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Leela Kalyanaraman  
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 More options Feb 19 2012, 3:10 pm
From: Leela Kalyanaraman <leela...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:40:32 +0530
Local: Sun, Feb 19 2012 3:10 pm
Subject: Magical nite!

Hi all!

Thanks to Naveen,  im now the ecstatic owner of a 8" goto celestron
telescope!

Saw an amazing number of sky objects :

Telescopic objects :

1.  Jupiter with 3 of its moons and 2 bands
2.  A half Venus (phase) must confess, half or not,, it sure looks like a
bulb in the sky!
3. Mars with it polar caps and a dark lane of dust

Constellations : naked eye

Cannis major (Sirius) ,  face, body, legs and tail
Leo,in full form with Regulus
Puppis quietly following at a distance from C Majoris
Cannis minor with its alpha Procyon
Gemini, with Pollux and Castor
Orion - special was realizing Mintaka has a binary!
Bootes,  with Arcturus
Virgo with Spica

Now for the super interesting telescopic objects :

A globular cluster - M79 in Lepus. - (wow - so many thousands of lite yrs
back)
Another globular cluster - M78 - in Orion
An open cluster M67- which has moved out of the band of the milkyway by abt
1000 lite yrs away! This was in Cancer, which we couldn't see at all!

Asterisms :

Arrow Head ( in Minocerus? )
Saw one more, but I forgot :-(

Many binary stars:

Iota in Cancer
Castor in Gemini
Mintaka in Orion
And at least another 4 more, but now my mind is swirling like a galaxy!

And tertiary stars, probably in Monocerus.  Whoa, first time saw one!
All this Thanks to Naveen Nanjundappa spending 5 1/2 hrs with me and my
family!
 On Feb 18, 2012 11:20 AM, <b-a-s@googlegroups.com> wrote:

>   Today's Topic Summary

> Group: http://groups.google.com/group/b-a-s/topics

>    - Hosahalli on saturday night - 17 feb 2012?<#1358f035a040c503_group_thread_0>[3 Updates]
>    - Question that you might want to think about<#1358f035a040c503_group_thread_1>[1 Update]
>    - Relevant <#1358f035a040c503_group_thread_2> [4 Updates]
>    - Digest for b-a-s@googlegroups.com - 25 Messages in 8 Topics<#1358f035a040c503_group_thread_3>[3 Updates]
>    - front surface mirror projection of sun<#1358f035a040c503_group_thread_4>[2 Updates]
>    - Participate in the IASC search campaigns<#1358f035a040c503_group_thread_5>[1 Update]
>    - Upcoming CCD nights #3 <#1358f035a040c503_group_thread_6> [2 Updates]

>   Hosahalli on saturday night - 17 feb 2012?<http://groups.google.com/group/b-a-s/t/694d2bd2b9e6e301>

>    "Sunil G.R." <supersu...@gmail.com> Feb 17 05:53PM +0530

>    Oh, So anyone planning for Hosahalli on Saturday night?
>    Please let me know too.

>    I am aware of only Venkatesh's invite to observe from his house.
>    If there are enough equipments, then hopefully can ...more

>    keerthi kiran <infosi...@gmail.com> Feb 17 06:00PM +0530

>    Nope. As far as I know, nobody is going to HosahaLLi. But I am
>    planning to
>    go some weekday next week. Will keep you posted.

>    ...more

>    Abhilash P <paabhil...@gmail.com> Feb 18 08:25AM +0530

>    i can come, but there's no transport available for me... i can only
>    come
>    till hebbal at the most.... :/

>    ...more

>   Question that you might want to think about<http://groups.google.com/group/b-a-s/t/fe2479f768fd3f2d>

>    Rakesh Nath <rakn...@gmail.com> Feb 17 07:55PM -0600

>    Hello all

>    So here is a question for y'all to think about.

