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Posts Made By: Dmitri Kulginov

March 17, 2007 08:27 AM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Five easiest spiral galaxies?

Posted By Dmitri Kulginov
Don't miss this great thread:

http://www.astromart.com/forums/viewpost.asp?forum_post_id=486674&poll_id=&news_id=&page=

Dmitri

March 17, 2007 12:48 PM Forum: Solar System Observing

Messier Marathon - M30?

Posted By Dmitri Kulginov
Move North - and you don't have to worry about M30 any more.

Dmitri

March 17, 2007 07:23 PM Forum: Solar System Observing

Messier Marathon - M30?

Posted By Dmitri Kulginov
Regarding M30: I once saw it from Mexico at dawn in 80mm, it was on March 31. Make sure you still have enough stars to locate the exact spot where it should be, and then use high power to darken the background, and you have a good chance to detect it even if the sky is already light.

Dmitri

April 2, 2007 12:02 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Yes it's anouther Saturn but...

Posted By Dmitri Kulginov
Will,

Very nice! What scope, what camera?

Dmitri

April 6, 2007 03:55 PM Forum: Refractors

meade series 5000 127mm ED APO OTA f/7.5 Triplet R

Posted By Dmitri Kulginov
. . . what you pay for . . .

Dmitri

April 6, 2007 03:58 PM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

DSO guide book recommendation

Posted By Dmitri Kulginov
O'Meara's Messier and Caldwell objects (in that order) followed by Hartung's Astronomical Objects for Southern Telescopes.

Dmitri

April 6, 2007 07:17 PM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

DSO guide book recommendation

Posted By Dmitri Kulginov
All these NSOG recommendations make me think about intensive versus extensive astronomy. Yes, NSOG lists thousands of objects, but 90% of them are very dim and look about the same unless you have a monster dob. To return to a couple of hundreds of relatively bright objects, hone one's observing skills, re-read logs and see and understand more and more might be much more pleasant than hop through those H400.

To find new objects to observe - NSOG; to see more in the objects you might already have seen - elsewhere. Observing Handbook and Catalogue of Deep-Sky Objects my Luginbuhl and Skiff (containing only three or four pictures) is one of my favourites featuring the intensive approach.

Dmitri

April 7, 2007 12:54 PM Forum: CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System

Fishing with light tackle - Jupiter w/ a Questar

Posted By Dmitri Kulginov
Paul,

That's very nice! I guess visually you can see more than that, as always?

Dmitri

April 12, 2007 08:50 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Visually Best 2" Diagonal

Posted By Dmitri Kulginov
Fred,

You should be aware that your SCT is probably worse than 1/3 wave overall, so you can go with the cheapest diagonal. Having said that, a good AP or Baader diagonal has never hurt anyone.

Dmitri

April 23, 2007 05:18 AM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Field of view for averted vision

Posted By Dmitri Kulginov
There is no rule for galaxies, they are all different, you should try all magnifications. Most of the time exit pupil between 0.5 and 2mm works best.

Dmitri

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