEQkLmZIRtR-AVSZ0i-OgEHrMOxj6572aB4llFxoS4s7PC0vT/w400-h266/caldwell-91~4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><i>Stephen Saber</i></p><p>Southern sky fix of DSOs appearing in the Binocular program [B], Telescopic program [T], and Caldwell Catalog [C] objects #59–109 (so they can be logged for that program as well). Targets are listed alphabetically by constellation and Right Ascension. 100 more bright doublestars down under can be found <a href="https://saberdoesthestars.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/saber-does-the-stars/" target="_blank">here</a>. Happy hunting.</p><p><br /></p><p>[T] C107/NGC6101 Apus 16h 25.8 m -72° 12' 9.2 5 ‘ GC</p><p><br /></p><p>[T] C63/NGC7293 Aquarius 22h 29.6 m -20° 48' 7.5 16 ‘ PN</p><p><br /></p><p>[C]* C82/NGC6193 Ara 1641–4846 mag 5.2 OC</p><p>[B] NGC 6208 Ara 1650–5349 mag 7.2 OC</p><p>[T] NGC 6250 Ara 16h 58.0 m -45° 56' 5.9 7 ‘ OC</p><p>[B] H 13 Ara 1702–4806 mag 9.0 OC</p><p>[B] IC 4651 Ara 1725–4957 mag 6.9 OC</p><p>[B/T] C81/NGC6352 Ara 17h 25.5 m -48° 25’ 7.8 9 ‘ GC</p><p>[B/T] NGC 6362 Ara 17h 31.9 m -67° 03’ 8.1 14 ‘ GC</p><p>[B/T] C86/NGC6397 Ara 17h 40.7 m -53° 40’ 5.3 30 ‘ GC</p><p><br /></p><p>[C] C64/NGC2362 Canis Major 0719–2457 mag 4.1 OC</p><p><br /></p><p>[B/T] C96/NGC2516 Carina 07h 58.3 m -60° 51' 3.8 30 ‘ OC</p><p>[B/T] NGC 2808 Car 09h 12.0 m -64° 52’ 6.2 13 ‘ GC</p><p>[C] C90/NGC2867 Car 0921–5819 mag 9.7 PN</p><p>[B/T] NGC 3114 Car 10h 02.7 m -60° 06’ 4.2 35 ‘ OC</p><p>[T] NGC 3247 Car 10h 25.9 m -57° 56’ 7.6 6 ‘ OC + Neb</p><p>[B/T] NGC 3293 Car 10h 35.8 m -58° 14’ 4.7 40.0 ‘ OC + Neb</p><p>[T] NGC 3324 Car 10h 37.3 m -58° 38’ 6.7 16.0 ‘ OC + Neb</p><p>[B] Mel 101 Car 1042–6506 mag 8.9 OC</p><p>[B/T] C92/NGC3372 Car 10h 43.8 m -59° 52’ 120.0 ‘ OC + Neb Eta Carina</p><p>[B/T] C102/IC2602 Car 10h 43.9 m -64° 24’ 1.6 50 ‘ OC Southern Pleiades</p><p>[T] Keyhole Car 10h 44.3 m -59° 39’ Dk Nebula</p><p>[B/T] C91/NGC3532 Car 11h 05.6 m -58° 44' 3 55.0 ‘ OC</p><p>[B] IC 2714 Car 1118–6242 mag 8.2 OC</p><p>[B] Mel 105 Car 1120–6330 mag 8.5 OC</p><p>[T] NGC 3572 Car 11h 10.4 m -60° 15’ 6.6 20.0 ‘ OC + Neb</p><p><br /></p><p>[B/T] C97/NGC3766 Centaurus 11h 36.1 m -61° 37' 5.3 12.0 ‘ OC</p><p>[T] C100/IC2944 Cen 1137–6302 mag 4.5 OC</p><p>[T] NGC 3918 Cen 11h 50.3 m -57° 11’ 8.4 0.3 ‘ PN Blue Planetary</p><p>[B] NGC 4852 Cen 1300–5936 mag 8.5 OC</p><p>[T] C83/NGC4945 Cen 13h 05.4 m -49° 28’ 9.3 20x3.8 ‘ Galaxy</p><p>[B/T] C77/NGC5128 Cen 13h 25.5 m -43° 01’ 7.8 25x20 ‘ Galaxy Centaurus A</p><p>[B/T] C80/NGC5139 Cen 13h 26.8 m -47° 29’ 3.9 53 ‘ GC Omega Centauri</p><p>[B/T] C84/NGC5286 Cen 13h 46.4 m -51° 22’ 7.4 11 ‘ GC</p><p>[T] NGC 5281 Cen 