From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Thu Jan  5 17:40:21 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 5 Jan 2006 17:40:21 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) 
	Obj: NGC 677, NGC 675 - Inst: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
Message-ID: <20060105224021.19079.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: Brent Reary <gmbreary at rollanet.org>

Observer: Brent Reary
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 01/01/06  01:40 UT
Location of site: Rolla, MO  USA (Lat 37 57'N, Elev )
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 7.1 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
Magnification: 77x, 128x, 257x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC 677, NGC 675
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Ari
Data: mag   size 
Position: RA :  DEC :
Description:
NGC677; Mag 12.2, Size 1.0'X 1.0', RA 01:49, DEC +13:03
A faint, uniform, round halo which shows slight, gradual brightening
to a diffuse core.  Located just E. of NGC675.  Visible with averted
vision at 77x, it was best seen at 128x.

NGC675; Mag ~13.0, Size 0.5'X 0.2', RA 01:49, DEC +13:03.5
A very faint oval nebulous patch elongated nearly E-W.  It shows no
detectable brightening toward the core.  Located just W. of NGC677.
Clearly visible with averted vision at 128x, it began to fade into
the background at 257x.

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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Thu Jan  5 18:43:20 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 5 Jan 2006 18:43:20 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) 
	Obj: NGC 693, NGC 706 - Inst: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
Message-ID: <20060105234320.21899.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observer: Brent Reary
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 01/01/06  02:10 UT
Location of site: Rolla, MO  USA (Lat 37 57'N, Elev )
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 7.1 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
Magnification: 77x, 128x, 257x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC 693, NGC 706
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Psc
Data: mag   size 
Position: RA :  DEC :
Description:
NGC693; Mag 12.4, Size 1.5'X 0.5', RA 01:50.5, DEC +06:09
A uniform oval halo elongated WNW-ESE.  It shows gradual brightening to a
fairly bright, diffuse core.  An 11th magnitude field star is located just
off the E. edge.  NGC706 is located 20' NE.  Visible with averted vision
at 77x, it bore magnification well and was best seen at 128x-257x.

NGC706; Mag 12.5, Size 1.5'X 1.0', RA 01:52, DEC +06:17.5
A uniform oval halo slightly elongated E-W.  It gradually brightens to a 
fairly bright, diffuse core.  A 12th magnitude field star is located just
off the N. edge.  NGC693 is located 20' SW.  Four 10th and 11th magnitude
field stars arranged in the shape of a gentle arc aligned NE-SW are located
5' SE with the "bow" of the arc pointing directly toward the galaxy.  Visible
with direct vision at 77x, it was best seen at 128x-257x.

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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Fri Jan  6 06:19:01 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 6 Jan 2006 06:19:01 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) 
	Obj: NGC 1883; Alpha Aurigae - Inst: Bresser 4.8 inch refractor
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Observation Poster: Steven H. Yaskell <steven.yaskell at wtnord.net>

Observer: Steven H. Yaskell
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: January 3, 2005:1900 UT/GMT
Location of site: Stockholm, Sweden (Lat 59:33, Elev 61m/200ft)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 5 <Bortle Scale (9 worst)>
Seeing: 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: Minor - crescent or far from object
Instrument: Bresser 4.8 inch refractor
Magnification: x40, x100
Filter(s): UHC, Deep Sky
Object(s): NGC 1883; Alpha Aurigae
Category: Open cluster.
Class: 
Constellation: Auriga
Data: mag   size 
Position: RA 5:25  DEC +47:
Description:
Can see a tiny reflective gaseous haze emanating from a three-star asterism (mag 12?) in the same 1 degree field as Alpha Aurigae (near maximum this night) at x40, to NW of Alpha Aur. Use of filters brings out a larger field of haze around these but have no idea what this belongs to. Do not make out core even at x100. 

To E of this notice an interesting quadrilateral asterism seen at x40 consisting of 7 or so mag stars. Seeing surprisingly good even with a condensation haze in the sky.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Fri Jan  6 06:19:01 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 6 Jan 2006 06:19:01 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) 
	Obj: NGC 1883; Alpha Aurigae - Inst: Bresser 4.8 inch refractor
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Observation Poster: Steven H. Yaskell <steven.yaskell at wtnord.net>

Observer: Steven H. Yaskell
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: January 3, 2005:1900 UT/GMT
Location of site: Stockholm, Sweden (Lat 59:33, Elev 61m/200ft)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 5 <Bortle Scale (9 worst)>
Seeing: 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: Minor - crescent or far from object
Instrument: Bresser 4.8 inch refractor
Magnification: x40, x100
Filter(s): UHC, Deep Sky
Object(s): NGC 1883; Alpha Aurigae
Category: Open cluster.
Class: 
Constellation: Auriga
Data: mag   size 
Position: RA 5:25  DEC +47:
Description:
Can see a tiny reflective gaseous haze emanating from a three-star asterism (mag 12?) in the same 1 degree field as Alpha Aurigae (near maximum this night) at x40, to NW of Alpha Aur. Use of filters brings out a larger field of haze around these but have no idea what this belongs to. Do not make out core even at x100. 

To E of this notice an interesting quadrilateral asterism seen at x40 consisting of 7 or so mag stars. Seeing surprisingly good even with a condensation haze in the sky.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Tue Jan 10 11:26:00 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 10 Jan 2006 11:26:00 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 864 - Inst: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
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Observation Poster: Brent Reary <gmbreary at rollanet.org>

Observer: Brent Reary
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 01/04/06  01:05 UT
Location of site: Rolla, MO  USA (Lat 37 57'N, Elev )
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 7.1 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: Minor - crescent or far from object
Instrument: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
Magnification: 77x, 128x, 257x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC 864
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Cet
Data: mag 11.0  size 3.0' X 3.0'
Position: RA 02:15.5  DEC +06:00
Description:
A large, faint, uniform circular nebulous patch which shows no detectable
brightening toward the core.  An 11th magnitude field star is located on
the SE edge.  Visible with averted vision at 77x, it was best seen at 128x.

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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Tue Jan 10 12:00:46 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 10 Jan 2006 12:00:46 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 877, NGC 870, NGC 871 - Inst: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian
	reflector
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Observer: Brent Reary
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 01/04/06  01:35 UT
Location of site: Rolla, MO  USA (Lat 37 57'N, Elev )
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 7.1 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: Minor - crescent or far from object
Instrument: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
Magnification: 77x, 128x, 257x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC 877, NGC 870, NGC 871
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Ari
Data: mag   size 
Position: RA :  DEC :
Description:
NGC877; Mag 11.9, Size 2.0'X 1.5', RA 02:18, DEC +14:33
A faint, uniform oval nebulous patch slightly elongated NW-SE.  It shows no
detectable brightening toward the core.  An 8th magnitude field star is located
5' SSE.  The galaxy is located 10' E. of NGC870/NGC871.  NGC876, plotted just
off the SW edge, could not be seen.  Visible with averted vision at 77x, it
bore magnification well and was best seen at 257x.

NGC870; Mag ~13.5, Size: Nearly stellar, RA 02:17, DEC +14:31
NGC871; Mag 13.5, Size: Nearly stellar, RA 02:17, DEC +14:33
These two galaxies appeared as slightly out of focus stars at 128x and were
steadily held with averted vision.  At 257x they appeared as tiny circular
halos with stellar cores.  In spite of published magnitudes of 15-16 for
NGC870, both appeared of nearly equal brightness.  While the Uranometria
2000.0 Deep Sky Field Guide (2nd edition) shows NGC871 to be elongated 1.2'
X 0.5' N-S, no trace of this structure could be seen.  The galaxies are located
~5' NW of a 9th magnitude field star and 10' W. of NGC877.

