Date: 21 Oct 2006 15:42:11
From: Florian
Subject: A few backyard objects, TV76, 10/20/06
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While walking my dog about 7:10pm i watched a nice low pass of the space =
station as it crossed above the NW horizon. Later i set up my Tele Vue =
76 in the backyard. Comet C/2006 M4 easy to find in the west at the end =
of twilight. Went back out later in the evening at about 9:30pm and =
tracked down a few objects. Found the Helix, 7293, in Aquarius using UHC =
filter. Without filter the nebula was basically invisible. Also in =
Aquarius the Saturn nebula, 7009, quite bright using 7mm Nagler and UHC. =
Very easy to see. Tried to find galaxy 247 in Cetus but was unable to =
locate. However just over the border in Sculptor i was able to see =
galaxy 253. Nearby globular 288 was also UTL. Spent a little time =
visiting some of the brighter open clusters in Cassiopeia and Cygnus and =
the Pleiades. Just a nice simple half hour or so outside.
.Florian
Palm Springs, Calif.
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