(IAAC) Re: [starrynights] Asterims - IC 4665

[Lewis J. Gramer]

Sue, Bill, Carol, Greg et al,

I also love this beautiful open cluster, and call it "the
Epaulette cluster" - because of it's position just above
(what I see as) the Serpent Bearer's E shoulder, beta Oph:

 http://visualdeepsky.org/search.cgi?catalogs=IC&ids=4665
 http://visualdeepsky.org/logs/msg00278.html


I often try to name things as a mnemonic for their position
in the sky, rather than their appearance: so for example, I
have often called M35 the "shoe buckle cluster", and NGC2903
is the "Lion's nose galaxy" (or the lion's booger, if I'm in
a scatological mood). And so of course, the magnificent open
cluster Collinder 132 (C 0712-310) below Eta CMa, is forever
fixed in my mind as - the Dingleberry cluster! :)


And by the way, both of these really are open clusters, from
what I can tell - not true asterisms at all! For IC 4665:
 http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/cgi-bin/cdsbib?2002A%26A...388..158L
and for Cr 132:
 http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/cgi-bin/cdsbib?2001A%26A...376..441D


Clear skies all!
Lew Gramer <owner at visualdeepsky.org>
Webmaster: http://www.visualdeepsky.org



> -----Original Message-----
>    Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 05:26:56 -0000
>    From: "billferris2003" <billferris at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: Asterims - IC 4665
>
> "Carol L" <strgzr52 at l...> wrote:
> > Is it supposed to be a smiley face? I see the word 'HI'.
> > Go to the link
> > http://www.lansbergen.net/waarnemingen/gallery/displayimage.php?
> > album=11&pos=6 and tilt your head 45° to the right. [The I is a bit
> > bowed-in towards the H.]
>
> Ah, I see what you mean. I see the "HI" in that rendering. It takes
> more immagination to see the "HI" in mine.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bill Ferris
> Flagstaff, Arizona USA
> www.cosmic-voyage.net