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(IAAC) Obj: M81, M82 - Inst: 12.5" F 4.8 dobsonian
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Observation Poster: Paul Money <paul_ohstbucks@msn.comm>
Observer: Paul Money
Your skills: Beginner (< one year)
Date/time of observation: November 29, 2002/ 130CST
Location of site: Kansas City, MO (Lat 38, Elev )
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 4.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 12.5" F 4.8 dobsonian
Magnification: 59x, 118x
Filter(s): none
Object(s): M81, M82
Category: External galaxy.
Class:
Constellation: UMA
Data: mag size
Position: RA : DEC :
Description:
Wow,
Nice!!! BTW....as I enter this observation, I am eating a nice bowl of leftover turkey, broccoli rice casserole, and green bean casserole......mmmm...turkey day.....anyway.....M81 was bright and obvious, but I couldnt get any detail other than its bright core and surrounding nebulas appereance....was very nice. M81 was awesome!! Clearly an edge on galaxy that fit in the same FOV with M81 at 59X. At 118x, M81 even looked better!! Beautiful galaxy. It was standing on end.....very narrow east and west.....and quite long in the north and south direction. I didnt notice any dust lanes or anything, but I was getting cold and this was my last observation for the night. At this time of the morning.....the big dipper was just rising.
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