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Quasar 3C 273 in Virgo:- This has been on my "must locate" list for over a year and I set myself to the task. Thanks to the Argo Navis, I could point to the required RA and Dec, then it was a matter of recognising the star field and identifying which of the faint points of light was a source of the 2.4 billion year old photons that were striking my retina! Got it! Yeah, OK, it just looks like a very faint star, but
Estelle's Star in Crux:- OK, that's my name for this mag 9 star (see other thread). But I got to see it, this time, with my 12" mirror's light collection and resolution. It is easily located and sufficiently distinctive. Defocussed a little and yes, it looks distinctly blue!
A triple delight in Sagittarius:- I was touring around Sagittarius and came upon a most delightful sight. An open cluster (NGC 6520), dark nebula (Barnard 86) and bright orange star (HD164562, mag 6.7) combination. My, that is a pretty sight! It's up in the area of the "spout" of the "teapot". See image here:-
http://www.rc-astro.com/photo/id1110.html
I am looking forward to many pleasant hours/weeks/months/years observing with this telescope.
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Nice work there Eric, and great scope. Thanks for the heads up about the Barnard 86 combo, sounds (and looks from link) very special. Anyway I'm off to find the other thread to see what the heck Estelle's star is
