Thanks Rex, I apprieciate the uploads you've done. I've gone over each one- more goodies to chase down,
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I realised that I don't have zipfile opener on all the 'puters I have access to. This is why I wasn't able to open your original file. These pdf files are no problem.
I had a nice, but all too short session at a dark sky last Saturday. So promising early evening, and two hours useful time after sunset, and then low cloud rolls in,
. Such a shame as the time we did have gave us a spectacular sky at Katoomba Airfield.
Still, I managed one sketch of the Antennae galaxy. Though strictly form last month's challenge, unless I pinned it now, it would have been my last chance until next year. I'm still to transfer the sketch to black paper. I'll post a pic of it when it's done. Soon.
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As for other targets, NGC 6752- WOW, what a globular!!! Not as 'tidy' as Omega Centuri or 47 Tuc, but man it packs a punch! My first glipse of it through my 17.5" scope at 67X pulled a "F__K!" out of me, and giggles from those around me. A huge ball of stars, only slowly fading out in desity, certainly not in the intensity of the stars, towards its edge.
NGC 2573 galaxy in Octans. One really difficult bugger to make out from the surrounding roar of foreground stars. A faint streak of lenticular shape, with a definate central hub.
NGC 6744 galaxy. Faint, yes, but really nice in its subtlety of detail. Quite round in shape, with a central hub, and I thought I saw a ring surrounding its nucleus, with a faint bar crossing the hub to the ring. Very striking. I wanted to sketch this one next, but the clouds beat me to it.
I'll try for a few more this weekend from home.