>    Lets consider a relatively fast moving body, say the sun. Now can
>    anyone
>    tell me, without consulting the software, I mean this is for ...more

>   Relevant <http://groups.google.com/group/b-a-s/t/bb720cede7a084ea>

>    keerthi kiran <infosi...@gmail.com> Feb 17 12:57PM +0530

>    Hi,
>    Rather than just saying relevant, you can give some info on the
>    video...
>    Otherwise, it will be difficult to know whether it is a valid mail or
>    spam
>    sent by a compromised account.

>    Regards, ...more

>    Arun Venkataswamy <arun...@gmail.com> Feb 17 01:08PM +0530

>    > All

>    > I thought this was relevant
>    > http://youtu.be/wupToqz1e2g

>    The "Pale blue dot"
>    It's a humbling experience each time I read that incredible paragraph
>    by
>    Carl Sagan. ...more

>    Gratis Makan <gratismak...@gmail.com> Feb 17 03:36PM +0800

>    Brilliant! The man was a poet :)
>    ...more

>    Rakesh Nath <rakn...@gmail.com> Feb 17 04:50PM -0600

>    Point taken

>    On 02/17/2012 01:27 AM, keerthi kiran wrote:

>    --
>    Thanks and Regards
>    Rakesh Nath
>    "It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to
>    persist in delusion, however ...more

>   Digest for b-a-s@googlegroups.com - 25 Messages in 8 Topics<http://groups.google.com/group/b-a-s/t/431552f77f88579b>

>    Balachandra Rao <balachandra1...@gmail.com> Feb 17 08:37PM +0530

>    Dear Keerthi,
>    You have asked: while our Indian astronomers did a lot of
>    observations and calculations
>    to predict correctly planetary positions and had the scientific
>    attitude, why did ...more

>    Rakesh Nath <rakn...@gmail.com> Feb 17 10:16AM -0600

>    On 02/17/2012 09:07 AM, Balachandra Rao wrote:
>    > 6. As I had mentioned earlier, it was mainly Varahamihira (505 CE)
>    who
>    > institutionalized and popularized astrology in India, fully
>    conscious ...more

>    Balachandra Rao <balachandra1...@gmail.com> Feb 17 11:23PM +0530

>    Dear Rakesh Nath,
>    Thank you. In fact, in Varahamihira's "Brihad-jaataka" the
>    twelve raashis are introduced not
>    with their Sanskrit names like Mesha,Vrishabha etc but with Greek
>    ...more

>   front surface mirror projection of sun<http://groups.google.com/group/b-a-s/t/96272190645a0c9f>

>    Dhinakar Rajaram <rdhina...@gmail.com> Feb 17 07:36PM +0530

>    17/02/2012

>    Dear All,

>    Today I got front surface or first surface mirror for projecting sun
>    safely
>    to see spots and transits specially made by SPACE as a gift. This
>    method of
>    solar observation I ...more

>    "Sunil G.R." <supersu...@gmail.com> Feb 17 08:31PM +0530

>    Hi,

>    Yes, i had bookmarked this page to read it later. Somehow till now, i
>    could
>    not go through it fully. But got the jist of it.

>    I hope this is also one of the DIY project.
>    What would be ...more

>   Participate in the IASC search campaigns<http://groups.google.com/group/b-a-s/t/4c6bacbe65d84cac>

>    Naveen Nanjundappa <naveen.nanjunda...@gmail.com> Feb 17 03:59PM +0530

>    Dear All,

>    I have received positive feedback from Mr. Devgun, he will keep me
>    posted
>    for next IASC event. BAS will be considered, so far we have 12 entries.
>    Thanks for your interest, I shall get ...more

>   Upcoming CCD nights #3<http://groups.google.com/group/b-a-s/t/7fe1dde9997cd7e7>

>    Amar Sharma <amar_unive...@yahoo.com> Feb 16 11:52PM -0800

>    Yesterday after letting the CCD stay on the imaging train, because I
>    didnt visually see it dangling, I proceeded with slewing the telescope. At
>    45* altitude it stayed put, so I was confident and ...more

>    Suresh Mohan <drsureshmo...@gmail.com> Feb 17 03:54PM +0530

>    Amar the next time u drop it maybe the last time , pls buy the new
>    connector , u were simply lucky
>    Suresh

>    Sent from my iPhone

>    ...more

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