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Reged: 01/10/06
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For those of you that have not be able to see M1 in smaller aperatures, I suggest you make sure of centering your view on where you know it should be and then using more magnification. Higher magnification often helps.
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Nocturnal
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Reged: 09/14/05
Posts: 557
Loc: CT, USA
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Nice sketch! That's all you need to do a post mortem on an observation. What was the approximate fov of this sketch? Sorry if you wrote this elsewhere. I'm looking at CdC right now trying to match your sketch. Sketch-matching. Hmm, sounds catchy, no? Itchy scratchy sketchy matchy?
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Sander
C11 on Atlas EQ-Q driven by EQMOD
William Optics M110 With FR-III
DS2090 guide scope
QHY-8, DSI-Pro and DSI cameras
watec 802h video camera with KIWI OSD
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RRaubach
AstroCowboy
Reged: 01/26/05
Posts: 2173
Loc: Douglas (Converse County),WY
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I'v seen the Crab in 18x80 tripod mounted binos, EASILY.
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Rodger
Meade SN-10 (UHTC) on Tak EM-200 mount/Antares rotating rings. Moonlite focuser.
Parallax 14.5" Newtonian on HD 200 mount (arriving soon!) w/ conical Royce mirror.
TMB 203 f/7 APO refractor on Tak NJP-160 mount.
Discovery 12.5" PDHQ
Schneider 18x80 "Flakfernrohr" binoculars/tripod mounted. Canon 15x50 IS binoculars
Unihedron Sky Quality Meter
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RRaubach
AstroCowboy
Reged: 01/26/05
Posts: 2173
Loc: Douglas (Converse County),WY
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I've seen the Crab in 18x80 tripod mounted binos, EASILY.
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Rodger
Meade SN-10 (UHTC) on Tak EM-200 mount/Antares rotating rings. Moonlite focuser.
Parallax 14.5" Newtonian on HD 200 mount (arriving soon!) w/ conical Royce mirror.
TMB 203 f/7 APO refractor on Tak NJP-160 mount.
Discovery 12.5" PDHQ
Schneider 18x80 "Flakfernrohr" binoculars/tripod mounted. Canon 15x50 IS binoculars
Unihedron Sky Quality Meter
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JoeF
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Reged: 03/18/05
Posts: 1112
Loc: 'Sunny Loftus' - N E England
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I've had a look and I don't see the asterism I described on the drawing. Could be a 'loose' dim star cluster? Pity tonights too foggy, I have to determine whether I saw M1 one way or the other.
BTW Sander, the FOV is quoted as 5.5 degrees (96m/1000m).
Joe
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Orion Optics 200mm f6 & Accufocus on GP/E Mount
Opticron BGA 10x50 Binos
NELM 5.2 rural skies
Under tripod canine footwarmer
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Never
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Reged: 11/22/05
Posts: 109
Loc: Finland
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Not too difficult with a 5x24 finder.
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Jaakko Saloranta - Some basic sketches.../
8" Orion DSE
4" Sky-Watcher
3" Konus RFT
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Aaron McNeely
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Reged: 08/13/04
Posts: 10
Loc: New Carlisle, Indiana
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The Crab is fairly easy in my 70 mm TeleVue Pronto. It's a grey smudge in the scope. I like to pretend that it is a bright supernova and imagine how Taurus would look.
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Aaron McNeely
New Carlisle, Indiana
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djeber2
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Reged: 07/02/04
Posts: 493
Loc: Ohio
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Quote:
15x70 Oberwerk Binos (hand held) from my semi-light polluted backyard.
--Jason
same here, except I have Celestron binocs.
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Don
1 Dob: Hardin DSH10
4 Small scopes: Celestron ED80, Meade 114NT/500 4.5", Orion 102 Mak, Orion 100mm Astroview
2 Classic Scopes: 4.25" Edmunds reflector, Sears 60mm Discovery
4 Binoculars: 15x70 Celestron skymaster, 10x42 Celestron Regal, 8x40 Nikon Action, 10x50 Orion Binoculars
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djeber2
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Reged: 07/02/04
Posts: 493
Loc: Ohio
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Quote:
I can say for certain in a 4.25" f/10 reflector in the late 1960s.
Same here, I saw it for the first time in my old Edmunds 4.25 reflector (which I still have) in the late 70's though.
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Don
1 Dob: Hardin DSH10
4 Small scopes: Celestron ED80, Meade 114NT/500 4.5", Orion 102 Mak, Orion 100mm Astroview
2 Classic Scopes: 4.25" Edmunds reflector, Sears 60mm Discovery
4 Binoculars: 15x70 Celestron skymaster, 10x42 Celestron Regal, 8x40 Nikon Action, 10x50 Orion Binoculars
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Magellanico
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Reged: 07/09/05
Posts: 169
Loc: São Paulo - Brazil
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Pentax 10x42 DCF.
Clear skies to all,
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rodelaet
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/28/06
Posts: 2642
Loc: 50°56' N - 4°58' E (Belgium)
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I have observed M1 with my ETX 105 under lightpolluted skies.
Not a stunning view, but I could detect some detail.
Here's my sketch.
http://www.cloudynights.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=6491&password=&sort=7&thecat=500
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Rony
My Astronomy Sketches
My Binocular Sketches
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Cygnus_x1
Sketcher Extraordinaire
Reged: 11/17/04
Posts: 2119
Loc: Isle of Wight, England
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8x42 binoculars, 6" reflector.
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Visual Deep Sky Observing
Visual Astronomy blog
Fotopic astronomy gallery My photos from astronomy events, etc
8x42 binoculars 'light thimble'
4" refractor and 4" Meade SCT 'light cups'
12" Dobsonian 'light bucket'
Various TeleVue eyepieces
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Doug Brown
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Reged: 02/24/06
Posts: 318
Loc: Fort Worth
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I have seen it with my 7 x 50’s at a mag 7.1 dark sky site but it was not as impressive as any size scope on it.
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Doug Brown
Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light;
I have loved the stars too truly to be fearfull of the night. ---Sarah Williams, 1868
10” Mead converted to Dob
Broken 20 x 70’s
7 x 50’s
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ckwastro
professor emeritus
Reged: 11/23/05
Posts: 730
Loc: AZ
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92mm AP Stowaway. Never tried for it with binos though.
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Kerry
- 92mm AP Stowaway (f/7 version, uh...actually f/6.57
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- Takahashi Mewlon 210
- Giro 3 Twin View
- 10x42 Audubon Equinox
- Bogen 3221 tripod / 3047 3-Way Head
- Denk Std BV
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Cosmosphil
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Reged: 02/04/05
Posts: 1026
Loc: So. California
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9x50 finder on the best nights, tripod mounted 10 x 50 binocs on lesser ones. Easy in the TV76.
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Phil Agins
15" Discovery TD
10" Discovery PDHQ
5.7" Ceravolo Mak-Newt HD145
TeleVue-102 / TEC 140 (on order)
Vixen ED80Sf
Coronado PST
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Dave Mitsky
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Loc: Pennsylvania, USA
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A 10x50 binocular was the smallest instrument in my case, IIRC.
Dave Mitsky
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Chance favors the prepared mind.
De gustibus non est disputandum.
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