Nice report, Michael. -- Joe --- On Thu, 7/22/10, Robert Taylor <Rob.Taylor@digis.net> wrote: From: Robert Taylor <Rob.Taylor@digis.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] last effort before full moon To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 8:33 AM Your dedication is inspiring. Bob -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Michael Vanopstall Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 7:30 AM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Utah-astronomy] last effort before full moon Trying to minimize downtime. Got up about midnight last night and headed out to Knolls. Set up a little before 2:00 am in the moonlight. Very clear, dry. Nice weather. 16 objects. Favorites were finally seeing NGC 891 (edge-on spiral in Andromeda), and the Helix. The Helix is fantastic. Very large and obvious at 30x, even nicer with an O-III filter in. Completed the Herschels in Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Andromeda, Pegasus, Aries. Herschel total up to 202, Caldwell to 55. I was looking hard right at the spot where NGC 147 (Caldwell 17) was with no luck, when I looked up and realized it wasn't dark anymore... Oh, well... Until August, I guess. Next sweep is Cygnus/Vulpecula/Lacerta before it gets too late in the year. Also, I saw the Pleaides for the first time in a long time being up in the morning... ---- Rev. Michael A. van Opstall Department of Mathematics, University of Utah Office: JWB 313 opstall@math.utah.edu _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com