Re: Jones 1

From: Manoj Koushik ^lt;koushik_at_No-Spam>
Date: Tue Nov 28 2006 - 17:33:14 MST

Initially, I had confused the image Richard was taking to be this :)
Realized later that the two are different...

Manoj

On Nov 28, 2006, at 2:33 PM, Steve Gottlieb wrote:

>
> On Nov 28, 2006, at 1:10 PM, Jamie Dillon wrote:
>
>> The Beastmaster asked -
>>> Has anyone seen Jones 1 visually? I think Mark Wagner has.
>>
>> Once so far, in Kent Wallace's 20" at the last CalStar, same view
>> that Lord Alsing mentioned. It was lovely, two graceful arcs, lots
>> of filamentary structure in those arcs.
>>
>> Haven't yet hunted it up in my 11", but I will.
>>
>> DDK
>
> With all this talk about Jones 1 (Jn 1), don't forget about Jones-
> Emberson 1 (JE 1) in Lynx which measures a whopping 405"x360" and
> also has enhanced arcs along the rim. Here's my last observation
> of Jones-Emberson 1. BTW, there ain't no Jones 2 or Jones-
> Emberson 2, or Jones anything else AFAIK. Should also be doable in
> an 8-inch with O-III filter.
>
> 17.5" (3/2/02): excellent view at 64x (31 Nagler) and OIII filter.
> Appears fairly faint but clearly quite irregular in surface
> brightness and with a nearly 6' circular boundary. The center is
> darker giving an annular appearance and brighter arcs are along the
> NW and SE borders with the large SE knot slightly brighter.
>
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