 

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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Tue Jan 10 12:24:17 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 10 Jan 2006 12:24:17 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 990 - Inst: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
Message-ID: <20060110172417.9699.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: Brent Reary <gmbreary at rollanet.org>

Observer: Brent Reary
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 01/04/06  01:55 UT
Location of site: Rolla, MO  USA (Lat 37 57'N, Elev )
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 7.1 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: Minor - crescent or far from object
Instrument: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
Magnification: 77x, 128x, 257x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC 990
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Ari
Data: mag 12.5  size 1.0' X 1.0'
Position: RA 02:36  DEC +11:38.5
Description:
A uniform round halo which shows gradual brightening to a fairly bright,
diffuse core.  Located ~5' NW of a wide pair of 10th magnitude field stars
aligned NE-SW with which the galaxy forms a nearly equilateral triangle.
Visible with averted vision at 77x, it bore magnification well and was best
seen at 257x.

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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Tue Jan 10 12:34:23 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 10 Jan 2006 12:34:23 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 1107 - Inst: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
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Observer: Brent Reary
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 01/04/06  02:25 UT
Location of site: Rolla, MO  USA (Lat 37 57'N, Elev )
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 7.1 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: Minor - crescent or far from object
Instrument: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
Magnification: 128x, 257x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC 1107
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Cet
Data: mag 12.2  size 1.5' X 1.0'
Position: RA 02:49  DEC +08:05.5
Description:
A very faint, uniform oval halo which is slightly elongated NW-SE.  It shows
gradual, diffuse brightening toward the core.  Steadily visible with averted
vision at 128x, it did not bear magnification well and began to fade into the
background at 257x.

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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Tue Jan 10 12:47:50 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 10 Jan 2006 12:47:50 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 1134 - Inst: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
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Observer: Brent Reary
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 01/04/06  02:50 UT
Location of site: Rolla, MO  USA (Lat 37 57'N, Elev )
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 7.1 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: Minor - crescent or far from object
Instrument: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
Magnification: 77x, 128x, 257x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC 1134
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Ari
Data: mag 12.2  size 2.0' X 0.5'
Position: RA 02:54  DEC +13:01
Description:
A uniform elongated oval halo aligned NW-SE.  It gradually brightens to a
diffuse core.  A very faint, 14th magnitude field star, is located just off
the E. edge.  Of several additional galaxies plotted inside of the same 128x
(34') field centered on NGC1134, none except for NGC1134 itself could be seen.
Visible with averted vision at 77x, it did not bear magnification well and was
best seen at 128x.

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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Sat Jan 14 12:04:52 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 14 Jan 2006 12:04:52 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: Dolidze 17 - Inst: Orion XT 12 Intelliscope
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Observation Poster: Cliff Hedgepeth <k4mld at verizon.net>

Observer: Cliff Hedgepeth
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 1/7/06 19:17EST
Location of site: Franklin, VA (Lat 36.7, Elev 76.9)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: Minor - crescent or far from object
Instrument: Orion XT 12 Intelliscope
Magnification: 37.5 & 214
Filter(s): none
Object(s): Dolidze 17
Category: Open cluster.
Class: TrIII 1 p
Constellation: Orion
Data: mag ?  size 12
Position: RA 05:22.4  DEC 07:07
Description:
Cluster of 7 stars of aparent magnitude of 8. Interesting arrowhead shaped pattern. Located < 2 degrees NW of Bellitrix.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Sat Jan 14 14:18:39 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 14 Jan 2006 14:18:39 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: M74 - Inst: 200mm F6 Dobson
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Observation Poster: Vedran Vrhovac <vedran_vrhovac at yahoo.con>

Observer: Vedran Vrhovac
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 30.10.2005. 22:45UT
Location of site: Velika Gorica (Lat 45.7, Elev 105)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 6.10 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 200mm F6 Dobson
Magnification: 80x
Filter(s): 
Object(s): M74
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Pis
Data: mag   size 
Position: RA :  DEC :
Description:
It stopped raining about 3 hours ago so there was no haze or fog.
I was able to count 14 stars in The Great Square of Pegasus wich rendered limiting magnitude of 6.10.
After observing M31 with NGC206, M33 and M2 I turned scope to Pisces to find M74. 
The galaxy appeared as small cloud of light, maybe 1 arc minute in diamater sorounded with very faint halo extending about 3-5 arc minutes.
I wonder how was Messier able to see this galaxy in 3 inch telescope.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Sun Jan 15 22:20:11 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 15 Jan 2006 22:20:11 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: Asterope (21 Tau) - Inst: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
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Observation Poster: St?phane Meloche <stephanemeloche at videotron.ca>

Observer: St?phane Meloche
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 2006/01/04 3h02 UT
Location of site: Coaticook (Qc), Canada (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5,2 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Magnification: 
Filter(s): 
Object(s): Asterope (21 Tau)
Category: Multiple star.
Class: 
Constellation: Tau
Data: mag 5.6 + 6.4  size 
Position: RA 03:46  DEC 23:24
Description:
Member of the Pleiades.  The secondary is 22 Tau, located just at SE. Beautiful double star, easy to split at 9x.  Light contrast of color between the components.  The primary star (21 Tau) appear white and the secondary (22 Tau) is blue-green.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Sun Jan 15 22:30:08 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 15 Jan 2006 22:30:08 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: Alcyone (Eta Tau) - Inst: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
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Observation Poster: St?phane Meloche <stephanemeloche at videotron.ca>

Observer: St?phane Meloche
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 2006/01/04 4h04 UT
Location of site: Coaticook (Qc), Canada (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5,2 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Magnification: 
Filter(s): 
Object(s): Alcyone (Eta Tau)
Category: Multiple star.
Class: 
Constellation: Tau
Data: mag 2.9 + 8.1 + 8.1 + 8.7  size 
Position: RA 03:48  DEC 24:07
Description:
Brightess member of the Pleiades.  Superb quadruple star, the most beautiful that I ever observed with binoculars.  All the components are quite split at 9x.  The secondary star is quite visible just W of the primary star.  The tertiary and quaternary star arise at NW of the secondary and forms a V with this one.  Colors:  primary star = white-yellow, secondary star = blue, tertiary and quaternary star = blue.  Beautiful sight!
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Sun Jan 15 22:39:33 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 15 Jan 2006 22:39:33 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) 
	Obj: Atlas + Pleione (27 Tau + 28 Tau) - Inst: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
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Observation Poster: St?phane Meloche <stephanemeloche at videotron.ca>

Observer: St?phane Meloche
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 2006/01/04 4h21 UT
Location of site: Coaticook (Qc), Canada (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5,2 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Magnification: 
Filter(s): 
Object(s): Atlas + Pleione (27 Tau + 28 Tau)
Category: Multiple star.
Class: 
Constellation: Tau
Data: mag 3.6 + 5.1  size 
Position: RA 03:49  DEC 24:04
Description:
Member of the Pleiades, located in the E portion of the cluster.  Doublestar very easy to split.  It is the kind which one particularly appreciates with small instruments.  Atlas is white-yellow and Pleione is blue.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Sun Jan 15 22:48:59 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 15 Jan 2006 22:48:59 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: Struve 536 - Inst: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
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Observation Poster: St?phane Meloche <stephanemeloche at videotron.ca>

