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Satellite (Satellite, est. mag -5, est. to be in Lepus)
Observer: Mark D. Schneider (e-mail: markd_s@yahoo.com)
Instrument: naked eye Location: Garden Grove, California, United States of America
Light pollution: light Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Feb 11 03:04:35 2015 UT Obs. no.: 1944
Iridium 76 flare down in the SE
NGC1888 (Galaxy, in Lepus)
Observer: Les (e-mail: lesjdguard-astrolog@yahoo.com)
Instrument: 11-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector Location: Blackwell, Oklahoma, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Fri Jan 9 02:15:00 2009 UT Obs. no.: 1808
Barred spiral galaxy in Orion. Quite faint-no structure observed. 20mm eyepiece with Celestron LP filter.
M79 (Globular Cluster, in Lepus)
Observer: Les (e-mail: lesjdguard-astrolog@yahoo.com)
Instrument: 11-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector Location: Blackwell, Oklahoma, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Dec 31 02:15:00 2008 UT Obs. no.: 1809
Globular cluster (dwarf galaxy} in Lepus. Some resolution. Could see brighter core. Better seeing with 40mm eyepiece than 20mm with light pollution filter
Satellite (Satellite, est. mag -3, est. to be in Lepus)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: naked eye Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: fair Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Dec 10 01:55:00 2006 UT Obs. no.: 1594
This evening, my friends Joe Cseh, Mike Dzubaty his son Mike and Joe and Mikes mates Mary and Kathy gathered together at Mike's house on the beach to watch the Space Shuttle go by on its way into orbit. After the shuttle was launched from Florida, we went outside to see it go by over Long Island Sound on its way to orbit. After about eight minutes, we were able to easily see the shuttle until its main engine cutoff. After the main engine cut off, we were still able to see brief flashes as the main fuel tank dropped off. While the shuttle flew by, we were able to hear the distant rumble of the sonic booms as the shuttle sped by us. I estimate we heard between ten to fifteen muffled sonic booms as the shuttle passed by. It was a great experiance. As a bonus, after the shuttle passed by, we turned our binoculars to an area just west of the Pleiades to observe Asteroid Iris with my 10x50 binoculars. The asteroid is about 6.2 magnitude and it was a very white object. All in all, it was a great doubleheader.
M79 (Globular Cluster, in Lepus)
Observer: Jeff DeTray (e-mail: jeff@detray.com, web: http://top.monad.net/~jdetray)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars Location: Troy, NH, US
Light pollution: none Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Wed Dec 3 05:11:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 264
M79 is the 62nd Messier object I've observed with binoculars since June. It was difficult, despite clear skies and good seeing. In my 10x50's, M79 appeared almost stellar, looking very much like a mag. 8.5 star just to its north.
M79 (Globular Cluster in Lepus)
Observer: Alan Shaffer (e-mail: milkyway@gte.net)
Instrument: 10-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector Location: Redondo Beach, CA, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Mon Feb 10 06:00:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 62
Nice object in 10". Spotted first with 7X20 bino and 4.5" refractor. Compact field. Used line from Alpha through Beta to object. Nice view!!
M79 (Globular Cluster in Lepus)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: fair Seeing: good
Time: Thu Jan 30 05:25:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 19
My first observation of this object. It was easy to spot in the 7x50s, but only appeared non-stellar with patient averted vision. A very small, dim glow.
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