Re: Backyard IMAGING! was Backyard observing 10/09/01

From: Richard Crisp (rdcrisp@No-Spam)
Date: Wed Oct 10 2001 - 14:25:52 MST

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    RichardN22@No-Spam wrote:

    >
    >
    > > > Gee Rich,
    > > >
    > > > Another great image! What type of mount are
    > you using?
    > >
    > > Thanks
    > >
    > > I am using an AP1200GTO. The photo of the rig
    > can be found at:
    > >
    > >
    >
    > ttp://photos.yahoo.com/bc/rdcrisp/vwp?.dir=/ccd_astro&.dnm=04Equip+CM1400+FSQ106+imager.jpg&.src=ph&.view=t&.hires=t>>
    >
    > Can we try to remember to change headers when
    > the subject drifts? This thread started out as
    > an observing report but many posts ago switched
    > to imaging. It's helpful to keep headers
    > current. Thanks.

    Good suggestion. I failed to mention it, but this
    was only the highlight of my OBSERVING/IMAGING
    session. You see, Phil Terzian and James Turley
    had also come over and so we broke out the
    recently-liberated TV101 and re-acquainted it with
    its long-forsaken Gibraltar Mount and had a dandy
    time OBSERVING too. I probably should have
    mentioned this earlier.

    I loved Turley's comment about IC1795 when he
    finally found it in "The Deep Sky Observer's
    Guide" (vol 1 p 125). He said something to the
    effect of "Hey, there are lots of interesting
    things around IC1795 but overall it is in that
    dreaded OPEN CLUSTER LAND". I sensed a tone of
    disdain coming from James as he drew the
    connection to the bad neighborhood that IC1795
    reposes.

    He said something else about IC1795 but it is best
    left unsaid on this list :-)
    rdc

    PS, yes, I am having a dandy time in the new
    backyard when there's no marine layer which seems
    to be about as often as a New Moon. Now if I can
    just get both events to coincide.....



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