Observe—Educate—Have Fun The January 2012 Sidereal Times

The Official Newsletter of The Albuquerque Astronomical Society P.O. Box 50581, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87181-0581 www.taas.org since 1959 505/254-TAAS (8227)

Perihelion Banquet News David Blair

Perihelion Banquet

6–11 pm, Saturday, January 14, 2012

Eleganté Hotel

2020 Menaul NE (at University), Albuquerque

Dr. Penelope Boston will explore “Astrobiology in the Age of Exoplanets” TAAS members Tom Davies, Dave Blair, Ric Thiem, John Laning, Steve at TAAS’s Perihelion Banquet January Welch, and kneeling Charlie Mullen at Telescope Amnesty Day last year. 14, an event that will also elect the Society’s slate of officers for 2012, TAAS Invited for Telescope Amnesty Day challenge members on their knowledge of astronomy trivia, and offer some THE EXPLORA Science Center has again invited TAAS to participate in Telescope Amnesty Day. great door prizes. The Saturday evening banquet runs from 6 to 11 p.m. at the On Saturday, January 21, 2012 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., closet Eleganté Hotel, 2020 Menaul NE (at astronomers will bring their seldom-used telescopes to Explora for University) in Albuquerque. instructions on how to set up and enjoy their telescopes.

This is a wonderful opportunity for TAAS members to share their Boston is a TAAS member who knowledge of telescopes and astronomy with children of all ages. The defended the search for extraterrestrial people bringing their telescopes to Explora are eager to learn how to use intelligence in the Society’s first-ever them. The hands-on instruction provided by TAAS members is beneficial debate in July. In her keynote, she will and the effort in the past has resulted in new TAAS members. examine potential homes for life across the galaxy. All TAAS members are encouraged to participate and meet the future astronomers in our community. She is a geomicrobiologist of extreme More details will be provided as the date approaches. Dee Friesen is environments, an astrobiologist, and an coordinating the event and can be contacted at [email protected]. advocate of a human mission to Mars. continued on page 4 . . .

INSIDE 2...... Photos by John Laning 4–5...Calendars 9...... TAAS Reports & Notices 3...... AL Observing Clubs 6...... The Quest 10...... Photo: Flying Horse Nebula On the Event Horizon 7...... Photos by Dan Richey 11...... TAAS Directors, Staff 8...... Board Meeting Minutes Photo: Lunar Eclipse The Sidereal Times January 2012

I imaged NGC 2024 and IC434 Thanksgiving morning 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. with clouds messing with my Green images. Equipment: AT72ED with AT Field Flattener f/7 , SBIG ST8300M with FW5, iOptron iEQ45 mount, autoguider SBIG SG-4 with AT102ED f/7. RGB 60:20:30 x one minutes. Software: CCDSoft V5, MaxIm DL IP V5, Nebulosity V2.4, Photoshop Elements V9. Both satellites and clouds caused the Green to be shortened. Tijeras, NM.

Photos: John Laning

Helix Nebula NGC7293 Equipment: AT102ED f/8 with ATFF, SBIG ST8300M FW5, iOptron iEQ45 Mount, No Autoguider, 2 Hours of RGB 60:30:30x1 minute. Software: CCDSoft V5, Nebulosity V2.4, Photoshop Elements V9. November 26, 2011, Tijeras, NM (note: operator error autoguiding)

