Re: re Southern Deep Sky Objects from Fremont Peak

I imaged Omega Centauri one time from Montebello.

http://www.narrowbandimaging.com/omega_centarui_from_37_page.htm

admittedly it isn't as far down as '5285, but the scope was darn near horizontal when I shot the image (!)

not much of an image but getting from 37.4N was enough of a reward for me

rdc

-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark Johnston <mark@No-Spam>
>Sent: May 10, 2008 10:52 AM
>To: The Astronomy Connection <sf-bay-tac@No-Spam>
>Subject: Re: [TAC] re Southern Deep Sky Objects from Fremont Peak
>
>I need to clarify something about NGC5286 which I think you guys all
>know already. This was only a glow like a faint fuzzy standing out
>slightly from the background. If it were not for the mag 4.6 star
>right next to it I may have missed it. I had to sit on my arse with a
>blanket over my head for a long time to detect this one. So I too will
>be looking forward to a real observation from lower latitudes someday.
>
>I bet Greg in Arizona if he gets deep south would do better, every
>degree would help a lot.
>
>Does anybody know if Chew's Ridge location one can see the straight
>south ocean/sky boundry? (Chris?)
>
>
>Jamie Dillon wrote:
>> You know, I mentioned 5986 as a globular I'd seen from Arizona; it
>> took till now to really sink in where ngc 5286 is, that Johnston
>> caught a globular from here that's 4 degrees south of Omega Centauri,
>> at 51°22'.
>>
>> As you know I've systematically looked at every globular cluster I can
>> see from here in an 11", and this one's on my list sure enough, set up
>> for a trip to Costa Rica or Chile. In my copy of SkyAtlas on pg 21
>> it's glossed with "SG great one," i.e., recommended by the Animal.
>>
>> One more strange TACo logging stuff that no one else has thought was
>> worth the trouble. Of course we think you're in good company, Mr
>> Johnston.
>>
>>
>
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