Observer: St?phane Meloche
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 2006/01/04 4h41 UT
Location of site: Coaticook (Qc), Canada (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5,2 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Magnification: 
Filter(s): 
Object(s): Struve 536
Category: Multiple star.
Class: 
Constellation: Tau
Data: mag 8.0 + 8.5  size 
Position: RA 03:46  DEC 24:12
Description:
Member of the Pleiades, inside  the bowl, created by Alcyone, Maia, Electra and Merope.  This double wasn't on my list of doublestar to be observed and I discovered it by chance.  Struve 536 is a beautiful double with components of the same brightness.  Oddly, the components are of color bronzes (?).
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Sun Jan 15 22:52:44 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 15 Jan 2006 22:52:44 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: Phi Tau - Inst: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Message-ID: <20060116035244.19664.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: St?phane Meloche <stephanemeloche at videotron.ca>

Observer: St?phane Meloche
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 2006/01/04 4h49 UT
Location of site: Coaticook (Qc), Canada (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5,2 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Magnification: 
Filter(s): 
Object(s): Phi Tau
Category: Multiple star.
Class: 
Constellation: Tau
Data: mag 5.0 + 8.0  size 
Position: RA 04:21  DEC 27:22
Description:
At ~ 8? of the Pleiades.  The observation of this double gave me much satisfaction;  in the first seconds of the observation, the secondary remained invisible.  But by observing a few minutes moreover, it ended up appearing.  The gap in magnitude between the components is 3, which made more difficult the separation of the members of this double star.  The primary star is white-yellow and the secondary is too weak to see the color of it.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Sun Jan 15 22:59:36 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 15 Jan 2006 22:59:36 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: 62 Tau - Inst: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Message-ID: <20060116035936.20177.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: St?phane Meloche <stephanemeloche at videotron.ca>

Observer: St?phane Meloche
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 2006/01/04 4h56 UT
Location of site: Coaticook (Qc), Canada (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5,2 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Magnification: 
Filter(s): 
Object(s): 62 Tau
Category: Multiple star.
Class: 
Constellation: Tau
Data: mag 6.2 + 8.0  size 
Position: RA 04:24  DEC 24:19
Description:
At ~ 3? S of Phi Tau. Beautiful double star, easier to split than Phi Tau.  The components are well distinguished individually.  The primary star is white-green whereas secondary is too week to perceive its colouring.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Sun Jan 15 23:03:03 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 15 Jan 2006 23:03:03 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: Theta1 Tau + Theta2 Tau - Inst: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Message-ID: <20060116040303.20622.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: St?phane Meloche <stephanemeloche at videotron.ca>

Observer: St?phane Meloche
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 2006/01/04 5h23 UT
Location of site: Coaticook (Qc), Canada (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5,2 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Magnification: 
Filter(s): 
Object(s): Theta1 Tau + Theta2 Tau
Category: Multiple star.
Class: 
Constellation: Tau
Data: mag 3.4 + 3.8  size 
Position: RA 04:29  DEC 15:53
Description:
Member of the Hyades, at ~ 2? WSW of Aldebaran.  Very beautiful double star and easy to split at 9x.  The components are of the same brightness, although Theta2 seems slightly more brilliant.  After checks, Theta2 is indeed more brilliant 0,4 magnitude than Theta1.  The two components show same colouring, yellow-orange.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Sun Jan 15 23:06:04 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 15 Jan 2006 23:06:04 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: 88 Tau - Inst: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Message-ID: <20060116040604.21278.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: St?phane Meloche <stephanemeloche at videotron.ca>

Observer: St?phane Meloche
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 2006/01/04 5h31 UT
Location of site: Coaticook (Qc), Canada (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5,2 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Magnification: 
Filter(s): 
Object(s): 88 Tau
Category: Multiple star.
Class: 
Constellation: Tau
Data: mag 4.5 + 8.0  size 
Position: RA 04:36  DEC 10:10
Description:
At ~ 6?? S of Aldebaran.  In spite of great difference between the members of this double star (3,5 magnitudes), this double split well at 9x.  The primary star is white and the secondary, blue.  Beautiful contrast between components.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Sun Jan 15 23:08:36 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 15 Jan 2006 23:08:36 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: Sigma1 Tau + Sigma2 Tau - Inst: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Message-ID: <20060116040836.21696.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: St?phane Meloche <stephanemeloche at videotron.ca>

Observer: St?phane Meloche
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 2006/01/04 5h37 UT
Location of site: Coaticook (Qc), Canada (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5,2 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Magnification: 
Filter(s): 
Object(s): Sigma1 Tau + Sigma2 Tau
Category: Multiple star.
Class: 
Constellation: Tau
Data: mag 4.7 + 7.1  size 
Position: RA 04:40  DEC 15:56
Description:
Member of the Hyades, at ~ 1? SE of Aldebaran.  Another beautiful double, quite easy to split.  The components are of the same brightness and of the same color, white.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Sun Jan 15 23:12:15 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 15 Jan 2006 23:12:15 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: Tau Tau - Inst: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
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Observation Poster: St?phane Meloche <stephanemeloche at videotron.ca>

Observer: St?phane Meloche
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 2006/01/04 5h43 UT
Location of site: Coaticook (Qc), Canada (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5,2 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Magnification: 
Filter(s): 
Object(s): Tau Tau
Category: Multiple star.
Class: 
Constellation: Tau
Data: mag 4.0 + 9.0  size 
Position: RA 04:43  DEC 22:58
Description:
At ~ 6?? of Aldebaran.  Very similar to 88 Tau, altough the angle of position is different.  The members of this double star are observed easily at 9x and they present a pleasant contrast of color.  The primary star is white and the secondary, blue.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Sun Jan 15 23:15:24 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 15 Jan 2006 23:15:24 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: 111 Tau - Inst: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
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Observer: St?phane Meloche
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 2006/01/04 5h58 UT
Location of site: Coaticook (Qc), Canada (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5,2 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Magnification: 
Filter(s): 
Object(s): 111 Tau
Category: Multiple star.
Class: 
Constellation: Tau
Data: mag 5.0 + 8.0  size 
Position: RA 05:25  DEC 17:23
Description:
At ~ 5? SW of Zeta Tau. This double star is part of a small star regrouping very similar to Hyades, but smaller.  In fact, this small cluster is Cr 65.  Other very beautiful double star, similar to 88 Tau and Tau Tau.  The components are observed individually without difficulties at 9x.  The primary star is white and the secondary is too weak to determine its color.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Sun Jan 15 23:41:57 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 15 Jan 2006 23:41:57 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: STT App 64 - Inst: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Message-ID: <20060116044157.24726.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: St?phane Meloche <stephanemeloche at videotron.ca>

Observer: St?phane Meloche
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 2006/01/04 6h04 UT
Location of site: Coaticook (Qc), Canada (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5,2 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Magnification: 
Filter(s): 
Object(s): STT App 64
Category: Multiple star.
Class: 
Constellation: Tau
Data: mag 7.2 + 7.7  size 
Position: RA 05:30  DEC 18:25
Description:
At ~ ? ? SW of 119 Tau.  This double star was not on my list and I discovered it by chance when looking for 111 Tau. The components are almost of the same brightness, the secondary is slightly less luminous to it.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Mon Jan 16 00:03:18 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 16 Jan 2006 00:03:18 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: Mel 25 (Hyades) - Inst: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Message-ID: <20060116050318.25780.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: St?phane Meloche <stephanemeloche at videotron.ca>

