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Re: Pacman with Stars
Ian Stewart
Thanks Kent, once in awhile everything on the imaging train works out. Cheers Ian On 9/12/2021 2:11 PM, Kent Blackwell
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Ian, that is without a doubt the best image I have ever seen of The Pacman. I love the B&W hues, it'll give novices an idea of what they're seeing when being shown it in a telescope.
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Re: Pacman with Stars
Ian, that is without a doubt the best image I have ever seen of The Pacman. I love the B&W hues, it'll give novices an idea of what they're seeing when being shown it in a telescope.
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Pacman with Stars
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BBAA September Skywatch
We all had a great time last night at the September 2021 BBAA Skywatch. It was nice seeing so many faces, including Brian and Karen M, whom I haven't seen in several years. I arrived at 7:15 and there was only one space left to set up, so I set up next to Shawn L and Gabriel. If you don't know Gabriel yet, you're in for a treat. My goodness, he is so fast finding deep sky object imaginable, and with no electronics. In fact most objects he knew how to find from memory. His only reference was the Jumbo Pocket Atlas from Sky & Telescope. Gabriel is only 17. He was wound up tighter than a John Cameron Swayze doing a Timex watch commercial. Sorry, younger generations you'll have that up. The sky was crystal clear but I was very disappointed in the seeing, Saturn and Jupiter looked terrible Did that alter the public's enthusiasm? No way, everyone was enamored to see Saturn. Jupiter was fun too, because Io was nearly in contract with Jupiter. Here's a list of most of the objects I observed, and shared with many folks. Thank goodness Gabriel was next door to me because he shared views with the biggest crowd, and he loved every minute of it!
Kent Blackwell List: 21/09/11 BBAA Skywatch Achird - Eta Cas (Variable Double Star in Cassiopeia) Pacman Nebula - NGC 281 (Bright Nebula in Cassiopeia) NGC 6210 (Planetary Nebula in Hercules) Messier 92 (Globular Cluster in Hercules) Tom Thumb Cluster - NGC 6451 (Open Cluster in Scorpius) Cat's Eye Nebula - NGC 6543 (Planetary Nebula in Draco) Messier 28 (Globular Cluster in Sagittarius) Messier 22 (Globular Cluster in Sagittarius) Messier 56 (Globular Cluster in Lyra) Dumbbell Nebula - M 27 (Planetary Nebula in Vulpecula) Saturn Nebula - NGC 7009 (Planetary Nebula in Aquarius) Messier 15 (Globular Cluster in Pegasus) Messier 2 (Globular Cluster in Aquarius) IC 5217 (Planetary Nebula in Lacerta) Blue Snowball Nebula - NGC 7662 (Planetary Nebula in Andromeda) Helix Nebula - NGC 7293 (Planetary Nebula in Aquarius) Hercules Cluster - M 13 (Globular Cluster in Hercules) Lagoon Nebula - M 8 (Bright Nebula in Sagittarius) Omega Nebula - M 17 (Bright Nebula in Sagittarius) Little Dumbbell Nebula - M 76 (Planetary Nebula in Perseus) Messier 30 (Globular Cluster in Capricornus)
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Re: Snake
Stu Beaber
Ted...after reading a bit about it, I believe you are correct...good job! Stu
On Sat, Sep 11, 2021, 8:54 PM Ted Forte <tedforte511@...> wrote:
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Re: Snake
Stu Beaber
No longer...don't like snakes. I average 4 or 5 a year here
On Sat, Sep 11, 2021, 9:05 PM Kayce Cover <synalia@...> wrote:
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Re: Snake
Stu Beaber
That was my first guess when I bagged the first. I do have a shallow lake right behide my house
On Sat, Sep 11, 2021, 9:05 PM Kayce Cover <synalia@...> wrote:
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Re: Snake
Kayce Cover
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Re: Snake
Stu Beaber
Nope
On Sat, Sep 11, 2021, 9:00 PM Jim Tallman <jctallman@...> wrote:
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Re: Snake
Kayce Cover
Looks like a watersnake to me - I think, a Northern Watersnake. He looks very thin. Is he alive?
On Sat, Sep 11, 2021 at 7:51 PM Stu Beaber <wd4sel@...> wrote: Anybody know what kind of snake this is?
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Re: Snake
Stu Beaber
Does look very similar...
On Sat, Sep 11, 2021, 8:54 PM Ted Forte <tedforte511@...> wrote:
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Re: Snake
Jim Tallman <jctallman@...>
You know the cane break rattlesnake is around...
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Re: Snake
Jim Tallman <jctallman@...>
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Re: Snake
Stu Beaber
Yeah...but I only have black snakes and garder snakes here...til this summer. I killed this one on the deck about 3 weeks ago and today another just like it under the door to the astroshack!
On Sat, Sep 11, 2021, 8:48 PM charles jagow <chuck@...> wrote:
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Re: Snake
My money is on a juvenile Eastern Ratsnake.
Ted
From: BackBayAstro@groups.io <BackBayAstro@groups.io> On Behalf Of Stu Beaber
Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2021 4:51 PM To: BackBayAstro@groups.io Subject: [BackBayAstro] Snake
Anybody know what kind of snake this is?
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Re: Snake
A dead one?
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On Sep 11, 2021, at 5:51 PM, Stu Beaber <wd4sel@...> wrote:
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Snake
Stu Beaber
Anybody know what kind of snake this is?
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Re: Skywatch Saturday (Tomorrow) 11 September
George Reynolds
Sorry to say, I will miss Skywatch tonight. My wife wants to go to the 9/11 memorial event at Mount Trashmore tonight. She is so tolerant of all my astronomy goings and comings, it's the least I can do to accommodate her this time. I do love her. George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, Virginia Back Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA) http://www.backbayastro.org
On Saturday, September 11, 2021, 08:21:50 AM EDT, gddandrade via groups.io <gddandrade@...> wrote:
Weather looks good, so unless something comes up I will be there
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Re: Starless Pacman
Roy Diffrient
The power of the dark side, Luke!
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On Sep 11, 2021, at 3:42 PM, charles jagow <chuck@...> wrote:
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Re: Starless Pacman
Nice majik, no stars!!
v/r Chuck Jagow Member – Dark Skies of The Wet Mountain Valley Member - Back Bay Amateur Astronomers Member – San Diego Astronomy Association Member – Colorado Springs Astronomy Association Future Verde Mont Observatory Gone... Rott'n Paws Observatory
Finally got my guiding sorted out last night. Here's a starless version of the Ha component of NGC281 or the Pacman Nebula. I'll try and add some color and stars tonight. -- v/r v/r Chuck Jagow Member – Dark Skies of The Wet Mountain Valley Member - Back Bay Amateur Astronomers Member – San Diego Astronomy Association Member – Colorado Springs Astronomy Association Future Verde Mont Observatory Gone... Rott'n Paws Observatory
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