Observing Report for Monday 10th March

[Sentinel]

For those that are interested, I have uploaded an Observing Report for Monday 10th March.

It included a 27 star TPAS run on the Argo Navis.

Go To http://www.southernsentinel.co.nz/

Click Observing then Monday 10th March

Thanks

Paul Kemp
13.1" f5 Reflector with Argo Navis & Paracorr
Auckland, New Zealand
36° 55' 09" South, 174° 43' 30" East

-- The Southern Sentinel --
Website: http://www.southernsentinel.co.nz

[goober]

A lot of stuff there in 75 minutes, Paul. Good stuff.

What is a 27 star TPAS run? I understand it's an Argo Navis feature, but I haven't read that section of the manual :)

BTW, totally off topic, but I found you on BGG the other day via an astronomy microbadge!

[§AB]

great report Sentinel, might have a go at some of the stuff you describe next time I'm out. That's a hell of a lot of objects yopu bagged in just 75 mins!

[Sentinel]

Dude,

You found me on BGG, Great!! It was games night last night...El Grande!!

TPAS enhances the pointing of the Argo. Nice feature, a little daunting to begin with but now I am getting pretty good at it. While the sky is getting dark, I just run through a series of stars now fainter than 3rd Mag and run a model on it. Bingo. Exceptionally good pointing.

I use Astroplanner, Skymap Pro v11 and Skytools to generate some lists. Checkout my website for some monthly lists of good objects.

Cheers.

[Sentinel]

Planning is the key.

I had a very limited time, so I was very efficient!! The Argo Navis makes getting around so much more efficient. I swore by Starhopping and defended it for years, but hey, sometimes I get things wrong!

All the best.

[goober]

Good game ... haven't played it in years. I'll make you a Geekbuddy.