I was up at 5 AM this morning and went outside to a pristine sky in Pacifica
(!)...Orion was directly out my front door and it was a sight to behold...I
just sat outside for about 15 minutes getting some nekked eye observing
it...tres magnifique!
Stacy
"Why yes, there is a difference between photon deprivation & PMS."
~Konstellation Kitty
"Just give me a dark, clear, starry Kaleefornia sky and no one gets hurt."
www.stacyjomcdermott.com
>From: "Sander Pool" <sander@No-Spam>
>Reply-To: The Astronomy Connection <sf-bay-tac@No-Spam>
>To: "'The Astronomy Connection'" <sf-bay-tac@No-Spam>
>Subject: [TAC] The whole Hoopla with Orion
>Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 14:19:49 -0800
>
>
>Last night I took a peek at Orion with my cheapo binos before heading to
>bed
>around 1AM. Good grief that's gorgeous, even without glass as seen through
>the Valley Soup. Later on I looked at M42/M43 through binos again, no
>knowing what I was looking at but of course relishing in its beauty. So now
>I understand why people love Orion. How wonderful that it's appearing
>earlier and earlier now.
>
>Earlier that evening I used my binos to look at M38 and M37 in Auriga after
>reading about it in the current Night Sky. Had some trouble locating M36
>but
>I'll admit that I didn't try very hard.
>
>Also spent some time trying to make my PocketPC talk to my Autostar. Didn't
>get that to work yet. I'm using a GPS serial cable with a homebrewn
>conversion cable so I probably futzed up an Rx and Tx somewhere. At the
>time
>the 2090 also provided a very satisfying wide view of M45. 800mm with a
>40mm
>eyepiece will do that. Didn't spend too much time on Mars but I did on
>Saturday night, using the C8 with a barlowed 9.7mm. Saw the most detail yet
>and this was from my driveway.
>
> Sander
>
>
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Received on Mon Oct 31 14:34:42 2005