Obs. 1 and 2 December
Mir16609@aol.com
Thu, 2 Dec 1999 23:18:45 EST
1 December:
Observed Tiros 1 (00029) from 22:31 to 22:34 UTC at about 6.5-7.0 mag.
Conditions for observation were exception for my location. The pass reached
a 75 deg elevation as it traveled SW->NE. Usually I'm lucky to observe this
object for a few seconds.
OISMR (Obligatory "I Saw Mir" Report)
The Mir reached a solid -2.5 mag as it passed nearly directly overhead at
23:12:30 traveling NW->SE.
2 December
OISMR:
The Mir reached a maximum brightness of +1.5 as it passes R->L in the SW
about 30 deg above the horizon.
Telescope UNID:
I suppose that I can expect more of this. At 23:43:23 UTC, while attempting
to observe the Ring Nebula I observed an object traveling through my FOV. It
was fairly easy to ID it as Okean 1-7 Rk (23318).
Question: I am looking to increase my FOV in order to make Sat Obs using my
6" DOB less of a challenge. Any suggestions as to an eyepiece that will aid
this? I'm thinking that a 40mm Plossl will suffice but I'm lost when it
comes to the various designs and variations in the apparent FOV. Please
e-mail any responses to this directly to me.
OT:
Thanks to Mark Hanning-Lee for the post on the Nova. I managed to observe it
before it went below the horizon.
Cheers
Don Gardner 39.1796 N, 76.8419 W, 34m ASL
Homepage: http://hometown.aol.com/mir16609/
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