Observer: St?phane Meloche
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 2006/01/04 6h18 UT
Location of site: Coaticook (Qc), Canada (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5,2 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Magnification: 
Filter(s): 
Object(s): Mel 25 (Hyades)
Category: Open cluster.
Class: 
Constellation: Tau
Data: mag 0.5  size 330'
Position: RA 04:27  DEC 16:00
Description:
I devoted myself to a star counting, just to see what I could draw from the exercise.  The main problem is to determine which are the stars belonging to the cluster and which do not form part of it.  I limited myself to the shape out of V of the cluster and the brightess stars located very close to it. I have to be very methodical, considering the size of the cluster, exceeding the field of 5,4? of my instrument.  Moreover, dewed eyepieces made the work more difficult.  After counting, I counted 95 stars of any brightness, excluding Aldebaran since I knew at the beginning that it does not part of the Hyades physically.  After that, I studied more in detail the differences in color of stars forming the cluster.  Thus, I note that the very great majority of the components of the cluster are white.  I note some exceptions however:  the duet Theta1 and Theta2, Delta1 Tau and Epsilon Tau raise a more yellowish colour.  The B-V indicator of Theta1, Delta1 and Epsilon are comparable (1,013, 0,983 and 0,952 respectively).  For Theta2, I was incorrect since this star has a B-V index of 0,179.  Oddly, Gamma Tau did not appear to me also yellowish, although its B-V index is very close to the values to Theta1, Delta1 and Epsilon, 0,981.  When that I studied the color of the stars of Mel 25, I was unaware of the B-V indices of these stars.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Mon Jan 16 00:30:43 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 16 Jan 2006 00:30:43 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: SAO 93909 + SAO 93911 - Inst: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Message-ID: <20060116053043.28073.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: St?phane Meloche <stephanemeloche at videotron.ca>

Observer: St?phane Meloche
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 2006/01/04 6h25 UT
Location of site: Coaticook (Qc), Canada (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5,2 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Magnification: 
Filter(s): 
Object(s): SAO 93909 + SAO 93911
Category: Multiple star.
Class: 
Constellation: Tau
Data: mag 8.5 + 8.8  size 
Position: RA 04:25  DEC 16:24
Description:
At ~ ? ? SE of 70 Tau, located almost halfway between 63 Tau and 70 Tau, members of the Hyades.  This double star was not on my list and I discovered it by chance while carrying out the star counting in the Hyades.  The components are roughly of the same brightness.  Their weak luminosity prevents me from determining their color.  I used the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory catalog designations because, with my very great surprise, this double star does not appeared in the main double star catalogues, which would be a case of extremely rare exception.  In order to identify this double star correctly, I make several research in literature (Burnham's, Webb Society Handbooks), astronomy software (I use mainly The Sky) and on the Web.  I made several query on SIMBAD, and still here, this double does not seem to be noticed. I made a last research on an excellent reference which I have used for a few years for double stars, the Washington Double Star catalog (WDS), and nothing at the co-ordinates of this double star. B. Skiff confirms me that this double star is too large in separation, for a 8 - 8.5 double star, to appear in old catalogs and it remain a binocular object
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Mon Jan 16 00:37:42 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 16 Jan 2006 00:37:42 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: M45 (Pleiades) - Inst: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
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Observation Poster: St?phane Meloche <stephanemeloche at videotron.ca>

Observer: St?phane Meloche
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 2006/01/04 6h28 UT
Location of site: Coaticook (Qc), Canada (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5,2 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Magnification: 
Filter(s): 
Object(s): M45 (Pleiades)
Category: Open cluster.
Class: C
Constellation: Tau
Data: mag 1.2  size 100'
Position: RA 03:47  DEC 24:07
Description:
I want to make an overall study of M45.  I carried out the counting of stars and determination of the colors.  Still here, the difficulty that I met is to determine which are the stars members of M45 and which are those which I will exclude.  This exercise was easier than with the Hyades, M45 is more concentrated.  After counting of stars of any brightness, I counted 55 stars.  For the study of the colouring of stars, the Pleiades have a uniformity of color much larger than their Hyades neighbors;  I did not see any member of the cluster dissociating himself with a particular color and the majority of stars are white-blue.  Only exception, the secondary star of quadruple system Alcyone (SAO 76192). This star appears more yellowish to me than the principal components of the Pleiades (those which have a proper name like Alcyone, Merope, etc).  While examining B-V indicator, all principal stars of M45, those which draw more the attention when the cluster is observed, have negative B-V, related of blue stars, from -0,02 to -0,110. The star SAO 76192, that which has a colour different from the others, has B-V of 0,024.  If there are other components of different colour that the principal members of the cluster, I did not notice them.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Mon Jan 16 00:42:10 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 16 Jan 2006 00:42:10 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: STT App 40 - Inst: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Message-ID: <20060116054210.29188.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: St?phane Meloche <stephanemeloche at videotron.ca>

Observer: St?phane Meloche
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 2006/01/04 6h34 UT
Location of site: Coaticook (Qc), Canada (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5,2 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Magnification: 
Filter(s): 
Object(s): STT App 40
Category: Multiple star.
Class: 
Constellation: Tau
Data: mag 6.6 + 8.3  size 
Position: RA 03:50  DEC 24:24
Description:
At ~ ? ? N of Atlas, member of the Pleiades. Beautiful doublestar which components are observed individually without difficulties.  The secondary is slightly lower in brightness than the primary star.  The primary is white-blue.  I am not able to determine the color of the secondary.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Mon Jan 16 00:47:07 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 16 Jan 2006 00:47:07 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: STT App 67 - Inst: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
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Observation Poster: St?phane Meloche <stephanemeloche at videotron.ca>

Observer: St?phane Meloche
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 2006/01/04 6h49 UT
Location of site: Coaticook (Qc), Canada (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5,2 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Magnification: 
Filter(s): 
Object(s): STT App 67
Category: Multiple star.
Class: 
Constellation: Tau
Data: mag 6.1 + 8.6  size 
Position: RA 05:48.4  DEC 20:52
Description:
At ~ 2?? E of Zeta Tau. Beautiful double star easy to split.  The secondary is definitely less bright than the primary.  The primary star is white-yellow and the secondary is too weak to determine the color.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Mon Jan 16 00:50:04 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 16 Jan 2006 00:50:04 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: H IV 98 - Inst: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
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Observation Poster: St?phane Meloche <stephanemeloche at videotron.ca>

Observer: St?phane Meloche
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 2006/01/04 6h58 UT
Location of site: Coaticook (Qc), Canada (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5,2 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Magnification: 
Filter(s): 
Object(s): H IV 98
Category: Multiple star.
Class: 
Constellation: Tau
Data: mag 6.6 + 7.0  size 
Position: RA 04:15.5  DEC 06:11
Description:
At ~ 2?? S of Mu Tau. Very beautiful double star, which components are of comparable brightness, although the primary star is slightly more brignt.  After checks, it is 0,6 magnitude more luminous than the secondary.  The two components are of the same color, white.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Mon Jan 16 00:53:16 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 16 Jan 2006 00:53:16 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: Taygeta (19 Tau) - Negative report - Inst: Vixen 9x63
	binoculars
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Observation Poster: St?phane Meloche <stephanemeloche at videotron.ca>

