NEW LIST of UK Schmidt Film Available: PART B

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The final batch of UK Schmidt Film from the Royal Observatory Edinburgh has arrived and I am selling some of the double-ups. Some of this film was not previously listed. My previous listing became a bit piece-meal and hard to follow, so the details have been consolidated into two documents: Part A and Part B ... it was too big for one listing.

The film on offer is negative transparency film that has been copied from glass plates taken at the UK Schmidt Telescope, Siding Springs NSW in the 1980s. The film was saved from being discarded from the Royal Observatory Film Library as they went digital.

Own a bit of history!

The film covers a field of view 5 degrees x 5 degrees, is 34cm x 34cm, and contains objects to Mag. 23 (2 million times fainter than the human eye can see). The quality is brilliant, although a small quantity of the film is marked "Reject", mostly because of satellite trails and some ghost images from reflections of bright objects within the telescopes optics.

If you have any questions, please email me at naomiian@bigpond.net.au (naomiian@bigpond.net.au)

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Just a quick note to say that as film is sold they will be removed from the listing.

Regards
Ian

[graham.hobart]

would these be appropriate to have framed and hang on a wall? I would like to see a picture of one if I may
Graham

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George

Thanks for your interest in the UK Schmidt film. The film really needs to be backlit (like an x-ray). They wouldn't very good in just a frame. I know a few people who are putting them on windows but I use light boxes. I find that the LED variety that I am making are better than the fluro tubes.

Regards
Ian

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Hi

I have just updated the UK Schmidt Film (negatives) that are still available. The negative film is amazing to see and of historical interest too. The film is listed as Part A and Part B. There are also Teaching Sets of ten negatives for $100 plus P&H but these come with a companion booklet that identifies the objects very nicely.

Own a bit of history; these negatives come from the Flm Library at Royal Observatory Edinburgh, copied from glass plates from the UK Schmidt Telescope, Siding Springs, near Coonabarabran, NSW. The film was saved from being destroyed when the film library closed. This is the last batch of film that will be offered.

Please email me with any questions (naomiian@bigpond.net.au).

Available Film:

· Field 711 (RA 10h40m, Dec -10˚) $10: SEXTANS & HYDRA: Nice spiral galaxies NGC3361, 3360, IC624
· Field 712 (RA 11h00m, Dec -10˚) $15: CRATER: Spiral galaxies NGC3541 (very nice), NGC3537 and many others; comet on legend edge
· Field 718 (RA 13h00m, Dec -10˚) $25: VIRGO GALAXIES: NGC 4939, NGC 4958, NGC 4818, NGC 4778, NGC 4781, NGC 4760, NGC 4790, NGC 4742, NGC 4802, NGC 4783, NGC 4794, IC 4176, IC 4173.
· Field 767 (RA 05h20m, Dec -5˚) $15: ORION: M42 (Edge of Orion Nebula), IC420 (nebula); Spiral galaxy NGC1924; "ghost" image on upper edge (probably from Rigel, off image)
· Field 769 (RA 06h00m, Dec -5˚) $20: MONOCEROS & ORION: Many reflection nebulae incl. NGC2170, NGC2182, NGC2183, NGC2185; also NGC2167 (unknown); satellite trail
· Field 770 (RA 06h20m, Dec -5˚) $15: MONOCEROS: NGC2183 (Reflection nebula), rich star field
· Field 781 (RA 10h00m, Dec -5˚) $20: VIRGO: Many galaxies incl. Spiral galaxies NGC3035, NGC3122, IC575; interesting un-named object (possible a dwarf galaxy)
· Field 790 (RA 13h,00m, Dec -5˚) $20: VIRGO: Some nice galaxies, incl. Spiral galaxies NGC4731, NGC4941, NGC4951, NGC4981; Many faint galaxies and galaxy clusters
· Field 792 (RA 13h40m, Dec -5˚) $15: VIRGO: Some nice galaxies incl. Spiral galaxies NGC5324 and IC908; many small galaxies
· Field 793 (RA 14h00m, Dec -5˚) $20: VIRGO: Some nice galaxies incl. NGC5426 and 5427 (Twin Galaxies), Spiral galaxies NGC5324, NGC5339, NGC5468; Elliptical galaxies NGC5343, NGC5493; there are many other small galaxies
· Field 806 (RA 18h20m, Dec -5˚) $10: SCUTUM & SERPENS CAUC; a nice piece of film
· Field 807 (RA 18h40m, Dec -5˚) $10: SCUTUM & AQULA, incl. M11 and some dust
· Field 808 (RA 19h00m, Dec -5˚) $15: SCUTUM & AQULA: incl NGC 6751 (Glowing Eye Planetary Nebula)
· Field 813 (RA 20h40m, Dec -5˚) $10: AQUARIUS & AQUILA: incl NGC 6945; ER and EJ
· Field 826 (RA 01h00m, Dec 0˚) $10: CETUS: incl NGC 271
· Field 831 (RA 02h40m, Dec 0˚) $20: CETUS: incl M77, NGC 1004, NGC 1007, NGC 1008, NGC 1009, NGC 1032, and more
· Field 839 (RA 05h20m, Dec 0˚) $30: ORION: incl Delta Orionis and nebula nearby (incl. faint ghost image from one of the belt stars)
· Field 840 (RA 05h40m, Dec 0˚) $25: ORION: Horsehead Nebula
· Field 846 (RA 07h40m, Dec 0˚) $25: CANIS MAJOR & MONOCERUS: Rice star field
· Field 856 (RA 11h00m, Dec 0˚) $15: LEO: incl NGC 3521, IC660, IC661
· Field 861 (RA 12h40m, Dec 0˚) $15: VIRGO: incl NGC 4437, NGC 4493, and numerous other galaxies
· Field 867 (RA 14h40m, Dec 0˚) $15: LIBRA & VIRGO: some beautiful galaxies, incl. NGC5746 (edge on spiral), NGC5690
· Field 868 (RA 15h00m, Dec 0˚) $15: VIRGO & LIBRA: NGC5835, NGC5845, NGC5846, NGC5850 (beautiful barred-spiral), NGC5792 (nice spiral), NGC5738 (elliptical) and many other small galaxies
· Field 869 (RA 15h20m, Dec 0˚) $20: SERPENS CAPUT: M5 (large globular cluster); Spiral galaxies NGC5887, NGC5913, NGC5937; Elliptical galaxy IC4537; Unusual galaxy IC1125; Many smaller galaxies
· Field 873 (RA 16h40m, Dec 0˚) $30: OPHIUCHUS: M12 (brilliant globular cluster), NGC6240 (merger of two small galaxies; disturbed shape with two nuclei); nice un-named spiral galaxy at bottom left
· Field 879 (RA 18h40m, Dec 0˚) $10: AQUILA & SERPENS CAUC: Rich star field obscured in sections by intricate absorption and reflection nebulae

