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Jeff Morgan
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 09/28/03
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Loc: Prescott, AZ
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Re: Share your DSO observing techniques
07/14/08 12:16 PM
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A couple of techniques I use for the low surface brightness objects:
- Rock the tube slightly when over the suspected target. The motion helps to identify.
- Check your atlas to see if there are stars that lay along or near the edge of the target. Also, look for stars that can define an area or box that contain the target.
- My favorite is to try and find dark nebula or just dark areas that define edges of the object. After spending several minutes focused on the the darkest part(s) of the field, all of the sudden the object becomes obvious and sometimes easy.
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Jeff Morgan
Prescott, AZ
Wile E. Coyote School of Telescope Making
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