Observer: St?phane Meloche
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 2006/01/04 3h37 UT
Location of site: Coaticook (Qc), Canada (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5,2 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Magnification: 
Filter(s): 
Object(s): Taygeta (19 Tau) - Negative report
Category: Multiple star.
Class: 
Constellation: Tau
Data: mag 4.3 + 10.0  size 
Position: RA 03:46  DEC 24:29
Description:
Member of the Pleiades.  The primary star is quite visible but the secondary is much too weak for it (magv = 10,0, sep. = 69,0 ", PA = 330?) to be distinguished individually.  I had almost any hope to separate this double star, but I tested it nevertheless.  The primary star is white color.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Mon Jan 16 00:56:38 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 16 Jan 2006 00:56:38 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: 68 Tau - Inst: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
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Observation Poster: St?phane Meloche <stephanemeloche at videotron.ca>

Observer: St?phane Meloche
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 2006/01/04 5h02 UT
Location of site: Coaticook (Qc), Canada (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5,2 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Magnification: 
Filter(s): 
Object(s): 68 Tau
Category: Multiple star.
Class: 
Constellation: Tau
Data: mag 4.5 + 9.0  size 
Position: RA 04:26  DEC 17:56
Description:
Member of the Hyades, at ~ 3? NW of Aldebaran.  Despite everything my attempts, I am not able to detect the secondary, of magv = 9,0.  The primary star is white.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Mon Jan 16 00:59:22 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 16 Jan 2006 00:59:22 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: 103 Tau (Negative report) - Inst: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
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Observation Poster: St?phane Meloche <stephanemeloche at videotron.ca>

Observer: St?phane Meloche
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 2006/01/04 5h49 UT
Location of site: Coaticook (Qc), Canada (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5,2 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Vixen 9x63 binoculars
Magnification: 
Filter(s): 
Object(s): 103 Tau (Negative report)
Category: Multiple star.
Class: 
Constellation: Tau
Data: mag 5.5 + 9.0  size 
Position: RA 05:08  DEC 24:16
Description:
At ~ 1? E of NGC 1746.  After several minutes of observation, the secondary remains invisible.  The difference of brightness between the components (4,5 magnitudes) is probably too high to be able individually to distinguish them at 9x.  The primary star is white.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Fri Jan 20 14:47:22 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 20 Jan 2006 14:47:22 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC1662 - Inst: 200mm F6 Dobson
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Observation Poster: Vedran Vrhovac <vedran_vrhovac at yahoo.con>

Observer: Vedran Vrhovac
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 19.01.2005. 20:30UT
Location of site: Velika Gorica (Lat 45.7, Elev 105)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 5.60 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 200mm F6 Dobson
Magnification: 80x
Filter(s): 
Object(s): NGC1662
Category: Open cluster.
Class: 
Constellation: Orion
Data: mag   size 
Position: RA :  DEC :
Description:
Small cluster with maybe 15 members 8-10 magnitude spreding over 10 arc minutes. Cluster stars form asterism witch looks like small boat with central mast.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Fri Jan 20 14:55:21 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 20 Jan 2006 14:55:21 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC2264, Christmas Tree Cluster - Inst: 200mm F6 Dobson
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Observation Poster: Vedran Vrhovac <v>

Observer: Vedran Vrhovac
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 
Location of site: Velika Gorica (Lat 45.7, Elev 105)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 5.60 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 200mm F6 Dobson
Magnification: 80x
Filter(s): 
Object(s): NGC2264, Christmas Tree Cluster
Category: Open cluster.
Class: 
Constellation: Monoceros
Data: mag   size 
Position: RA :  DEC :
Description:
Beautiful cluster that really looks like christmas tree with bright star placed on the base of tree. Stars are all bluish and there was no trace of any nebulosity. I  counted about 40 members of the cluster witch are scattered in area measuring about 30 arc minutes. Really nice cluster. I wish that I have such a beautiful christmas tree.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Fri Jan 20 15:09:20 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 20 Jan 2006 15:09:20 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 2371 - Inst: C9.25"
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Observation Poster: Glenn Talbert <glenn_talbert at yahoo.com>

Observer: Glenn Talbert
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: Jan 19, 06 / 2200hr.
Location of site: Chico, CA. (Lat 39N, Elev )
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: C9.25"
Magnification: 195x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC 2371
Category: Planetary nebula.
Class: 
Constellation: Gemini
Data: mag 11.2  size 
Position: RA :  DEC :
Description:
At 195x, pretty small, elongated, brighter on southern portion then fades in the middle and then slightly brightens on northern portion. Edges are nondefinable. Possible bipolar. Did not respone to an OIII filter
This is a nice object.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Sat Jan 21 09:39:54 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 21 Jan 2006 09:39:54 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: Tombaugh 5 - Inst: Orion XT 12 Intelliscope
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Observation Poster: Cliff Hedgepeth <k4mld at verizon.net>

Observer: Cliff Hedgepeth
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 1/20/2006 19:35 EST
Location of site: Franklin, VA (Lat 36.7, Elev 76.9)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 4.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Orion XT 12 Intelliscope
Magnification: 214x
Filter(s): none
Object(s): Tombaugh 5
Category: Open cluster.
Class: Trumpler III2m
Constellation: CAM
Data: mag 8.4  size 17'
Position: RA 03:47  DEC 59:03
Description:
Rich open cluster fairly easy to see. No great concentration of stars anywhere. A distinctive vee of 5 stars is located near center.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Sat Jan 21 09:43:52 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 21 Jan 2006 09:43:52 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: Trumpler 1 - Inst: Orion XT 12 Intelliscope
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Observation Poster: Cliff Hedgepeth <k4mld at verizon.net>

Observer: Cliff Hedgepeth
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 01/20/2006 19:13 EST
Location of site: Franklin, VA (Lat 36.7, Elev 76.9)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 4.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Orion XT 12 Intelliscope
Magnification: 214x
Filter(s): none
Object(s): Trumpler 1
Category: Open cluster.
Class: Trumpler II2p
Constellation: CAS
Data: mag 8.1  size 4.5'
Position: RA 01:35.5  DEC 61:17
Description:
Not much to look at. A line of stars about 45' NE of M103
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Sat Jan 21 09:54:51 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 21 Jan 2006 09:54:51 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: IC 1434 - Inst: Orion XT 12 Intelliscope
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Observation Poster: Cliff Hedgepeth <k4mld at verizon.net>

Observer: Cliff Hedgepeth
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 01/20/2006 18:49 EST
Location of site: Franklin, VA (Lat 36.7, Elev 76.9)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 4.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Orion XT 12 Intelliscope
Magnification: 37.5
Filter(s): none
Object(s): IC 1434
Category: Open cluster.
Class: Trumpler III 2 m
Constellation: LAC
Data: mag 9  size 8'
Position: RA 22:10.7  DEC 52:51
Description:
Not much to look at. Recognizable by unique curved formation of dim stars to the left of cluster. 