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Gordon Pegue

I recently (a little over a year ago) completed a project that I’d well-organized log also aids in been working on for a few years to observe all 338 fields in planning new observations. the Arp Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, a work published by Halton Arp in 1966. You have an opportunity to be recognized by A natural starting point for TAAS and the Astronomical League (AL) for your observing any beginner is the 110 deep- efforts too, and you don’t need to start with such an sky objects on the Messier advanced program. There are 34 Observing Clubs sponsored list. Working your way through the list will increase your by the AL and more information may be had at http://www. familiarity with the night sky as you use the constellations astroleague.org/observing. The important point is that your and star patterns to guide you to the objects. Plus, one can membership in TAAS, as an affiliate club of the AL, allows easily use binoculars to make the observations. you to be recognized with award certificates and hat pins when you complete AL Observing Club requirements. Two of the AL observing programs cover just this kind of activity. The AL Messier Observing Club requirements are I suggest you consider one or more of the AL Observing Club pretty straightforward: record in your log book the object programs. They are a fine way to improve your observing observed, along with a brief description of what you saw skills, increase your ability to navigate the night sky and help with notes about the time, date, location of the observation, you become proficient at maintaining a concise observing log. quality of the sky, your telescope size, and magnification A well-organized log helps keep your observations tabulated used. Two levels of completion are possible with the AL and serves as a means of recording your development as an Messier Observing Club. Observe and log 70 Messiers and observer. After just a few years, you can look back over your you can be recognized with a certificate. Complete the entire observations and sketches and see steady advancement in list of 110 and you’ll receive an Honorary membership in the the degree of difficulty of your observations. Maintaining a club complete with certificate and hat pin. Want to have a go at it with binoculars? Even better! Just observe a minimum of 50 Messiers, keep a good log and you’ll qualify for the Binocular Messier Club certificate and hat pin. On the Event Horizon At the same time, you can also be recognized by TAAS for ATM SIG Meeting...... Wed., January 4 observing all 110 Messiers. Simply send me an e-mail at taas. [email protected]. I will make arrangements with you to Perihelion Banquet and Election...... Sat., January 14 inspect your log and certify you for TAAS recognition. ATM SIG Meeting...... Wed., January 18 Taking on the TAAS 200 after completing the Messier list is a Board of Directors Meeting...... Thu., January 19 natural next step. The TAAS 200 were selected on the basis of being “… the best 200 non-Messier objects easily visible from Sidereal Times Deadline...... Fri., January 20 central New Mexico.” Refer to this link for more information Explora Telescope Amnesty Day...... Sat., January 21 on this great list: http://www.taas.org/taas200.html. Keep a log of your observations, contact me at the e-mail address GNTO New Moon Observing ...... Sat., January 21 above and I will see that you are recognized for your achievement. GNTO Committee Meeting...... Thu., January 26 For additional information on the joys of visual observing or GNTO Training and Observing...... Sat., January 28 to be recognized for your observing achievements, send me Montezuma Elem. Star Party...... Tue., January 31 an e-mail at [email protected].

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ATM SIG Meeting

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 TAAS Perihelion Banquet

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ATM SIG Board of Sidereal Times GNTO NM, Meeting Directors Deadline Explora Meeting Telescope Amnesty Day 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 GNTO GNTO Training Committee and Observing Meeting

29 30 31 Montezuma Elementary School Star Party

...Perihelion Banquet News continued from page 1 There will be the opportunity for additional nominations from the floor. Anyone not attending the She holds a PhD in microbiology from the University banquet should send a proxy ballot to TAAS’s current of Colorado. She is director of the Cave and Karst president, Steve Snider at [email protected]. Studies and Professor in Earth and Environmental Sciences Department at New Mexico Tech. She serves Steve will also deliver the welcome at the banquet. on numerous NASA and National Research Council Kevin McKeown will bring good humor to the annual committees and panels concerning planetary and trivia contest. And there will be door prizes: laser astrobiological topics and is the author of more than 135 pointers, a Tel View Plössl eyepiece, and a trio of articles. Edmund Scientific Mag 5 Star Atlases. The grand door prize will be a Starblaster six-inch reflecting telescope. In the TAAS officers election, an experienced slate is running. Dee Friesen, a past TAAS president, is The buffet will offer a choice of peppered beef tips or standing again for President. Current incumbents in poached salmon with orange brandy sauce. A cash bar the other three offices are standing again: David Blair will be open until 9. for Vice President, Dan Clark for Treasurer, and Art VanDereedt for Secretary.

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 ATM SIG Board of TAAS General Meeting Directors Meeting Meeting

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ATM SIG Van Buren GNTO NM Meeting Middle School Star Party

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Sidereal Times GNTO Deadline Observing

26 27 28 29 Zuni Elementary ATM SIG School Meeting Star Party

N o t e s TAAS = The Albuquerque Astronomical Society. TAAS PERIHELION BANQUET Hotline 254-TAAS (8227).