13h 46.6 m -62° 55’ 5.9 5.0 ‘ OC</p><p>[B/T] NGC 5316 Cen 13h 54.0 m -61° 52’ 6 13 ‘ OC</p><p>[B] NGC 5460 Cen 1408–4819 mag 5.6 OC</p><p>[B] NGC 5617 Cen 1430–6043 mag 6.3 OC</p><p>[B] NGC 5662 Cen 1435–5633 mag 5.5 OC</p><p>[T] AlphaCen Cen 14h 39.7 m -60° 50 0 Double star 0.0, 1.2 mag; sep 18.1"</p><p><br /></p><p>[C] C62/NGC247 Cetus 0047–2046 mag 8.9 GX</p><p><br /></p><p>[T] C109/NGC3195 Chameleon 10h 09.4 m -80° 52' 11.5 0.6 ‘ PN</p><p><br /></p><p>[B/T] C88/NGC5823 Circinus 15h 05.5 m -55° 36' 7.9 10.0 ‘ OC</p><p><br /></p><p>[B/T] C73/NGC1851 Columba 05h 14.1 m -40° 03' 701 11.0 ‘ GC</p><p><br /></p><p>[B] C78/NGC6541 Corona Australis 1808–4342 mag 6.1 GC</p><p>[C] C68/NGC6729 CrA 1902–3657 mag 9.7 BN</p><p><br /></p><p>[C] C60/61 NGC4038/9 Corvus 1202–1852 mag 11/13 GX</p><p>[T] NGC 4361 Corvus 12h 24.5 m -18 47' 10 1.7' PN</p><p><br /></p><p>[B] NGC 4052 Crux 1202–6312 mag 8.5 OC</p><p>[B] NGC 4103 Cru 1207–6115 mag 7.4 OC</p><p>[B] NGC 4337 Cru 1224–5808 mag 8.6 OC</p><p>[B] H5 Cru 1225–6029 mag 8.5 OC</p><p>[B] NGC 4349 Cru 1225–6154 mag 7.4 OC</p><p>[T] Acrux Cru 12 h 26.6m -63° 06' Double Star 1.3, 1.7 4.2"; 4.9 90"</p><p>[B/T] C98/NGC4609 Cru 12h 42.3 m -62° 59' 6.5 5 ‘ OC</p><p>[B/T] C99/Coalsack Cru 12h 53 m -63° 400’ Dk Nebula</p><p>[B/T] C94/NGC4755 Cru 12h 53.6 m -60° 22' 4.2 10 ‘ OC The Jewel Box</p><p><br /></p><p>[T] NGC 1763 Dorado 04h 56.8 m -66° 24' 25.0 ‘ Br Neb In LMC</p><p>[T] NGC 1850 Dor 05h 08.7 m -68° 46’ 9.3 3 ‘ OC In the LMC</p><p>[B] LMC 0524–6945 Dor mag 0.9 GX</p><p>[T] NGC 1955 Dor 05h 26.1 m -67° 28’ 9 OC + Neb In the LMC</p><p>[T] NGC 1962 Dor 05h 26.5 m -68° 46' 8 OC + Neb In the LMC</p><p>[B/T] C103/NGC2070 Dor 05h 38.7 m -69° 06' 8.2 40 ‘ OC + Neb Tarantula</p><p>[T] NGC 1549 Dor 04h 15.7 m -55° 35' 10.7 4.9x4 ‘ Galaxy pair with ngc 1553</p><p>[T] NGC 1566 Dor 04h 20.0 m -54 56 10.3 8.3x 6.5 galaxy</p><p>[T] NGC 2074 Dor 05h 38.9 m -69° 28’ OC + Neb In the LMC</p><p><br /></p><p>[T] NGC 1291 Eridanus 03h 17.3 m -41° 07' 9.4 9.8x8.1 ‘ Galaxy</p><p><br /></p><p>[T] C67/NGC1097 Fornax 02h 46.3 m -30° 16' 10.2 9.3 x 6.2' Galaxy</p><p>[T] NGC 1316 For 03h 22.6 m -37° 12' 9.4 11x7 ‘ Galaxy</p><p>[T] NGC 1360 For 03h 33.3 m -25° 52’ 9.6 6.4 ‘ PN</p><p>[T] NGC 1365 For 03h 33.6 m -36° 08’ 10.3 11.3x6.2 ‘ Galaxy</p><p>[T] NGC 1399 For 03h 38.5 m -35° 27’ 9.9 3.2x3.1 ‘ Galaxy</p><p><br /></p><p>[B/T] C87/NGC1261 Horologium 03h 12.3 m -55° 13' 8.3 7 ‘ GC</p><p><br /></p><p>[T] C59/NGC3242 Hydra 10h 24.8 m -18° 38' 8.6 .4 PN Ghost of Jupiter</p><p>[T] NGC 3621 Hya 11h 18.3 m -32 48 9.8 13.3x6.1 Galaxy</p><p>[T] M83/NGC5236 Hya 13h 37.0 m -29° 52' 8.2 12.8x11.4 ‘ Galaxy</p><p>[C] C66/NGC5694 