From anonymous at u15354731.onlinehome-server.com  Thu Oct 21 04:35:23 2010
From: anonymous at u15354731.onlinehome-server.com (anonymous at u15354731.onlinehome-server.com)
Date: 21 Oct 2010 04:35:23 -0400
Subject: (IAAC)  Obj: NGC 6166 - Inst: 102mm f6,6 refractor
Message-ID: <20101021083523.24319.qmail@u15354731.onlinehome-server.com>

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Observation Poster: Jose Ramon <scorpiusob1 at hotmail.com>

Observer: Jose Ramon
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: August 11, 2010 (23:13 UT)
Location of site: Puerto de Tarna, Asturias (Spain) (Lat 43?05&#8242;06&#8243;N, Elev 1499 meters)
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 3 <Bortle Scale (9 worst)>
Seeing: 4 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 102mm f6,6 refractor
Magnification: *23, *79
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC 6166
Category: External galaxy.
Class: Giant cD system (brightest galaxy of Abell 2199 cluster)
Constellation: Her
Data: mag 12,78 (blue magnitude)  size 1,9' * 1,4'
Position: RA 16h:27m  DEC 39?:40'
Description:
Found with the help of Skychart software (it does not appear on Wil Tirion's Sky
Atlas 2000.0). At very low powers (*23) seen as a small, faint "ghost" in the
brink of needing averted vision to spot it. 

Increasing power up to *79, it appears as a small oval elongated N-S with
diffuse edges, bright center, and certain gradient, resembling me a small and
much fainter version of M49 (yes, I know there's one Virgo cluster (the S zone)
report pending; I'll try to post it soon).

Not so impressive as Virgo's galaxies -and much less than Andromeda seen that
night; I'll also post her report soon-, but we're talking of a giant elliptical
galaxy that outshines Virgo's brightest ones at roughly 500 million light years;
she may be well one of the farthest objects seen with a very small telescope.
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From anonymous at u15354731.onlinehome-server.com  Thu Oct 21 08:31:34 2010
From: anonymous at u15354731.onlinehome-server.com (anonymous at u15354731.onlinehome-server.com)
Date: 21 Oct 2010 08:31:34 -0400
Subject: (IAAC)  Obj: Andromeda Galaxy (M31), M32, M110 - Inst: 102mm f6,
	6 refractor & 7*50 binoculars
Message-ID: <20101021123134.28600.qmail@u15354731.onlinehome-server.com>

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Observation Poster: Jose Ramon <scorpiusob1 at hotmail.com>

Observer: Jose Ramon
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: August 11, 2010 (00:13 UT)
Location of site: Puerto de Tarna, Asturias (Spain) (Lat 43?05&#8242;06&#8243;N, Elev 1499 meters)
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 3 <Bortle Scale (9 worst)>
Seeing: 4 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 102mm f6,6 refractor & 7*50 binoculars
Magnification: *23
Filter(s): None
Object(s): Andromeda Galaxy (M31), M32, M110
Category: External galaxy.
Class: Sb type spiral. Larguest and brightest member of the Local Group.
Constellation: And
Data: mag 4.36  size 190' * 60'
Position: RA 00h:43m  DEC 41?:16'
Description:
Or as I affectionately call her: "The Lady of Fall".

Observed when she was quite high in the sky. With binos, the view was truly
impressive, looking like a miniature -and featureless- version of what can be
seen on pictures; roughly 2 degrees across and her companions M32 and M110
clearly seen.

With the scope, she was a bit smaller -1,5 degrees- more extended on her SW
region than on her NE one. The disk appeared much fainter and diffuse than the
bulge and the dust lane in front of the nucleus was -with some difficulty- seen
and how it turned to the SW part of the disk to finally dissapear. 
On its SW extreme and with averted vision it was possible to see NGC 206 as a
faint but denser patch of light. M32 and M110, finally, visible with no
difficulties.

The most spectacular view of Andromeda I've ever seen, used to see just the
bulge -or very little more- from my habitual observing places; this IS a galaxy.
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From anonymous at u15354731.onlinehome-server.com  Sat Oct 23 22:00:57 2010
From: anonymous at u15354731.onlinehome-server.com (anonymous at u15354731.onlinehome-server.com)
Date: 23 Oct 2010 22:00:57 -0400
Subject: (IAAC)  Obj: IC 1613 - Inst: 12" f/5 Dobsonian
Message-ID: <20101024020057.1633.qmail@u15354731.onlinehome-server.com>

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Observation Poster: Matt Lindsey <lindseymatthew at netscape.net>

Observer: Matt Lindsey
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: 10/09/10  05:00UT
Location of site: Tuckahoe State Park, Maryland, USA (Lat 38.9N, Elev 30ft)
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 6.3 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 12" f/5 Dobsonian
Magnification: 63X
Filter(s): none
Object(s): IC 1613
Category: External galaxy.
Class: irregular
Constellation: Cetus
Data: mag ?  size 15.14'x13.49'
Position: RA 01:04  DEC +02:07'
Description:
Very difficult, very faint, slight hazy area, large, lacking any definition, S
of bright mag.7 field star.  "misty" in appearance. 
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