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Posts Made By: Dave Mitsky

September 10, 2007 05:01 PM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Awesome Galaxy in Cepheus

Posted By Dave Mitsky
NGC 6946 is an excellent face-on spiral galaxy and forms a fine pair with the nearby open cluster NGC 6939. I've had many fine views of these two objects over the years, the last being several weeks ago through an 18" Obsession equiped with a Denkmeier binoviewer.

NGC 6949 has been the host galaxy for many supernovae including SN 2004et, a rather bright type type II supernova that occurred three years ago.

http://seds.org/messier/xtra/ngc/n6946.html

This supernova was bright enought to be seen with small apertures. Here's a report that I posted in October of 2004:

"I was able to log the recent supernova SN 2004et in NGC 6946 with my 101mm Tele Vue refractor on Sunday night from a sixth magnitude plus site using a 7mm Nagler Type 6 (77x). Seeing and transparency were only average.

The triangle of stars near the supernova was rather straightforward. SN 2004et was best seen with averted vision."

Dave Mitsky

September 10, 2007 05:33 PM Forum: Eyepieces

Ethos 13 mm 100 ° as magic as Leitz 30 mm 88°

Posted By Dave Mitsky
Having observed with both eyepieces, there is no doubt in my mind that the Ethos and Leitz are superb oculars.

Dave Mitsky

September 21, 2007 12:12 PM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

The Almost Black Forest Star Party 2007

Posted By Dave Mitsky
Thanks everyone. My father is recuperating slowly but surely.

Gary Honis has posted some photos from the star party at http://ghonis2.ho8.com/2007BFSP.html

Here's one that I took on Thursday afternoon.

Dave Mitsky

September 22, 2007 09:17 AM Forum: APM

FW : Thomas Back 1957 - 2007

Posted By Dave Mitsky
Charles,

I learned of your brother's passing on Cloudy Nights and expressed my regrets. I met Tom a number of years ago and would run into him from time to time at places like the NEAF and Cherry Springs State Park and always enjoyed conversing with him. He will be missed.

Dave Mitsky

September 23, 2007 01:37 PM Forum: Refractors

Thomas Back Passes...

Posted By Dave Mitsky
I met Tom years ago at Pocono Mountain Optics and would run into him from time to time at events like the NEAF and the Black Forest Star Party. It was always a pleasure to converse with him.

Rest in peace, Tom.

Dave Mitsky

September 23, 2007 01:45 PM Forum: Beginning Astronomy?

What should Jon get as a second scope?

Posted By Dave Mitsky
If they are primarily interested in rich-field views and have a reasonably dark observing site, an ST80 is a good choice. Otherwise, a longer focal length achromat might be more useful.

Dave Mitsky

October 10, 2007 02:17 AM Forum: Beginning Astronomy?

Oppositions of Mars - Diagram

Posted By Dave Mitsky
Another excellent graphic, Curt!

Dave Mitsky

October 12, 2007 02:07 PM Forum: ASTRONOMY

"Seeing in the Dark"

Posted By Dave Mitsky
Well, my local PBS station finally aired the program and, while I thought that it was fairly good overall, there were certainly some things that could have been better addressed. It would not have hurt in the least if Timothy Ferris had presented a disclaimer as the show started that most of the images of celestial objects that were portrayed simply can not be seen as such through an eyepiece. I was particularly annoyed when a shot of the Cone Nebula was displayed.

I really enjoyed the scenes from Stellafane, since I was present when some of them were filmed. I was, however, rather amused when, during a discussion of my friend John Vogt's 32" ATM Dob, Ferris said that with a telescope that large some of the brighter stars can be seen even during the daylight. Golly Gee Wow! Won't a 6" or even smaller aperture do that too? wink

Dave Mitsky

October 22, 2007 06:47 AM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Best diffuse nebulae of the northern hemisphere

Posted By Dave Mitsky
Inge,

My favorites would be NGC 7000 (the North America Nebula), NGC 2261 (Hubble's Variable Nebula), NGC 2024 (the Flame Nebula), NGC 2237 (the Rosette Nebula), and NGC 281 (the Pacman Nebula).

Dave Mitsky

October 22, 2007 08:23 AM Forum: Deep Sky Observing

Best diffuse nebulae of the northern hemisphere

Posted By Dave Mitsky
Two other northern nebulae worthy of consideration are NGC 1931 and M78.

Dave Mitsky

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