Latest on new globular near UKS1

Stevec35 (Steve) · #1 20-11-2011, 10:19 PM

Hi Guys

It's looking pretty official now that I'm a co discoverer of the new globular VVV CL001. I got an email to that effect from ESO the other day. There's going to be a short article in Australian S&T at some stage too.

Cheers

Steve

strongmanmike (Michael) · #2 20-11-2011, 10:26 PM

Very cool Steve

Mike

astroron (Ron) · #3 20-11-2011, 10:28 PM

Pretty Cool Steve

Well done

Cheers

Stevec35 (Steve) · #4 21-11-2011, 08:50 AM

Thanks Ron and Mike

Ross G · #5 21-11-2011, 08:12 PM

Great news Steve.

Well done.

Ross.

Stevec35 (Steve) · #6 21-11-2011, 09:55 PM

Thanks Ross

marc4darkskies (Marcus) · #7 21-11-2011, 10:11 PM

WOW! Way to go Steve!!!

Cheers, Marcus

Stevec35 (Steve) · #8 22-11-2011, 09:50 AM

Thanks Marcus!

Intergage (Matt) · #9 22-11-2011, 10:48 AM

Is it not a big deal to discover something?
Not being an ass or anything just when I read "Co-discoverer" I was like "WOW!!!! **** yeah! That is awesome!" but then read the comments and people don't seem very impressed and the fact not many comments on it.

Sorry, very new to this and learning as quick as I can!

Well, anyway..
GOOD WORK DUDE!

richardo (Rich) · #10 22-11-2011, 12:36 PM

A huge congrats Steve...
who says taking pretty pics is all there is to it!

Now your name is synonymous with a cluster.... written in history!

Well done!

All the best
Rich

Ric · #11 22-11-2011, 02:17 PM

That's fantastic news Steve

You must be feeling quite proud at that achievement and rightly so.

Job well done mate.

Stevec35 (Steve) · #12 22-11-2011, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ric

That's fantastic news Steve

You must be feeling quite proud at that achievement and rightly so.

Job well done mate.

Thanks Ric. It was just purely by accident.

Quote:

Originally Posted by richardo

A huge congrats Steve...
who says taking pretty pics is all there is to it!

Now your name is synonymous with a cluster.... written in history!

Well done!

All the best
Rich

Thanks Rich. It's not recorded in a database anywhere yet that I'm aware of so all I currently have is the emails from ESO but they sound pretty official.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Intergage

Is it not a big deal to discover something?
Not being an ass or anything just when I read "Co-discoverer" I was like "WOW!!!! **** yeah! That is awesome!" but then read the comments and people don't seem very impressed and the fact not many comments on it.

Sorry, very new to this and learning as quick as I can!

Well, anyway..
GOOD WORK DUDE!

Thanks very much mate. When I first announced this as a possibility I got quite a few responses then. As this is just a follow-up I don't see any need for people to respond more than once.

Octane (Humayun) · #13 22-11-2011, 04:57 PM

Fantastic news, my friend.

Congratulations, you've been immortalised.

H

Stevec35 (Steve) · #14 22-11-2011, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Octane

Fantastic news, my friend.

Congratulations, you've been immortalised.

H

Thanks very much H. I wouldn't go quite that far though.

sjastro · #15 22-11-2011, 07:23 PM

Congratulations Steve.

Regards

Steven

Stevec35 (Steve) · #16 23-11-2011, 08:49 AM

Thanks Steven.

SkyViking (Rolf) · #17 23-11-2011, 09:16 AM

That's fantastic news, congratulations Steve!

How cool is that. You must be very happy! I'll look for your cluster next time I swing by UKS1

Stevec35 (Steve) · #18 23-11-2011, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkyViking

That's fantastic news, congratulations Steve!

How cool is that. You must be very happy! I'll look for your cluster next time I swing by UKS1

Thanks Rolf. Unless you can see in the infrared though I don't think you will have much hope <g>.

Peter Ward · #19 23-11-2011, 07:15 PM

Maaatee! That is sub-zero cool and congratulations! A very worthy recognition of your considerable efforts.

(I also recall your deep image of Omega Cent revealing rarely documented MW galaxy cirrus )

PeterM · #20 23-11-2011, 07:51 PM

Steve that is great news indeed. Still a bit puzzled on how you became a co-discoverer and not an independent discoverer. Either way its fab and aside from your eagle eyes your determination to follow this up is to be applauded.

Making a discovery in amateur astronomy is NOT easy. It requires not only equipment, knowledge and know how but also reference material that will allow you to check your images against and determination to see it through as demonstrated here.

I sincerely applaud you on this great news, well deserved Steve. And thank goodness we will see it in Aust Sky & Tel I would have been seriously pd off it it wasn't.

VVCL001 is fine for the official catalogues however following on from popular names like "Ruby Crucis" "Murrel1" a popular name would be nice. So what's it to be....