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SPECIAL SET OF 10

There is a set of 10 very nice transparencies being sold as Teaching Set. It comes with a booklet that gives details on the objects on each of the transparencies. The set is being sold for $100.

The transparencies include:

· Field 89 (RA 08h04m, Dec -65): VOLANS & CARINA: Field contains prominent nebulosity in NE quadrant, interacting galaxies, spiral galaxy NGC 2601, some other small galaxy clusters, two satellite trails
· Field 158 (RA 04h57m, Dec -55): PICTOR & DORADUS: Field contains ι Pic (double star), interacting triplet of galaxies, galaxies NGC 1705 and NGC 1853, and many small galaxies and distant galaxy clusters; some minor flaws
· Field 239 (RA 23h00m, Dec -50): GRUS: Field contains a double star, many galaxies, including NGC 7470 (Type Sa-b), interacting galaxies and a galaxy group; there is ghost image and some minor flaws
· Field 271 (RA 14h00m, Dec -45): CENTAURUS & LUPUS: This field contains a rich star field, including a number of interesting double stars, an open cluster NGC 5460 and many interesting galaxies (NGC 5365A, NGC 5365, NGC 5365B, NGC 5483, IC 4386, IC 4387 and NGC 5530). Some ghost images exist.
· Field 346 (RA 22h58m, Dec -40): GRUS GALAXY CLUSTER: a nice group of galaxies. It contains at least ten spiral and barred-spiral galaxies in field, incl. NGC7424 beautiful spiral), NGC7410, IC5273, NGC7421, NGC7418 (nice spiral), NGC74, and many others
· Field 357 (RA 03h12m, Dec -35˚): FORNAX GALAXY CLUSTER: an excellent set of galaxies. Marked “reject” but very good. 18 bright galaxies, incl. The Dusty Galaxy NGC1316, NGC1317, NGC1326 a/b and a satellite trail, NGC1310 (nice spiral)
· Field 406 (RA 22h48m, Dec -35): PISCES AUSTRINUS: A number of interesting stars appear in this field including a red dwarf (Lacaille 9352) and a Cepheid variable (π PsA) and a long list of galaxies and two galaxy clusters. There are a few faint flaws.
· Field 442 (RA 12h39m, Dec -30): HYDRA & CENTAUR: This field contains many galaxies (including IC 3829) and two galaxy clusters.
· Field 560 (RA 07h42m, Dec -20): PUPPIS: High star density but very little obscuring material (looking away from galactic centre but in plane of the Milky Way). Open clusters NGC 2421 and NGC 2455 (and two others), a few reflection nebulae and planetary nebulae (incl. NGC 2440 and PK 234-0’1). There are two Type Sb spiral galaxies.
· Field 569 (RA 10h51m, Dec -20): CRATER & HYDRA: The field contains an unusual semi-regular variable star V Hydrae (the booklet has a finder chart for this star) and many galaxies, including NGC 3450 (Type SBb), NGC 3464 (Type Sc), NGC 3511 (Type Sc), and NGC 3513 (Type SBc). There is an interesting lenticular galaxy with faint extensions (Type S0) and a galaxy cluster. There is also a faint satellite trail.