(IAAC) Faintest naked-eye object?

[Tom Leach]

Sorry I cannot beat those. Ican see the Double Cluster and M31 and that's
just about where I call it quits on Cape Cod.

Thomas E. Leach
Harbormaster / Natural Resources Director                     508-430-7532
Town of Harwich
508-237-9291   cell 
P.O. Box 207
Harwich Port, MA 02646


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[mailto:netastrocatalog-announce-bounces at visualdeepsky.org] On Behalf Of Dr.
Michael Inglis
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 10:46 AM
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Subject: (IAAC) Faintest naked-eye object?

Hi everyone,
I am doing some background research for an article I am writing to be  
published [eventually] in a nation-wide astronomy magazine [both in  
USA and UK].

My question to you all is:
What is the faintest object you have observed using ONLY the naked- 
eye? [maybe holding a deep-sky or H-alpha/Beta filter to the eye].

My sources tell me that perhaps Barnard's Loop may hold the record  
here, or perhaps M81/82?

if you have observed such an object, would you let me know, including  
conditions locations etc., etc..

All replies will be answered and sources quoted in the article.

Best wishes and clear skies,
Mike

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Dr Mike Inglis BSc MSc PhD FRAS
http://web.mac.com/mdiastro
http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/inglism/index.html
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