(IAAC) Faintest naked-eye object?

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Dear Sue,

Hi there!

My name is Mark Reuillard and I received this email probably because I suscribe to IAAC.

It is so great to have an email from you show up on my computer screen!  I really love your monthly Deep Sky column in S and T Magazine each month and I own and really enjoy your book on Deep Sky Tours.

I observe from my backyard in Warren, Maine which is in the Micaost Maine area not far from Camden and Rockport.  

I own an 8" Light Bridge Dob which I recently purchased from OPT last month and my 12omm ST Orion refractor as well as my Stellarvue 80mm Nighthawk are my collection of astronomical observing tools thus far!  

I am just starting to get good at CCD imaging using the original Meade DSI CCD Camera and its included Autostar Suite camera control and IP software.  

Anyway, just wnated to say hi and that I really appreciate your wonderful column and all the information and effort you put inot it for us Deep Sky people.

When I get to my home computer I'll send a you a couple of my best CCD images thus far which I got this month.

Take care and let me knwo what you think,

Clear skies,

Mark from Maine
---- Sue French <scfrench at nycap.rr.com> wrote: 
> Mike,
> 
> I suggest you post your query to the Yahoo group Amastro.  They will want
> you to be more specific, though.  Faintest by total integrated magnitude or
> surface brightness?  Of course, those figures are often unknown for nebulae.
> 
> Clear skies,  Sue
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: netastrocatalog-announce-bounces at visualdeepsky.org
> [mailto:netastrocatalog-announce-bounces at visualdeepsky.org] On Behalf Of Dr.
> Michael Inglis
> Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 10:46 AM
> To: netastrocatalog-announce at visualdeepsky.org
> 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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