Hya1440–2632 mag 10.2 GC</p><p><br /></p><p>[B] NGC 5822 Lupus 1505–5421 mag 6.5 OC</p><p>[T] NGC 5927 Lup 15h 28.0 m -50° 40' 8 5.7 ‘ GC</p><p>[T] NGC 5986 Lup 15h 46.1 m -37° 47’ 7.6 9 ‘ GC</p><p><br /></p><p>[T] C108/NGC4372 Musca 12h 25.8 m -72° 40' 7.2 5 ‘ GC</p><p>[B] NGC 4463 Mus 1230–6448 mag 7.2 OC</p><p>[B] H6 Mus 1235–6810 mag 9.5 OC</p><p>[B] NGC 4815 Mus 1258–6457 mag 8.6 OC</p><p>[B/T] C105/NGC4833 Mus 12h 59.6 m -70° 53’ 8.4 13.5 ‘ GC</p><p>[T] NGC 5189 Mus 13h 33.5 m -65° 59’ 9.5 3.1x1.2 ‘ PN</p><p><br /></p><p>[B] NGC 5925 Norma 1528–5431 mag 8.4 OC</p><p>[T] NGC 5946 Nor 15h 35.5 m -50° 40' 8.4 3 ‘ GC</p><p>[B/T] NGC 6067 Nor 16h 13.2 m -54° 13’ 5.6 12 ‘ OC</p><p>[B] H 10 Nor 1616–5452 mag 9.0 OC</p><p>[B/T] C89/NGC6087 Nor 16h 18.9 m -57° 54’ 5.4 12 ‘ OC</p><p>[B] NGC 6134 Nor 1628–4909 mag 7.2 OC</p><p>[B] NGC 6152 Nor 1633–5237 mag 8.1 OC</p><p>[B] NGC 6167 Nor 1634–4936 mag 6.7 OC</p><p><br /></p><p>[T] M62/NGC6266 Ophiuchus 17h 01.2 m -30° 07' 6.4 11 ‘ GC</p><p><br /></p><p>[T] C101/NGC6744 Pavo 19h 09.8 m -63° 51' 9.1 20x12' Galaxy</p><p>[B/T] C93/NGC6752 Pavo 19h 10.9 m -59° 59' 5.3 28 ‘ GC</p><p><br /></p><p>[T] NGC 2439 Puppis 07h 40.8 m -31° 41' 6.9 10 ‘ OC</p><p>[T] M93/NGC2447 Pup 07h 44.6 m -23 52’ 6.2 22' OC</p><p>[B] NGC 2451 Pup 0746–3758 mag 2.8 OC</p><p>[B] C71/NGC2477 Pup 0752–3833 mag 5.8 OC</p><p>[T] NGC 2527 Pup 08h 04.9 m -28 09' 6.5 22' OC</p><p>[B] NGC 2546 Pup 0812–3738 mag 6.3 OC</p><p><br /></p><p>[B] NGC 2627 Pyxis 0837–2957 mag 8.4 OC</p><p><br /></p><p>[T] NGC 1313 Reticulum 03h 18.2 m -66° 30' 9.2 9.1x6.9 ‘ Galaxy</p><p><br /></p><p>[T] M20/NGC6514 Sagittarius 18h 02.3 m -23° 01' 6 17x20 ‘ OC + Neb</p><p>[T] B 86 Sgr 18h 02.9 m -27° 52’ 5' Dk Neb Near NGC 6520</p><p>[T] M8/NGC6523 Sgr 18h 03.8 m -24° 23' 6 50x40 ‘ Br Neb</p><p>[T] M17NGC6618 Sgr 18h 20.8 m -16° 11’ 6 46.0 ‘ OC + Neb</p><p>[T] M22/NGC 6656 Sgr 18h 36.4 m -23° 54’ 5.2 33 ‘ GC</p><p>[T] NGC 6723 Sgr 18h 59.6 m -36° 38’ 6.8 13 ‘ GC</p><p>[T] M55/NGC6809 Sgr 19h 40.0 m -30° 58’ 6.3 19 ‘ GC</p><p><br /></p><p>[T] M4/NGC6121 Scorpius 16h 23.6 m -26° 32' 5.4 30 ‘ GC</p><p>[B] C75/NGC6124 Sco 1626–4040 mag 5.8 OC</p><p>[B/T] C76/NGC6231 Sco 16h 54.2 m -41° 49’ 2.6 14 ‘ OC + Neb</p><p>[T] NGC 6281 Sco 17h 04.8 m -37° 54’ 5.4 8 ‘ OC + Neb</p><p>[C] C69/NGC6302 Sco 1714–3706 mag 12.5 PN</p><p>[T] NGC 6388 Sco 17h 36.3 m -44° 44’ 6.8 6 ‘ GC</p><p>[T] M6/NGC6405 Sco 17h 40.3 m -32° 16’ 4.2 14 ‘ OC</p><p>[T] M7/NGC6475 Sco 17h 53.9 m -34° 49’ 3.3 80.0 ‘ OC</p><p><br /></p><p>[T] NGC 7793 Sculptor 23h 57.8 m -32 35' 9.6 10.0x6.5 Galaxy</p><p>[T] C72/NGC55 Scl 00h 15.1 m -39° 12' 8.4 32x6 ‘ Galaxy</p><p>[T] C65/NGC253 Scl 00h 47.6 