Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Observing >> Deep Sky Observing Previous   Index   Next   Flat   RRaubach AstroCowboy Reged: 01/26/05 Posts: 2173 Loc: Douglas (Converse County),WY Re: Any resolvable stars outside Milky Way?       07/17/08 04:16 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply:   FWIW- CN regular, Don Pensack, has reported resolution of the brightest blue-white supergiants in NGC 206 within M31. I have the original professional lit papers at home that list the magnitudes, and some of the brighter ones are within reach of moderately large amateur telescopes. i.e. 12.5" or larger. -------------------- 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 Post Extras       Entire thread Subject Posted by Posted on Any resolvable stars outside Milky Way? astrokido 07/09/08 11:26 PM Re: Any resolvable stars outside Milky Way? PeterSurma   07/10/08 05:20 AM Re: Any resolvable stars outside Milky Way? astrokido   07/10/08 08:56 PM Re: Any resolvable stars outside Milky Way? PeterSurma   07/11/08 06:26 AM Re: Any resolvable stars outside Milky Way? RRaubach   07/17/08 04:16 PM Re: Any resolvable stars outside Milky Way? astrokido   07/17/08 05:17 PM Re: Any resolvable stars outside Milky Way? Steven Aggas   07/19/08 11:57 AM Re: Any resolvable stars outside Milky Way? RRaubach   07/19/08 05:10 PM Re: Any resolvable stars outside Milky Way? Starman1   07/20/08 01:44 AM Re: Any resolvable stars outside Milky Way? Starman1   07/18/08 11:35 PM Re: Any resolvable stars outside Milky Way? scopethis   07/18/08 07:16 AM Re: Any resolvable stars outside Milky Way? Dave Mitsky   07/18/08 08:20 AM Re: Any resolvable stars outside Milky Way? timokarhula   07/10/08 03:34 AM Re: Any resolvable stars outside Milky Way? Dave Mitsky   07/11/08 01:52 AM Re: Any resolvable stars outside Milky Way? stevecoe   07/11/08 04:57 AM Re: Any resolvable stars outside Milky Way? sgottlieb   07/09/08 11:51 PM Re: Any resolvable stars outside Milky Way? David Knisely   07/09/08 11:48 PM Re: Any resolvable stars outside Milky Way? star drop   07/09/08 11:45 PM Re: Any resolvable stars outside Milky Way? sgottlieb   07/10/08 12:07 AM Extra information 3 registered and 2 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  matt, Olivier Biot  Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Rating: Thread views: 557 Jump to *International Year of Astronomy 2009* -----   Global Coordination   Cornerstone Projects   Special Projects   Special Task Groups   Global Activities   National and Regional Activities   IYA 2009 in Africa   IYA 2009 in the USA*Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Beginners Forum   Celestial Events   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Celestron SkyScout and Meade mySky   Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   General Observing   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Other* -----   Science of Astronomy & Space exploration   AstroWebsites   Space Rocks*Speciality Forums* -----   AstroArt   Astronomy Software & Computers   Stellar Media   Astro Outreach, Clubs and Star Parties*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements Home

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