The problem with this "observation" is unfamiliarity with angular size and the true field of view in an eyepiece. In (visual) astronomy this is as basic a thing as understanding right ascension &...
Here's an HST image, which shows an irregular dust shell elongated N-S, though scattered light from the bright post-AGB star does seem reasonable.
The Torun catalogue of Galactic post-AGB and...
Hi Sudhash,
I took a look at the information you sent and I can not identify an extended, non-stellar object at the position of V814 Herculis. I am quite confident you observed a halo brought upon...
Hello all,
In my recent visit to Hanle (a Bortle 1 location in Ladakh, North India), a cold dry dessert at an elevation of 4300m, (32°47'N 78°58'E ), I tried to observe this Proto Planetary...
Once upon a time, nebulae were a thing.
In the 40's and 50's of the 20th century a great many uncatalogued ones were photographed, studied and assigned proper designations. Even Boris...
I can only contribute a negative observation using a 4" Newtonian from Namibia, 2012. It was only a quick half-hearted attempt with the dawn approaching and many other much more spectacular objects...
I have several observations of the group with the 13.1-inch to 18-inch scopes, but the only time I saw the interesting structure in NGC 7463 was through Jimi's 48-inch:
At 610x, NGC 7463 is very...
Here's what I wrote in the Sky & Tel article on Milky Way dwarf spheroidal satellites --
A few years ago, I observed the Sculptor Dwarf using my 18-inch telescope at 113× from a dark site at...
Nice triplet, Uwe!
Two observations in my log, both from the French Alps.
First one in September 2014 using a 12" SCT @ 179x / 27':
NGC7463 (Holmberg 802A), NGC7464 (Holmberg 802C) and...
Interesting fact that Clark concludes, that the Dwarf is not visible at all.
I only had one observation from Namibia with a 25x150 binocular under Bortle1 skies. I wrote: showy! brightening,...
I've never observed this object, but it's been in my queue for quite awhile.
The late Rick Johnson, who imaged all things unusual and obscure, has a great amateur image on CloudyNights here. Rick...
What? Birthday emails??? I've never gotten that before and had no idea such a thing even existed! Gonna be a while before my next one rolls around, though.
Thanks for your work, Dragan.
Scott H.
My observations with my 20" from central Spain on September 18, 2015, read:
Despite the low altitude this galaxy group proved to be very interesting.
NGC 7172: At 320x it is a faily oval patch...
All,
It appears that many members have not been getting emails from our forum. Emails such as new registrations, admin questions or even birthday messages haven't been getting to the recipient. I...
From Southern Germany (48°N) we had problems to see the group but the brighter members are reachable. I wrote:
8", 229x, fst 6m0+
compact part b-d visible even in the searching eyepiece as a...
Hi, here's my observation from 11/4/2013: four galaxies in Piscis Austrinus : ngc 7172 on bottom, brightest of the four, ngc 7174, ngc 7176 and ngc 7173. I used a 10mm Ethos at 198x with my 14.5...
R.A.: 22 02 01.7 Dec.: -31 52 18 (NGC 7172 = HCG 90A)
Size: 2.5'x1.4', Magnitude: V 11.9
Piscis Austrinus
Alternate ID’s (for the triplet) KTS 66 = VV 698 = Klemola 34
It is a lot of fun the...
Ah, I figured you probably had an observation, Uwe. Thanks for sharing! If I had to guess, the smallest aperture it might be visible in would be 20-inches. But it's just a guess. I normally don't...
This object has been on my list for over a decade, so I'm glad Victor featured it as an OOTW! I took a look within the past couple of months in both my 14.5" and 24" and both showed a diffuse blob...
Hi Everyone,
Below are the links to the YouTube recordings of the 2024 Alt Az Workshop. Please note that I'm about as skilled at using Youtube as I am at using Zoom - which is not much - but I...