m -25° 17’ 8 27x6 ‘ Galaxy</p><p>[T] NGC 0288 Scl 00h 52.8 m -26° 35’ 8.1 13 ‘ GC</p><p>[C] C70/NGC300 Scl 0055–3741 mag 8.1 GX</p><p><br /></p><p>[B] NGC 6584 Telescopium 1819–5213 mag 9.0 GC</p><p><br /></p><p>[B/T] C95/NGC6025 Triangulum Australe 16h 03.3 m -60° 25' 5.1 12 ‘ OC</p><p><br /></p><p>[B/T] C106/NGC104 Tucana 00h 24.1 m -72° 05' 4 50 ‘ GC 47 Tucanae</p><p>[B/T] SMC/NGC292 Tuc 00h 52.8 m -72° 50’ 2.7 210x140' Galaxy</p><p>[T] NGC 330 Tuc 00h 56.3 m -72° 28' 9.6 2 ‘ OC In the SMC</p><p>[T] NGC 346 Tuc 00h 59.1 m -72° 11’ 10.3 14 ‘ OC + Neb In the SMC</p><p>[B/T] C104/NGC362 Tuc 01h 03.2 m -70° 51’ 6.8 13 ‘ GC</p><p>[T] BetaTuc Tuc 00h 31.5 m -62° 58 Double Star 4.4, 4.5 27"; 10' 5.1</p><p>[T] NGC 371 Tuc 01h 03.5 m -72° 05' 8' OC In the SMC</p><p>[T] NGC 419 Tuc 01h 08.3 m -72° 53' 10.6 2.6' GC In the SMC</p><p><br /></p><p>[B/T] NGC 2547 Vela 08h 10.2 m -49° 14' 4.7 20 ‘ OC</p><p>[B] C85/IC2391 Vel 0840–5304 mag 2.5 OC</p><p>[B/T] IC 2395 Vel 08h 42.5 m -48° 07’ 4.6 8' OC</p><p>[B] NGC 2659 Vel 0843–4457 mag 8.6 OC</p><p>[T] NGC 2669 Vel 08h 46.3 m -52° 52' 6.1 12 ‘ OC</p><p>[B] NGC 2670 Vel 0846–4847 mag 7.8 OC</p><p>[B] IC 2488 Vel 0928–5659 mag 7.4 OC</p><p>[B] NGC 2910 Vel 0930–5254 mag 7.2 OC</p><p>[B] NGC 2925 Vel 0934–5326 mag 8.3 OC</p><p>[T] C74/NGC3132 Vel 10h 07.0 m -40° 26’ 8.2 1.3x0.8 ‘ PN</p><p>[B/T] C79/NGC3201 Vel 10h 17.6 m -46° 25’ 6.9 21 ‘ GC</p><p>[B] NGC 3228 Vel 1022–5143 mag 6.0 OC</p><p><br /></p><p>[T] M104/NGC4594 Virgo 12h 40.0 m -11° 37' 9 8.8x3.5 ‘ Galaxy</p><p><br /></p><p>*caldwell not appearing in either southern-only program.</p><p>c91 in carina courtesy of sdss</p><p>*****</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.astroleague.org/southern-sky-binocular-program-list/" target="_blank">A.L. Southern Sky Binocular Observe Program</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.astroleague.org/southern-sky-telescopic-observing-program/" target="_blank">A.L. Southern Sky Telescopic Observe Program</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.astroleague.org/caldwell-program-object-list/" target="_blank">A.L. Caldwell Catalog Observe Program</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://saberdoesthestars.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/saber-does-the-stars/" target="_blank">Saber Does The Stars</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://c14isawesome.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">C14 Is Awesome!