Id'd cluster from faint triangle of stars
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Sat Jan 21 09:59:05 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 21 Jan 2006 09:59:05 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 1798 - Inst: Orion XT 12 Intelliscope
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Observation Poster: Cliff Hedgepeth <k4mld at verizon.net>

Observer: Cliff Hedgepeth
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 19:21 EST 01/20/2006
Location of site: Franklin, VA (Lat 36.7, Elev 76.9)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 4.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Orion XT 12 Intelliscope
Magnification: 37.5
Filter(s): none
Object(s): NGC 1798
Category: Open cluster.
Class: I1m
Constellation: AUR
Data: mag 10  size 5
Position: RA 05:11.5  DEC 47:41.5
Description:
Barely can see tonight. Good dark night object. Concentrated towards center
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Sat Jan 21 10:02:31 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 21 Jan 2006 10:02:31 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: DoDz1 - Inst: Orion XT 12 Intelliscope
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Observation Poster: Cliff Hedgepeth <k4mld at verizon.net>

Observer: Cliff Hedgepeth
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 
Location of site: Franklin, VA (Lat 36.7, Elev 76.9)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 4.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Orion XT 12 Intelliscope
Magnification: 37.5x
Filter(s): 
Object(s): DoDz1
Category: Open cluster.
Class: III2p
Constellation: ARI
Data: mag est 10  size 12'
Position: RA 02:47.5  DEC 17:12
Description:
Very distinnguishable asterism of 5 stars. Very easy to see.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Sat Jan 21 10:07:32 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 21 Jan 2006 10:07:32 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: Stock 4 - Inst: Orion XT 12 Intelliscope
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Observation Poster: Cliff Hedgepeth <k4mld at verizon.net>

Observer: Cliff Hedgepeth
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 01/20/2006 19:57 EST
Location of site: Franklin, VA (Lat 36.7, Elev 76.9)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 4.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Orion XT 12 Intelliscope
Magnification: 37.5x
Filter(s): none
Object(s): Stock 4
Category: Open cluster.
Class: IV 1p
Constellation: Per
Data: mag ?  size 20'
Position: RA 01:52  DEC 57:04
Description:
Large but hard to distinguish from star field. Poorly concentrated.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Sat Jan 21 10:10:49 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 21 Jan 2006 10:10:49 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: Stock 23 - Inst: Orion XT 12 Intelliscope
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Observation Poster: Cliff Hedgepeth <k4mld at verizon.net>

Observer: Cliff Hedgepeth
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 01/20/2006 19:58 EST
Location of site: Franklin, VA (Lat 36.7, Elev 76.9)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 4.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Orion XT 12 Intelliscope
Magnification: 37.5x
Filter(s): none
Object(s): Stock 23
Category: Open cluster.
Class: II3p
Constellation: CAM
Data: mag abt 11  size 14'
Position: RA 03:16  DEC 60:02
Description:
Moderately large but sparce cluster. Has appearance of a "mini dipper"
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Sat Jan 21 18:42:44 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 21 Jan 2006 18:42:44 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC2841 - Inst: 200mm F6 Dobson
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Observation Poster: Vedran Vrhovac <vedran_vrhovac at yahoo.con>

Observer: Vedran Vrhovac
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 20.01.2005. 22:30UT
Location of site:  (Lat , Elev )
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 5.30 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 200mm F6 Dobson
Magnification: 80x
Filter(s): 
Object(s): NGC2841
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: UMa
Data: mag   size 
Position: RA :  DEC :
Description:
Small galaxy located in the Ursa Majors. It is small, faint but easy to detect. Galaxy showed small faint core sorrounded with elliptical fainter halo. Estimated size was about 4 arm minutes.

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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Tue Jan 24 18:28:30 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 24 Jan 2006 18:28:30 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC2903 - Inst: 200mm F6 Dobson
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Observation Poster: Vedran Vrhovac <vedran_vrhovac at yahoo.con>

Observer: Vedran Vrhovac
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 
Location of site: Velika Gorica (Lat 45.7, Elev 105)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 5.60 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 200mm F6 Dobson
Magnification: 80x
Filter(s): 
Object(s): NGC2903
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: LEO
Data: mag 8.80  size 13'x7'
Position: RA 9:32  DEC +21:30
Description:
Bright, with long bright stripe in the middle surrunded with elliptical haze.
Easy to observe.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Tue Jan 24 18:36:27 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 24 Jan 2006 18:36:27 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: M108 - Inst: M108
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Observation Poster: Vedran Vrhovac <vedran_vrhovac at yahoo.con>

Observer: Vedran Vrhovac
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 24.01.2005. 22:30UT
Location of site: Velika Gorica (Lat 45.7, Elev 105)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 5.60 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: M108
Magnification: 80
Filter(s): 
Object(s): M108
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: UMa
Data: mag   size 
Position: RA :  DEC :
Description:
Visible when using averted vision. It's elongated (about 3') and maybe 1' wide. I think I spotted one (maybe more) star very close to the center of the galaxy.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Wed Jan 25 10:10:17 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 25 Jan 2006 10:10:17 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 718 - Inst: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
Message-ID: <20060125151017.17335.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: Brent Reary <gmbreary at rollanet.org>

Observer: Brent Reary
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 01/24/06  01:25 UT
Location of site: Rolla, MO  USA (Lat 37 57'N, Elev )
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 6.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
Magnification: 77x, 128x, 257x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC 718
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Psc
Data: mag 11.7  size 1.5' X 1.5'
Position: RA 01:53  DEC +04:12
Description:
A very slightly mottled round halo which brightens rather abruptly to a bright,
nearly stellar core.  Visible with direct vision at 77x, it bore magnification
well and was best seen at 257x.

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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Wed Jan 25 10:20:16 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 25 Jan 2006 10:20:16 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 955 - Inst: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
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Observation Poster: Brent Reary <gmbreary at rollanet.org>

Observer: Brent Reary
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 01/24/06  01:40 UT
Location of site: Rolla, MO  USA (Lat 37 57'N, Elev )
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 6.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
Magnification: 77x, 128x, 257x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC 955
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Cet
Data: mag 12.0  size 2.0' X 0.5'
Position: RA 02:30.5  DEC -01:06.5
Description:
A uniform oval halo elongated NE-SW.  It brightens rather abruptly to a
fairly bright, diffuse core.  Visible with averted vision at 77x, it was
best seen at 257x.

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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Wed Jan 25 10:31:22 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 25 Jan 2006 10:31:22 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 958 - Inst: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
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Observation Poster: Brent Reary <gmbreary at rollanet.org>

Observer: Brent Reary
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 01/24/06  01:55 UT
Location of site: Rolla, MO  USA (Lat 37 57'N, Elev )
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 6.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
Magnification: 77x, 128x, 257x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC 958
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Cet
Data: mag 12.2  size 2.0' X 1.0'
Position: RA 02:30.5  DEC -02:56
Description:
A faint, uniform oval nebulous patch slightly elongated N-S.  It shows no
detectable brightening toward the core.  Visible with averted vision at 77x,
it was best seen at 128x and began to fade into the background at 257x.

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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Wed Jan 25 10:43:38 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 25 Jan 2006 10:43:38 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 1015 - Inst: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
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Observation Poster: Brent Reary <gmbreary at rollanet.org>

Observer: Brent Reary
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 01/24/06  02:10 UT
Location of site: Rolla, MO  USA (Lat 37 57'N, Elev )
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 6.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
Magnification: 77x, 128x, 257x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC 1015
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Cet
Data: mag 12.1  size 2.0' X 2.0'
Position: RA 02:38  DEC -01:19
Description:
A uniform round halo which shows slight, gradual brightening to a diffuse
core.  A wide (10') pair of 8th and 9th magnitude field stars, aligned NE-SW,
are located 5' off the SE edge and form a triangle with the galaxy.  Visible
with averted vision at 77x, it was best seen at 128x-257x.

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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Wed Jan 25 10:55:40 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 25 Jan 2006 10:55:40 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 1085 - Inst: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
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Observation Poster: Brent Reary <gmbreary at rollanet.org>

Observer: Brent Reary
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 01/24/06  02:30 UT
Location of site: Rolla, MO  USA (Lat 37 57'N, Elev )
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 6.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing:  <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
Magnification: 128x, 257x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC 1085
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Cet
Data: mag 12.3  size 1.5' X 1.5'
Position: RA 02:46.5  DEC +03:36.5
Description:
A faint, uniform round halo which gradually brightens to a diffuse core.
Steadily visible with averted vision at 128x, it began to fade into the
background at 257x.

