Hi, Around midnight Monday night I had to move my Jeep back some so I could point my scope at NGC 5128. It was low but still visible at 100X. And then around 12:15 Dave wanted his footstool back because he had found Omega Centauri just over the mountain. He had his 20" f/5 Obsession telescope on it and it was big,bright and beautiful. That cluster still amazes me whenever I view it. I forgot to ask him what eyepiece he had on it but it was amazing. After we looked at Omega Centauri he pointed the laser where NGC 5128 should be using his Sky Safari App. I found it soon after and we enjoyed the views of NGC 5128 without needing a ladder. Dave then asked if it would get any higher and I said no, unless you go farther south. I was greatful we had clear skies and that there was no light pollution to the south. The dark matter in front of the galaxy was clearly evident. I just with this galaxy was higher in the sky. In Texas, I really got a good view of it as well as Omega Centauri. Debbie On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 1:00 PM, Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> wrote:
Here is a link to a screen shot I took from Starry Night Pro since that was up of the location of NGC 5128 as of 12:30a.m. April, 22nd, 2011.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/ArathornJax/NGC5128.jpg
It shows its location really low (and when I saw iti on March 31st, it was really low) and its position in the sky from Herriman, Utah at Latitude 40" 42' N, Longitude 111 degrees 32' W. The farther south (like you Debbie) the higher up it should be and the better opportunity. My observation was actually pretty good for so low.
Jay
On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> wrote:
I say it on March 31st, 2011, in a Zhumell Z-12 (solid tube 12 inch dob) at Pit n Pole. My friend Shahid found it and I took a look to confirm it. Sure enough he had it.
Jay
On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 12:07 PM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com wrote:
Centaurus A is the radio source designation. NGC 5128 is correct for the optical galaxy itself. I have seen it from Cedar City, decades ago.
On 4/21/11, Debbie <astrodeb@beyondbb.com> wrote:
Has anybody observed Centaurus A in Utah? I attempted it last summer but it was too low for the dobsonian telescope. I may give it a try with my refractor and equatorial mount. I got the idea when my friend's Goto mount was pointing the scope in the dirt last fall.
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