</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@saberzastrovidz" target="_blank">POV Astro Vids @ YouTube</a></p>SaberScorpXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01202738721263740545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783933023789319376.post-90620591533357218092012-01-31T14:01:00.000-08:002024-01-31T16:11:32.326-08:00Caldwell Catalog: The C Stands For Celebrity<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWG_E1rDVdruKkkgJKmqaW1gqlGNvbAYxB5IBsrWcjdhHnCJLr7Af8ULl-HEcGL_rBfGOD4HyoapS3WL9AQSWOxhAsrp6WRjoC0PqyQnGgyyOJ9JVyf8m6C_uT4qoRd-Y6DYl0seF7kJgTI3Qk9epMHXXAYPMN7YoSo9snI6nw9ImpwZP9OjiLYqFyWo3y/s659/c6-2%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="659" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWG_E1rDVdruKkkgJKmqaW1gqlGNvbAYxB5IBsrWcjdhHnCJLr7Af8ULl-HEcGL_rBfGOD4HyoapS3WL9AQSWOxhAsrp6WRjoC0PqyQnGgyyOJ9JVyf8m6C_uT4qoRd-Y6DYl0seF7kJgTI3Qk9epMHXXAYPMN7YoSo9snI6nw9ImpwZP9OjiLYqFyWo3y/w640-h426/c6-2%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;">C6: the cat's eye nebula (image credit: sdss)</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Stephen Saber</span></i></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Sir Patrick's deepsky object selections were based on targets that have scientifically special or unique properties (not just added as another pretty face or having a nickname) along with brightness. This </span><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/science/explore-the-night-sky/hubble-caldwell-catalog/" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Hubble's Caldwell Catalog link</a><span style="font-size: large;"> leads to the proper Gen-C/NASA primary identifiers, the old boomer NGC#, and each Caldwells' claim to fame.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.tinyurl.com/saberdoesthestarz" target="_blank">Saber Does The Stars</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/c14isawesome" target="_blank">C14 Is Awesome!</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/@saberzastrovidz" target="_blank">POV Astro Vids</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">*****</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>SaberScorpXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01202738721263740545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1783933023789319376.post-4605110919225143982011-01-31T17:39:00.000-08:002024-02-02T16:23:30.765-08:00Asterisms: Contributions<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhVUnnUrvNpUN9NvVveuGuK0jZGZvAlV05DP8ZyUMHEcq_gwS4q-0BbT2EEa36XCJxhN44C4EiR2V06ncUVCDc3SgpBAPPymkCem2Vo9XOEhkDOrVYMAmSuExLOAx-I9ArLkokULy00GPJ24-eGR8r2d3Htiyz-m2oGFmP9bmBharV3BFTYfl4wAwvFhR/s470/allys-braid.