[Chaos-l] Update from Pettigrew

[Allen Davis]

I am glad you folks had such a good observing run at Pettigrew.  It  
can be really amazing to view there.  allen

On Apr 1, 2009, at 8:30 AM, Robert Nielsen wrote:

> Mark,
>
> On Monday night, one of the most amazing things I saw was Saturn at  
> 275 X.   Absolutely bright, clear, and so much detail on the  
> planet.  There was also the "notch" in between the rings that are  
> almost edge-on but not quite!    I'm glad Michael and Walter tried  
> the ridiculous powers that night at Farrington and showed me it  
> could be done.
>
> I'll be writing an observing report soon ... but I do want Michael  
> to put something on his blog and read what he has to say.   I hooked  
> up the coffee maker on Monday night, and after a couple of cups of  
> coffee Michael had NO problems observing the ENTIRE night!    He  
> (and I) were definitely seeing stuff we had not seen before, like in  
> the Swan Nebula.  Not sure if we were going bleary-eyed or had too  
> much caffeine in our bloodstreams ...
>
> Robert
>
> Mark South wrote:
>> This place is amazing.
>> I also saw m51 from there once in the 15 inch and I said to myself.  
>> "this is why I drove 3 hours in 20 degree weather" it looked like a  
>> photo
>>
>> There is more than apeture fever... It's dark sky fever!
>>
>> I'll be at farrington tonight and wish I were out there... But hey  
>> at least I'm out observing!
>> mark
>>
>> Sent from my cell
>>
>> On Mar 30, 2009, at 4:17 PM, Michael Hrivnak <mhrivnak at hrivnak.org>  
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Robert and I had some great observing last night. We initially  
>>> fought the wind and had to move away from the lake, but once we  
>>> got setup again, the observing was incredible.
>>>
>>> Whirlpool was unbelievable. No averted vision needed. The arms  
>>> were clear as day.
>>>
>>> I observed over 100 galaxies, and I think Robert probably did the  
>>> same.
>>>
>>> We also looked at omega centauri through binoculars. It's huge!!!
>>>
>>> Tonight should be another great session. More to come later.
>>>
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