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Originally Posted by ngcles
Hi DSB and All,
It turns out that the MASH PNe (PNG 285.5-03.3 = PHR 1019-6059) we saw in Carina (unbeknownst to us all) was seen for the first time ever by Lynton Hemer in South Australia only the night before using Ian Bedford's 30" 'scope -- so we were beaten there unfortunately. It probably remains to John B & Hector as to whether they saw it even earlier (I think John & Hector are currently observing at "Coona").
Best,
Les D
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Hi Les,
Great to hear you had excellent observing conditions. I didn't end up making it to Coonabarabran. I ended up having all of last week off work with this virus that made me dizzy. No way I could have driven to Coona on Friday and not killed myself and everyone else on the road, or climbed up a ladder to observe.
Andrew (Hector) and Rod Berry (Rodstar) ended up still going. However, I didn't see them before they left and never had a chance to pass on that PN Challenge [MASH PNe (PNG 285.5-03.3 = PHR 1019-6059)], to them.
I did talk to Andrew on the phone yesterday. He said conditions weren't great because of a major electrical storm at Narabri, which illuminated the sky from Broken Hill to Brisbane
so it may have been a very difficult target under those conditions.
Cheers,
John B
Note re Bargo conditions. I have observed from a friends' property at Canyonleigh quite frequently. It is a bit further South and I regularly get excellent conditions with21.5 to 21.7 SQM readings with a NLEM of about 6.5 or 6.6.