GNTO = General Nathan Twining Observatory GNTO Training = GNTO Observing and Training Saturday, January 14, 6:00–11:00 P.M. GNTO NM = New Moon Premium Observing Night Eleganté Hotel UNM = University of New Mexico Observatory. 2020 Menaul NE (at University), Albuquerque Call the TAAS hotline @254-8227, or the UNM hotline @ 277-1446 to confirm, or Astrobiology in the Age of Exoplanets: [email protected]. defining homes for life across the galaxy ATM = Amateur Telescope Making. Call Michael Pendley for information @ 296-0549, or Astrobiologist Penelope Boston [email protected]. P & A = UNM Physics and Astronomy Building, Corner of Lomas and Yale = School Star Party Dinner buffet Cash bar, 6–9 p.m. SIG = Special Interest Group TBA = to be announced $20 per member or guest in advance or at the door Blue Italics = Non-TAAS events

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list this month, and a few of the objects are somewhat low The Quest in the sky, so take advantage of the upcoming GNTO New Moon event on January 21 and bag some Arps! Once again, Gordon Pegue all the objects in this observing project are given in Table 3, “One Hundred Recommended Arp Fields”, in the book The BACK IN APRIL of 2011, I introduced an observing Arp Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies – A Chronicle and Observer’s program that should be easy to complete with diligence and Guide by Jeff Kanipe and Dennis Webb, copyright 2006 and a reasonably sized telescope. We’re going to continue that published by Willmann-Bell, Inc. www.willbell.com. project in a minute, but first I want to touch once again upon my desire to make this column interactive. Do you want Here are some notes to keep in mind. These objects could this newsletter to be more enjoyable, useful and dare I say be observed all in one night but you should definitely work it, retainable? You have the chance to do so by interacting on bagging the first nine listed due to their presence in the with me via e-mail at [email protected]. It would western sky at dark. In particular, you should bag Arps be gratifying to know that someone out there in TAAS is 222, 223, and 298 as they will be lowest in the sky. The rest attacking this project with gusto and determination. Please, of the list can be easily completed before midnight. The send me your comments and/or observations. easiest object to observe is Arp 168, also known as M32, a large, bright elliptical galaxy and companion to the Great Now back to our project. Herewith, I present the current set Andromeda Galaxy, M31. The most difficult will be Arp 216 of 21 Arp objects for your observing pleasure–all galaxies in Camelopardalis, a small smudge of a galaxy that has an and mostly scattered over two main areas of the sky, the irregular shape and a small, faint companion galaxy, NGC circumpolar region and the Pegasus region. It’s a lengthy 7682. Arp fields that have two or more galaxies include Arp 298, Arp 99 (which is also RA Dec known as Hickson 93), the Arp Object Mag Con h m deg m aforementioned Arp 216, 13 NGC 7448 11.6 23 0.09 15 58.9 Peg Arp 86, Arp 140 (a tough pair to split) and Arp 227. 298 NGC 7469 and IC 5283 12.3 23 3.27 8 53.3 Peg There is even a pair of 99 NGC 7550 (Hickson 93) 12.2 23 15.27 18 57.7 Peg Arps in one field: Arp 25 223 NGC 7585 11.4 23 18.02 -4 38.9 Aqr and Arp114. I found that 212 NGC 7625 12.1 23 20.50 17 13.5 Peg Arp 25 was more difficult 28 NGC 7678 11.8 23 28.30 22 25.3 Peg to observe due to its low surface brightness and its 216 NGC 7679 and 7682 12.9 23 28.83 3 30.7 Psc proximity to a mag 7.8 star. 222 NGC 7727 10.6 23 39.90 -12 17.5 Aqr 86 NGC 7753 and 7752 12.0 23 47.05 29 28.6 Peg The magnitude listed is 168 Messier 32 9.0 0 42.70 40 51.9 And either for a single object or 140 NGC 0275 and 0274 12.5 0 51.04 -7 3.7 Cet the brightest in a group. It is 227 NGC 0474 and 0470 11.5 1 20.00 3 25.0 Psc important to carefully study the areas around the group 157 NGC 0520 11.5 1 24.52 3 49.5 Psc fields as there are usually 213 IC 0356 10.5 4 7.75 69 48.8 Cam other galaxies involved or 210 NGC 1569 11.0 4 30.83 64 50.9 Cam nearby. Complete this list 184 NGC 1961 11.0 5 42.07 69 22.5 Cam along with the previous 25 NGC 2276 11.4 7 27.22 85 45.3 Cep installments and you’ll 114 NGC 2300 11.4 7 32.33 85 42.5 Cep be nine-tenths of the way towards observing the best 9 NGC 2523 11.9 8 14.99 73 34.8 Cam 100 Arps. As always, keep 80 NGC 2633 12.2 8 48.11 74 6.0 Cam your eyes on deep sky! 225 NGC 2655 10.1 8 55.65 78 13.5 Cam

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California Nebula. NGC 1499. An emission nebula. in Perseus. Imaged over two nights, November 26 and 27, 2011. Ha filter. 1800 second subframes x 10 for a total of 5 hours.

