From anonymous at u15354731.onlinehome-server.com  Fri Dec 17 07:50:29 2010
From: anonymous at u15354731.onlinehome-server.com (anonymous at u15354731.onlinehome-server.com)
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:50:29 -0000
Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 2841 - Inst: 12.5 inch truss
	mount	Dobsonian-Newtonian reflector (handmade,
	German: Brennweite 312mm, F4.1)
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Observation Poster: Steven H. Yaskell <syaskell at vermontel.net>

Observer: Steven H. Yaskell
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: November 10, 2010; c. 0450 UT
Location of site: Mount Holly, Vermont USA (Lat 43.44 N, Elev 1666 ft)
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 1 <Bortle Scale (9 worst)>
Seeing: 7-8 (?) <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: Minor - crescent or far from object
Instrument: 12.5 inch truss mount Dobsonian-Newtonian reflector (handmade, German: Brennweite 312mm, F4.1)
Magnification: x48 ; x76; x 153
Filter(s): Lumicon Deep Sky
Object(s): NGC 2841
Category: External galaxy.
Class: Sb
Constellation: Ursa Major
Data: mag 9? 10?  size >  ` 10 - 20 (?) (more than `10)
Position: RA 9hrs:  DEC + 51:
Description:
Very visible if faint but easily found if identifying Talitha (Iota Ursae 
Majoris) then slewing over and up a bit across from Theta Ursae Majoris. An
elongated smokey streak at x48, N-S, with no detail. At x76 you start to see 
the brightness, especially w/ averted vision. There is the brighter bulge at 
this point,S. Some view of the spacing between arms is seen to W of bulge.
The rest streaks N. Not much effect from Deep Sky Filter: just brings out
background light. At x153 not much more detail made out than at x76. No 
sign of much symmetry.  
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From anonymous at u15354731.onlinehome-server.com  Fri Dec 17 07:50:30 2010
From: anonymous at u15354731.onlinehome-server.com (anonymous at u15354731.onlinehome-server.com)
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:50:30 -0000
Subject: (IAAC)  Obj: M 97,
	M108 - Inst: 12.5 Inch (brennweite) F / 4.1 Newtonian
	Dobsonian	reflector (handmade)
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Observation Poster: Steven H. Yaskell <syaskell, at vermontel.net>

Observer: Steven H. Yaskell
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: November 29, 2010: c. 0430 UT
Location of site: Mount Holly, Vermont, USA (Lat 43 N., Elev 1666 ft)
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 9 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Seeing: 10 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 12.5 Inch (brennweite) F / 4.1 Newtonian Dobsonian reflector (handmade)
Magnification: 42 mm GSO SuperView
Filter(s): None
Object(s): M 97, M108
Category: External galaxy. Planetary nebula.
Class: 
Constellation: Ursa Major
Data: mag c. 11  size 
Position: RA 11:  DEC +55:
Description:
Pick these two up in the same field with the 42 mm (c. 2-inch) diameter lens
by GSO. The seeing is exceptional for this latitude and time of night (c. 11:30
PM EST). M97 is at the top of my view, showing its round face like a smudge of
faint white dust with no other detail. A little below it runs the gash of 
M108, also like a faint white smudge, both at the same (?) magnitude. A small 
star is equidistant between the galaxy and planetary. The view is soon 
occluded by high thin clouds, blanking out the view entirely.
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