From anonymous at u15354731.onlinehome-server.com  Fri Dec 18 18:57:41 2009
From: anonymous at u15354731.onlinehome-server.com (anonymous at u15354731.onlinehome-server.com)
Date: 18 Dec 2009 18:57:41 -0500
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) - Inst: Nexstar 102 SLT
	(102mm	f6, 6 Refractor)
Message-ID: <20091218235741.30211.qmail@u15354731.onlinehome-server.com>

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Observation Poster: Jose Ramon <joser416 at latinmail.com>

Observer: Jose Ramon
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: October 10, 2009 01:00 UT
Location of site: Colmenarejo (Madrid, Spain) (Lat 40?33&#8242;35&#8243;N, Elev 899 meters)
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 3 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Nexstar 102 SLT (102mm f6,6 Refractor)
Magnification: *22
Filter(s): UHC
Object(s): Helix Nebula (NGC 7293)
Category: Planetary nebula.
Class: 
Constellation: Aqr
Data: mag 7,3  size 25'
Position: RA 22h:40m  DEC -20? :50&#8242;
Description:
Totally invisible with no filter. Using the UHC, a cloud roughly elongated N-S
with little gradient and well-defined edges is easily visible. Certainly, the
Helix is not the Dumbbell and much less those tiny planetary nebulae that need
high magnifications and/or a nebular filter to be caught.

As a side note, also (barely) seen from an urban site (Madrid) with the same
equipment and an OIII filter.
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From anonymous at u15354731.onlinehome-server.com  Sat Dec 19 19:25:55 2009
From: anonymous at u15354731.onlinehome-server.com (anonymous at u15354731.onlinehome-server.com)
Date: 19 Dec 2009 19:25:55 -0500
Subject: (IAAC)  Obj: M31, M32, M33, M110 - Inst: 7 x 50 binoculars
Message-ID: <20091220002555.9118.qmail@u15354731.onlinehome-server.com>

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Observation Poster: Jose Ramon <joser416 at latinmail.com>

Observer: Jose Ramon
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: August 19, 2009 00:30 UT
Location of site: Puerto de Tarna, Asturias (Spain) (Lat 43?05&#8242; N, Elev 1489 mts)
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 3 <Bortle Scale (9 worst)>
Seeing: 8 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 7 x 50 binoculars
Magnification: 
Filter(s): 
Object(s): M31, M32, M33, M110
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: And
Data: mag 3,4  size 178' x 63'
Position: RA 00h:43m  DEC 	+41? :16'
Description:
Although Andromeda -both the constellation and the galaxy- was relatively low in
the sky and my eyes weren't totally adapted to the night, the binocular view was
quite impressive, being used to how she appears from an urban site, showing just
the bulge.
Surrounding the central region, the much fainter disc was clearly visible and
more extended towards SW than towards NE -I estimate a total size of roughly one
and a half degrees-. M32 easily visible as a round, small blob and M110 fainter
but larger and elongated pointing towards M31.

M33 also easy to see as a largue patch elongated N-S with no structure; I
remind, however, a much earlier observation made with the same instruments and
under quite special circunstantes -a total blackout in the city during a dark
night of january-, when I was able to see the two main arms of the galaxy. Hope
to observ again that galaxy when she's high in the sky and with a class 3 sky in
Bortle's scale.
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