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Re: Moon

 

Very nice Troy?


On Sat, Feb 8, 2025, 8:54?AM Troy Major via <Troymajor61=[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: Moon

 

Awesome pictures of the moon, Troy!

On Feb 8, 2025, at 8:54?AM, Troy Major via groups.io <Troymajor61@...> wrote:

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Re: Star identification???

 

It's red color and proximity to Orion are the clues.

Glenn D. Faini
GDF Photography
Private and UAS Pilot
Chemical and Environmental Engineer, Retired

View my photos here, on Flickr


On Sat, Feb 8, 2025, 9:50 AM Claire Gardiner via <vfdirector=[email protected]> wrote:
Thanks Glen! I did finally find it on the app. there were so many on the app that I had no idea which one it was!? It seems so prominent in the sky, that I thought it would be easier to identify in the app!!

Claire

On Fri, Feb 7, 2025 at 11:53?PM Glenn D. Faini via <gdfaini=[email protected]> wrote:
Aldebaran

Glenn D. Faini
GDF Photography
Private and UAS Pilot
Chemical and Environmental Engineer, Retired

View my photos here, on Flickr

On Fri, Feb 7, 2025, 11:27 PM Claire Gardiner via <vfdirector=[email protected]> wrote:
I've been observing the Planetary alignment on clear nights. Attached is a quick iPhone shot of part of it. Can someone tell me the name of the star that's circled in the attached photo?? I can't seem to find it on my SKyView app. ??

thx,
Claire Sent from my iPhone.
Re: Star identification???

 

Thanks Glen! I did finally find it on the app. there were so many on the app that I had no idea which one it was!? It seems so prominent in the sky, that I thought it would be easier to identify in the app!!

Claire

On Fri, Feb 7, 2025 at 11:53?PM Glenn D. Faini via <gdfaini=[email protected]> wrote:
Aldebaran

Glenn D. Faini
GDF Photography
Private and UAS Pilot
Chemical and Environmental Engineer, Retired

View my photos here, on Flickr

On Fri, Feb 7, 2025, 11:27 PM Claire Gardiner via <vfdirector=[email protected]> wrote:
I've been observing the Planetary alignment on clear nights. Attached is a quick iPhone shot of part of it. Can someone tell me the name of the star that's circled in the attached photo?? I can't seem to find it on my SKyView app. ??

thx,
Claire Sent from my iPhone.
Moon

 

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Moon

 

Shot these last night. Celestron gt 90 and cannon eos m50 camera. Just single pics. Pretty impressed with the clarity of the refractor.
Re: Star identification???

 

Aldebaran

Glenn D. Faini
GDF Photography
Private and UAS Pilot
Chemical and Environmental Engineer, Retired

View my photos here, on Flickr

On Fri, Feb 7, 2025, 11:27 PM Claire Gardiner via <vfdirector=[email protected]> wrote:
I've been observing the Planetary alignment on clear nights. Attached is a quick iPhone shot of part of it. Can someone tell me the name of the star that's circled in the attached photo?? I can't seem to find it on my SKyView app. ??

thx,
Claire Sent from my iPhone.
Star identification???

 

I've been observing the Planetary alignment on clear nights. Attached is a quick iPhone shot of part of it. Can someone tell me the name of the star that's circled in the attached photo?? I can't seem to find it on my SKyView app. ??

thx,
Claire Sent from my iPhone.
Astronomical League Live this Friday - February 7

 

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Subject: Astronomical League Live this Friday - February 7
Date: 2025-02-04 20:39
From: <dknabb01@...>
To: "Don 01 account" <dknabb01@...>

Greetings MERAL Presidents, ALCors, editors, officers, and others,

Attached is a graphic announcing the next Astronomical League Live show
that will be shown this Friday, February 7 at 7 p.m. EST. The main
presentation is by Tom Reinert, past president of Dark Sky
International. I was fortunate to hear Tom's talk last summer at Green
Bank Star Quest and I enjoyed the presentation a great deal. My wife and
I were camping not far from Tom and his wife, and they are wonderful
people.

A link to view the live stream will become active on the Astronomical
League Facebook page shortly before the presentation. Here is a link to
that page:

Please share the information about the upcoming Astronomical League Live
show with your club members.

Also - we are due to hold elections for the MERAL officer positions.
According to the MERAL by-laws the Chair and Vice-chair should be
elected during odd numbered years and the other three positions are
elected during even numbered years. Therefore, the positions open for
election are Chair and Vice-chair. However, the Secretary position is
currently unfilled. If anyone would like to volunteer to run for any of
these three positions, please let me know. If you would like to read the
MERAL by-laws that define the officer positions, please let me know and
I will gladly send you a copy.

Clear skies,

Don Knabb

MERAL Chair

AL LIVE! 2.07.25, Tom Reinert.jpeg

IC 405 Flaming star Nebula

 

Dear RAC,

OK so not the best target to go after from under mediocre skies and not shooting narrow band-but wanted to see what I could get. This image is made from 4 color channels-B,V,R, and I. The near IR band is the deep rd and picks up some very obscured objects-particularly the deep red star on the left. Thers also a reddish fuzzy object near the bottom right-a background galaxy perhaps, or maybe just a nebular condensation. Ill look into this more but wanted to share this image. Its 25 minutes in each band-so not near enough exposure time.

