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Jeff Young
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M106, M51, Abell1656 (Coma Cluster)
#3128507 - 05/26/09 03:20 PM
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Observation notes and sketches in the Deep Sky section:
http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=3128495
-- Jeff.
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rodelaet
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Reged: 04/28/06
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Re: M106, M51, Abell1656 (Coma Cluster)
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#3128555 - 05/26/09 03:42 PM
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Jeff,
Most enjoyable sketches!
Wonderful work.
What is the aperture of your scope?
With a reading of 20.4 on the SQM, I personally would not complain about astronomical twilight conditions. 
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Jeff Young
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Re: M106, M51, Abell1656 (Coma Cluster)
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#3128627 - 05/26/09 04:27 PM
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Thanks, Rony!
It's an APM 16" f/10 Mak-Cass.
The 20.4 didn't last long: by 2:40 local time it had already brightened to 20.1 as the sun started to head back around. I didn't grow up at 54°N, and I still find it decidedly eerie. 
-- Jeff.
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TenthEnemy
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Re: M106, M51, Abell1656 (Coma Cluster)
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#3128708 - 05/26/09 05:04 PM
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Very, very nice sketches. That M51 is incredible, makes me want to get to a dark sky, and buy a bigger telescope.
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frank5817
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Re: M106, M51, Abell1656 (Coma Cluster)
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#3128844 - 05/26/09 06:03 PM
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Jeff,
Beautiful sketches, your APM 16" Mak-Cass must be a real joy to use. 
Frank
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JayinUT
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Re: M106, M51, Abell1656 (Coma Cluster)
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#3128877 - 05/26/09 06:19 PM
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Jeff,
Ok, first things first, beautiful capture of the images and objects. Your details are as always first rate!
Next, what a beautiful scope, congrats on it.
Third, I assume you built your observatory?! What an incredible job. I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't having some weird fever induced dream. Incredible. Thanks for the sketches and all the links.
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Jeff Young
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Re: M106, M51, Abell1656 (Coma Cluster)
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#3128881 - 05/26/09 06:22 PM
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Thanks, Frank and Tenth!
The 16" Mak is indeed a joy -- but dark skies are even better. My 10" Mewlon shows me essentially the same view of M51 from under a Bortle 1 sky (SQM ~21.8) in Colorado.
Cheers,
-- Jeff.
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Special Ed
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Re: M106, M51, Abell1656 (Coma Cluster)
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#3131848 - 05/28/09 09:31 AM
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Jeff,
Very well crafted set of sketches--beautiful scope, too. 
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cildarith
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Re: M106, M51, Abell1656 (Coma Cluster)
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#3131956 - 05/28/09 10:45 AM
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Nice work Jeff! Congrats on the new scope.
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CarlosEH
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Re: M106, M51, Abell1656 (Coma Cluster)
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#3131979 - 05/28/09 11:00 AM
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Jeff,
Outstanding observations of M51 (nice spiral arms and companion), M106, and Abell 1656. You have recorded all of these objects very nicely. I tuly enjoy observing through my 9-inch (23-cm) F/13.5 Maksutov-Cassegrain, but your 16" Mak-Cass is a dream scope for anyone. I can only imagine the views through such a fine instrument. I hope that you enjoy observing through it for many years to come.
Carlos
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Jeff Young
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Re: M106, M51, Abell1656 (Coma Cluster)
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#3132359 - 05/28/09 02:05 PM
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Thanks, Michael, Eric and Carlos!
I wish I had the big Mak under darker skies, but I just have to remember back to when I had an 8" SCT in San Jose, CA, and I could count the sum total of galaxies I could reach on a single hand. I guess it's all relative.
I definitely need to make a trip to the Winter or Texas Star Party one of these days, sketchbook in hand....
-- Jeff.
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