| Eddy O'Connor | ||||
| Star: Herschel 4524 Date & Time: Wednesday, May 12th 2004 9-10.30 local; UT +9. Seeing: 8/10 (10 best) Transparency: 9/10 (10 best) Location of site: Terara, New South Wales Australia, Long.150º.38; Dec. S 34º.52. Site classification: Suburban Weather: Sky darkness: --- <Limiting magnitude> Telescope: 8" Newt. F9 Eyepieces: 10mm Plossl,18mm Ultima Celestron, 32 mm Teleview Plossl Magnification: Harshaw Scale: -1! (1-5; 1 best). |
This is the surprise of
the night. Hard to locate in what appears as a nondescript part of the
Cross's core, this pair is a revelation. The Yellow and White duo is
wide and forms the handle of a rich ladle of stars which I learned
afterwards is NGC4439. I counted at least 12 stars forming a group shaped like a baby carriage made out of diamonds. |
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| Luis Balanzino | ||||
| Star: Brisbane 8 Date & Time: May 9 2004, 1h to 3h UT Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)> Transparency: 7 <1-10 Scale (10 best)> Location of site: Cordoba, Argentina 31.400S, 64.183W Site classification: Urban area with considerable light pollution Conditions: Temperature: 10º C Moon: in Sagittarius illuminated fraction 0.76 Sky darkness: 4 <Limiting magnitude> Telescope: ETX-90 Maksutov-Cassegrain (90mm f/13.8) mounted on Velbon photo tripod Eyepieces: 26mm Meade Super Plossl, 18mm Celestron Ultima Plossl, 12.5mm TAL Plossl, 2X TAL Barlow Magnifications: 48x, 69x, 100x, 200x |
Within the cluster NGC
4439. Subtle,
wide, secondary very faint. Split at 48x, 69x.
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