I used the MSRO/RAC 10" RC and QHY 294 M Pro cmos camera.

Myron

Flaming star BVRIgammascaled2.jpg

Re: NGC4565 - The Needle Galaxy

 

Wow!!? that's an awesome image Wade!!!? And there's another galaxy above and to the left.....and possibly more?? ?so cool!!!? Thanks for sharing!

Claire

On Sun, Feb 2, 2025 at 3:02?PM Wade Allen via <swadeallen=[email protected]> wrote:
Here is my attempt at the Needle Galaxy. Shot at 1000mm with the 6200MCPRO full frame camera. About 8hrs of data.
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Wade
Re: NGC4565 - The Needle Galaxy

 

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Wade that¡¯s beautiful! I really like how the needle tapers from yellow to blue as the density of Population II stars in the nucleus gives way to younger Population I stars in the spiral arms.?
Myron

On Feb 2, 2025, at 3:43?PM, Troy Major via groups.io <Troymajor61@...> wrote:

?Very nice?

On Feb 2, 2025, at 3:11?PM, Corey Dallmeyer via groups.io <corey.dallmeyer@...> wrote:

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Needle looking good

On Sun, Feb 2, 2025, 3:02?PM Wade Allen via <swadeallen=[email protected]> wrote:
Here is my attempt at the Needle Galaxy. Shot at 1000mm with the 6200MCPRO full frame camera. About 8hrs of data.
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Wade
Re: NGC4565 - The Needle Galaxy

 

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Very nice?

On Feb 2, 2025, at 3:11?PM, Corey Dallmeyer via groups.io <corey.dallmeyer@...> wrote:

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Needle looking good

On Sun, Feb 2, 2025, 3:02?PM Wade Allen via <swadeallen=[email protected]> wrote:
Here is my attempt at the Needle Galaxy. Shot at 1000mm with the 6200MCPRO full frame camera. About 8hrs of data.
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Wade
Re: NGC4565 - The Needle Galaxy

 

Needle looking good


On Sun, Feb 2, 2025, 3:02?PM Wade Allen via <swadeallen=[email protected]> wrote:
Here is my attempt at the Needle Galaxy. Shot at 1000mm with the 6200MCPRO full frame camera. About 8hrs of data.
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Wade
NGC4565 - The Needle Galaxy

 

Here is my attempt at the Needle Galaxy. Shot at 1000mm with the 6200MCPRO full frame camera. About 8hrs of data.
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Wade

NGC4565_cropped_180.jpg

Re: M 97 The Owl Nebula

 

Very nice!


On Sun, Feb 2, 2025 at 2:02?PM Myron Wasiuta via <myrnteryx4=[email protected]> wrote:
Dear RAC,

Prior to getting exposures on M94, I was able to get about 90 minutes on the Owl Nebula. Here is a cropped pseudo-RGB color composite using the photometric BVR filters. Used the 10" f7.9 MSRO/RAC RC and QHY294 M Pro CMOS camera.

Myron
M 97 The Owl Nebula

 

Dear RAC,

Prior to getting exposures on M94, I was able to get about 90 minutes on the Owl Nebula. Here is a cropped pseudo-RGB color composite using the photometric BVR filters. Used the 10" f7.9 MSRO/RAC RC and QHY294 M Pro CMOS camera.

Myron

M 97 RGB.jpg

Re: M109 from MSRO

 

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Thanks Claire! Yes it should be a pretty conjunction tonight!?
Myron

On Feb 1, 2025, at 7:40?PM, Claire Gardiner via groups.io <vfdirector@...> wrote:

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Really nice Myron!!? ?I hope everyone can get out and look at the moon tonight...a beautiful crescent moon right next to Venus!? It's stunning!!!

Claire

On Sat, Feb 1, 2025 at 5:17?PM Myron Wasiuta via <myrnteryx4=[email protected]> wrote:

Dear RAC,

Here is another version of M109 taken using the 10¡± MSRO/ RAC telescope. It was processed by my friend Steve R of the Charlottessville Astronomical Society. It¡¯s about 3 hours of exposure using the photometric BVR filters for the color channels and combining as a RGB composite

Myron
M 94

 

Dear RAC,
Last night I got about 3 hours of exposure on M 94 in hopes of being able to detect its very large but faint outer halo, Ive sent two versions-one highlighting the galaxy itself, and the other its faint outer halo. These were imaged with the 10" MSRO/RAC RC telescope and QHY 294 M Pro CMOS camera using BVR filters and creating a pseudo-RGB image.


Myron

M 94 BVR combinedcroppedouter halo.jpg
M 94 BVR monochrome combinedcropped.jpg

T CrB Light Curves 2025-February 2

 

Dear RAC, CAS , and Friends,

Well the outburst of T CrB that was expected last year did not happen, and over the past month I have been following this star in the morning sky. It seems to have settled somewhat into quiescence so the wait continues.

Here is about 30 minutes of data this morning before clouds interfered.

Myron

T CrB LightCurve 2025-02-02.jpg

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