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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Wed Jan 25 13:30:53 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 25 Jan 2006 13:30:53 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 2903 - Inst: C9.25"
Message-ID: <20060125183053.28975.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: Glenn Talbert <glenn_talbert at yahoo.com>

Observer: Glenn Talbert
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: Jan 24, 2006 / 2200hr
Location of site: Chico, CA. (Lat 39N, Elev )
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 6 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Seeing: 9 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: C9.25"
Magnification: 138x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC 2903
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Leo
Data: mag 9.0  size 
Position: RA :  DEC :
Description:
Bright, pretty large face-on galaxy. 
Core area is slightly elongated, adverted vision shows 
almost a stellar nucleus. 
The halo was diffcult to observe  
(sky transparency was fair 6/10). 
Not found, NGC 2905 starcloud inside this galaxy.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Wed Jan 25 13:31:51 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 25 Jan 2006 13:31:51 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 2392 - Inst: C9.25"
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Observation Poster: Glenn Talbert <glenn_talbert at yahoo.com>

Observer: Glenn Talbert
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: Jan 24, 2006 / 2100hr
Location of site: Chico, CA. (Lat 39N, Elev )
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 6 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Seeing: 9 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: C9.25"
Magnification: 195x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC 2392
Category: Planetary nebula.
Class: 
Constellation: Gemini
Data: mag 6.8  size 
Position: RA :  DEC :
Description:
AKA the Eskimo Nebula. 
Using 195x this nebula is round, 
moderate in size, very bright center, 
edges are faint and diffused but discernable. 
The OIII filter installed shows even brightness throughout.
Best view was without the OIII filter.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Sat Jan 28 21:51:41 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 28 Jan 2006 21:51:41 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC2392 - Eskimo Nebula - Inst: 12" f5 Antares dob
Message-ID: <20060129025141.28753.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: Rick Olson <olsonr at bellsouth.net>

Observer: Rick Olson
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 7:30 pm EST
Location of site: York , South Carolina (Lat 34.66, Elev 81.22)
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 6.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 5 to 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 12" f5 Antares dob
Magnification: 13 and 9mm Nagler
Filter(s): none, UHC and OIII
Object(s): NGC2392 - Eskimo Nebula
Category: Planetary nebula.
Class: 
Constellation: Gemini
Data: mag 8.6  size .8'x.7'
Position: RA 7:29  DEC 20:56
Description:
Distinctly round, light blue, became more faded as it extended from the center star. Central star was easily visible with the 13 and 9mm without filters. The OIII provided the most contrast, the UHC had more contrast than no filter at all but, the central star was not visible with the filters.
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From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 30 Jan 2006 16:14:37 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: IC 443 - Inst: 12.5 inch Binocular Newtonian
Message-ID: <20060130211437.3348.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: Dan Duriscoe <ghayduke at inreach.com>

Observer: Dan Duriscoe
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: 2006-Jan-30 0730 UT
Location of site: Furnace Creek, CA, USA (Lat 36.7N, Elev -190 ft)
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 6.8 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 12.5 inch Binocular Newtonian
Magnification: 70x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): IC 443
Category: Supernova remnant.
Class: 
Constellation: Gem
Data: mag   size 
Position: RA :  DEC :
Description:
Detected fairly easily without filters, only the crescent shaped arc seen
distinctly with sharp boundaries.  Averted vision reveled some structure, but
delicate filaments seen in photographs not discernable.  Observed when directly
overhead on an excellent night.  Binocular a great advantage with this object,
tried one eye only with OII filter, view far inferior to unfiltered through both
eyes (this is a true binocular scope, not a bino viewer).  Much of the beauty of
this object is its setting in a very rich Milky Way field, close to several open
clusters.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Mon Jan 30 16:27:17 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 30 Jan 2006 16:27:17 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: Q0957+0561A-B (Twin Quasar) - Inst: 12.5 inch Binocular
	Newtonian
Message-ID: <20060130212717.4290.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observer: Dan Duriscoe
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: 2006-Jan-30 / 07:00 UT
Location of site: Furnace Creek, CA, USA (Lat 36.7N, Elev -190 ft)
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 6.8 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 12.5 inch Binocular Newtonian
Magnification: 100x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): Q0957+0561A-B (Twin Quasar)
Category: Quasar or lens.
Class: 
Constellation: UMa
Data: mag 16.5  size 
Position: RA 10:01  DEC +55:54
Description:
BARELY seen on this excellent night!  Not split, only the combined light of
both components of the lens.  Confirmed using DSS image, stars of similar
brightness seen in the field near NGC 3079.  Intermittent with averted vision,
a real challenge for this instrument.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Tue Jan 31 06:05:38 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 31 Jan 2006 06:05:38 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 1261 - Inst: 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian
Message-ID: <20060131110538.6047.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: Andrew Wood <bandawood at bigpond.com>

Observer: Andrew Wood
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: Dec 11 1998 12:25UT
Location of site: Wollongong (Lat 34.5S, Elev )
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 3 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian
Magnification: 55x, 112x
Filter(s): 
Object(s): NGC 1261
Category: Globular cluster.
Class: 
Constellation: Hor
Data: mag 8.4  size 6.9'
Position: RA 3:12.3  DEC -55:13
Description:
Large bright centre and surrounding hazy unresolved halo. Bright field star close by. Undefined toward outer edges. Large.

At higher power, possibly the very beginning of resolution; but not a great night for high power.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Tue Jan 31 06:15:10 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 31 Jan 2006 06:15:10 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 2451 - Inst: 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian
Message-ID: <20060131111510.6700.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: Andrew Wood <bandawood at bigpond.com>

Observer: Andrew Wood
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: Dec 12 1998 12:25UT
Location of site: Wollongong (Lat 34.5S, Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 6 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian
Magnification: 55x
Filter(s): 
Object(s): NGC 2451
Category: Open cluster.
Class: 
Constellation: Pup
Data: mag 2.8  size 45'
Position: RA 7:45.4  DEC -37:58
Description:
Very bright and very loose. Bright orange star in the field.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Tue Jan 31 06:25:59 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 31 Jan 2006 06:25:59 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 2477 - Inst: 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian
Message-ID: <20060131112559.7462.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: Andrew Wood <bandawood at bigpond.com>

Observer: Andrew Wood
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: Dec 12 1998 12:30UT
Location of site: Wollongong (Lat 34.5S, Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 6 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian
Magnification: 55x
Filter(s): 
Object(s): NGC 2477
Category: Open cluster.
Class: 
Constellation: Pup
Data: mag 5.8  size 27'
Position: RA 7:52.3  DEC -38:33
Description:
Faint stars (Uranometria shows just an open circle), but very condensed. A really good telescopic open cluster.