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="450" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhVUnnUrvNpUN9NvVveuGuK0jZGZvAlV05DP8ZyUMHEcq_gwS4q-0BbT2EEa36XCJxhN44C4EiR2V06ncUVCDc3SgpBAPPymkCem2Vo9XOEhkDOrVYMAmSuExLOAx-I9ArLkokULy00GPJ24-eGR8r2d3Htiyz-m2oGFmP9bmBharV3BFTYfl4wAwvFhR/w612-h640/allys-braid.png" width="612" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i><p></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Stephen Saber</i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>SkyTimes interview (p.2)</i></p><p><i>st: you often seem have a very esoteric view of the sky.</i></p><p>I'd call it 49% science, 51% beauty. My passion frequently comes out as humorous (to me, at least). Probably because my friend and mentor Rick Shaffer taught me, through his book, that stargazing could be interesting <i>and</i> fun. The night sky is still just a big playground to me.</p><p><i>st: you must have hundreds of asterisms. I've seen a few.</i></p><p>Showing amazing restraint I've only unleased 6 on the astro-community. I'm not even going to make my own catalog (but if I did it would be Sbr 1-6). Most appear in the A.L. Asterism Observe Program.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cloudynights.com/gallery/image/13076-asterisms-allys-braid/" target="_blank">Ally's Braid in Taurus</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cloudynights.com/gallery/image/73954-asterisms-little-joe-from-kokomo/" target="_blank">Little Joe (from Kokomo) in Pisces</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cloudynights.com/gallery/image/178745-melotte-20-the-scoop-on-mirfak/" target="_blank">The Jai-Alai or Ice Cream Scoop in Perseus</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cloudynights.com/gallery/image/45264-ngc-7134-the-glum-cyclops/" target="_blank">The Glum Cyclops in Aquarius</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cloudynights.com/gallery/image/104190-dreamcatcher-asterism-in-cygnus/" target="_blank">Dreamcatcher in Cygnus</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cloudynights.com/gallery/image/45724-caldwell-13-in-cassiopeia/" target="_blank">The Sir Patrick Cluster in Cassiopeia</a> (couldn't resist)</p><p><br /></p><p>also see:</p><p><a href="https://saberdoesthestars.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/saber-does-the-stars/" target="_blank">Saber Does The Stars</a></p><p><a href="https://c14isawesome.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">C14 Is Awesome!</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPczyXjo1y6uQMo2mt5rVnA" target="_blank">POV Astro Vids</a></p><p><br /></p><p>*****</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>SaberScorpXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01202738721263740545noreply@blogger.com0