FromJan 6, 1997, at a suburban site: Dense open cluster that in binoculars and even through the telescope could easily be mistaken for a glob, except for the lack of a brighter centre
Using the 26mm plossl [55x] the bright star beta puppis is visible and it is best if this star is placed outside the field
Floods the field of the 12.5mm orthoscopic [112x]
Rate as a good cluster
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Tue Jan 31 06:30:32 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 31 Jan 2006 06:30:32 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 2547 - Inst: 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian
Message-ID: <20060131113032.7915.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: Andrew Wood <bandawood at bigpond.com>

Observer: Andrew Wood
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: Dec 12 1998 12:40UT
Location of site: Wollongong (Lat 34.5S, Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 6 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian
Magnification: 55x
Filter(s): 
Object(s): NGC 2547
Category: Open cluster.
Class: 
Constellation: Vela
Data: mag 4.7  size 20'
Position: RA 8:10.7  DEC -49:16
Description:
Large and bright. A prominent arc of stars across the centre. Under this is a wide, equal magnitude double star. Not bad.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Tue Jan 31 06:33:01 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 31 Jan 2006 06:33:01 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 2099 - Inst: 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian
Message-ID: <20060131113301.8343.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: Andrew Wood <bandawood at bigpond.com>

Observer: Andrew Wood
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: Dec 12 1998 12:40UT
Location of site: Wollongong (Lat 34.5S, Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 6 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian
Magnification: 55x
Filter(s): 
Object(s): NGC 2099
Category: Open cluster.
Class: 
Constellation: Aur
Data: mag 5.6  size 24'
Position: RA 5:52.6  DEC 32:33
Description:
Large and fairly condensed. Slightly yellowish star dead centre.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Tue Jan 31 06:36:31 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 31 Jan 2006 06:36:31 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 1960 - Inst: 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian
Message-ID: <20060131113631.8809.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: Andrew Wood <bandawood at bigpond.com>

Observer: Andrew Wood
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: Dec 12 1998 12:40UT
Location of site: Wollongong (Lat 34.5S, Elev )
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 6 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian
Magnification: 55x
Filter(s): 
Object(s): NGC 1960
Category: Open cluster.
Class: 
Constellation: Aur
Data: mag 6.0  size 12'
Position: RA 5:36.1  DEC 34:08
Description:
Large and loose. Stars radiate in lines that resemble a starfish.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Tue Jan 31 06:44:04 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 31 Jan 2006 06:44:04 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 1617 - Inst: 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian
Message-ID: <20060131114404.9449.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: Andrew Wood <bandawood at bigpond.com>

Observer: Andrew Wood
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: Dec 12 1998 13:45UT
Location of site: Wollongong (Lat 34.5S, Elev 400m)
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 6 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian
Magnification: 55x
Filter(s): 
Object(s): NGC 1617
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Dor
Data: mag 10.4  size 4.7'
Position: RA 4:31.7  DEC -54:36
Description:
Very bright; bright condensedn central region. I saw it as an elongated spiral.

Also observed on Feb 20 2004, at a similar location: Very bright, especially the nucleus. Oriented approximately north-south, sitting below the base of an equilateral triangle of stars pointing west
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Tue Jan 31 06:48:29 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 31 Jan 2006 06:48:29 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 1549 - Inst: 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian
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Observation Poster: Andrew Wood <bandawood at bigpond.com>

Observer: Andrew Wood
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: Dec 12 1998 14:00UT
Location of site: Wollongong (Lat 34.5S, Elev 400m)
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 6 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian
Magnification: 55x
Filter(s): 
Object(s): NGC 1549
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Dor
Data: mag 9.9  size 3.7'
Position: RA 4:15.7  DEC -55:36
Description:
Observed in the same field as NGC 1553. Both galaxies are on the line either side of a field star, with 1549 closer to it. 1549 is smaller and fainter and appears round. 1553 appears to be an edge-on spiral.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Tue Jan 31 06:50:23 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 31 Jan 2006 06:50:23 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 1553 - Inst: 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian
Message-ID: <20060131115023.10437.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: Andrew Wood <bandawood at bigpond.com>

Observer: Andrew Wood
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: Dec 12 1998 14:00UT
Location of site: Wollongong (Lat 34.5S, Elev 400m)
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 6 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian
Magnification: 55x
Filter(s): 
Object(s): NGC 1553
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Dor
Data: mag 9.5  size 4.1
Position: RA 4:16.2  DEC -55:47
Description:
Please see my observation for NGC 1549, which is very close-by to this object.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Tue Jan 31 06:52:57 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 31 Jan 2006 06:52:57 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 1546 - Inst: 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian
Message-ID: <20060131115257.10831.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: Andrew Wood <bandawood at bigpond.com>

Observer: Andrew Wood
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: Dec 12 1998 14:05UT
Location of site: Wollongong (Lat 34.5S, Elev 400m)
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 6 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian
Magnification: 55x
Filter(s): 
Object(s): NGC 1546
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Dor
Data: mag 11.6  size 3.2
Position: RA 4:14.6  DEC -56:04
Description:
Much fainter but in the same field as NGC 1549 and NGC 1553, lying just outside a triangle of eqi-bright stars.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Tue Jan 31 07:01:42 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 31 Jan 2006 07:01:42 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 1566 - Inst: 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian
Message-ID: <20060131120142.11732.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: Andrew Wood <bandawood at bigpond.com>

Observer: Andrew Wood
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: Dec 12 1998 14:10UT
Location of site: Wollongong (Lat 34.5S, Elev 400m)
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 6 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian
Magnification: 55x
Filter(s): 
Object(s): NGC 1566
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Dor
Data: mag 9.4  size 7.6
Position: RA 4:20.0  DEC -54:56
Description:
Very large, round and bright. Pin-point nucleus. Field star on outer edge. Possibly a face-on spiral.

Subsequently observed this object on:
Jan 7, 2000, at a rural site: Very large with a bright pin-point centre.
Feb 17, 2001, at an exurban location: Large, bright and round. Small, bright nucleus.
Feb 20, 2004, at an exurban location: Very large, bright and round with a small, very bright nucleus.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Tue Jan 31 07:08:08 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 31 Jan 2006 07:08:08 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 1581 - Inst: 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian
Message-ID: <20060131120808.12341.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: Andrew Wood <bandawood at bigpond.com>

Observer: Andrew Wood
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: Dec 12 1998 14:15UT
Location of site: Wollongong (Lat 34.5S, Elev 400m)
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 6 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 250mm f5.6 Dobsonian
Magnification: 55x
Filter(s): 
Object(s): NGC 1581
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Dor
Data: mag   size 
Position: RA 4:24.7  DEC -54:56
Description:
Faint; edge-on spiral?

Also observed Feb 20, 2204, at a similar location: Just west of NGC 1596 [a galaxy observed just before this observation] is a cluster of faint stars. Just on the other side of this group is a faint non-stellar glow that with low power still didn't look star-like. A case of just seeing.
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From anonymous at sedna.atmob.org  Tue Jan 31 18:44:28 2006
From: anonymous at sedna.atmob.org (anonymous at sedna.atmob.org)
Date: 31 Jan 2006 18:44:28 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) 
	Obj: NGC 7635, Bubble Nebula, LBN 549 - Inst: 20", f/5 Obsession
	Dobsonian
Message-ID: <20060131234428.11267.qmail@sedna.atmob.org>

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Observation Poster: Cory Martin <cmartin at skyww.net>

Observer: Cory Martin
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: 1/31/06 at 01:32 UT
Location of site: Rural Northeast Nebraska, USA (Lat +41:54, Elev 1350)
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 5.1 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 4 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 20", f/5 Obsession Dobsonian
Magnification: 76x, 145x
Filter(s): none, OIII, DGM Optics NPB
Object(s): NGC 7635, Bubble Nebula, LBN 549
Category: Emission nebula.
Class: 
Constellation: Cas
Data: mag 11.0  size 15.0'
Position: RA 23:20  DEC +61:11
Description:
73x shows hint of nebulosity without filter.
OIII helps - nebulosity seen primarily around corner star (SAO 20575).
NPB filter seems better, especially near star.
145x with NPB reveals dark lane in nebulosity northeast of star.
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