Image scale = 2.0. Fl = 912 mm at f5.7. FOV = 136 x 93 ArcMin.

Photos: Dan Richey

M33 - Triangulum Galaxy. LRGB - 5.25 hours 10/22/11 - San Pedro Creek

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Meeting Minutes Art VanDereedt

TAAS Board Meeting Thursday, December 8, 2011 f. Others Cherry Hills Library Star Party 12/13/11, 6-8 p.m. Upcoming event at the Cherry Hills Library with David Directors present: Steve Snider (President), David Blair (Vice Blair giving a presentation. President), Art VanDereedt (Secretary), Dan Clark (Treasurer), Steve Welch (GTNO Director), Ray Collins (ATM Coordinator), III. Current Activities Daniel Zirzow (UNM Coordinator), Lynne Olson (Events Coordinator) a. General Meeting 12/10/11 Starting at 6 p.m., Astronomy 101 will be given by Kevin McKeown. The topic is “Observing Jupiter.” This will Missing Members: Dave Pitonzo, Tom Davies, (Education be followed at 7 p.m. with Dr. Ted Spitzmiller on the Coordinator), Bob Havlen, Steve Riegel, Melissa Kirk history of the space program. In February 2012, Dr. Tom Prettyman will give an update of the VESTA program. Brief discussion on features of VESTA. Meeting brought to order at 7:00 p.m. b. UNM Campus Observatory I. Approval of Agenda and last Minutes – By acclamation A number of closures due to weather; however, there was a turnout of 100 people as a result of astronomy class finals. II. Committee Reports IV. Future Activities a. Education (Tom Davies absent) a. Perihelion Banquet Planning Steve Welch mentioned there was a star party on The event will be on January 14, 2012 at Eleganté December 6 at La Mesa Elementary which was attended Hotel and start at 6 p.m. Discussion on the menu and its by 85, due to cold weather. Kevin McKeown gave the first options. Choice of two main dishes were selected. Motion talk and Steve ran the planetarium. for $20 ticket charge for members was passed. Most of invitations will be sent via e-mail with several sent by post continued on page 10 . . . b. Finance November (Dan Clark)

A summary of his financial report is presented:

Current Previous Change

$35,758.43 $36,629.47 $128.96

Total Funds on Deposit: Totals: General $8,629.26; GNTO $11,861.28; Education $7,466.43; Dark Sky $1,656.27; Science Fair $325.00; Special Projects $5,467.23; Cosmic Carnival $0.00; AL $352.96 not in total

c. GNTO Was lightly attended and not much going on. Consideration was given to webcasting the coming solar eclipse.

d. Membership Membership is down 18 people in the last month but in general the membership year to year is steady.

e. ATM/Special Projects Mention was made of work on building a telescope. Hand-held image of the lunar eclipse December 10, 2011, from my house in NW Albuquerque. —Bill Firth

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D o n a t i o n s t o Location, Location, Location W e l c o m e t o N e w • Chaco Canyon• TAAS 6185’ elevation o r R e t u r n i n g Latitude Longitude TAAS Members 36˚ 01’ 50”N 107˚ 54’ 36”W 36.03˚ -107.91˚ 36˚ 1.83’ -107˚ 54.60’ Louise Lopez EDUCATION • Oak Flat• Ernie Pyle Middle School 7680’ elevation Richard Shannon Latitude Longitude 34˚ 59’ 48”N 106˚ 19’ 17”W Doug Warner DARK SKY David Frizzell 34.99˚ -106.32˚ Esteban Muldavin 34˚ 59.80’ -106˚ 19.28’ • UNM Campus Observatory• 5180’ elevation Latitude Longitude 35˚ 5’ 29”N 106˚ 37’ 17”W

35.09˚ -106.62˚ 35˚ 5.48’ -106˚ 37.29’ Monthly Membership Report

November 2011 For security reasons, GNTO location is Membership Current Past Change available by request only, so please contact Month Month Pete Eschman or Steve Welch for GNTO Explanation of Dues and information. Courtesy Pete Eschman Regular 195 207 -12 Membership Renewal Date Family 57 60 -3 Educational 9 9 0 New memberships will be posted Membership Services Military 3 3 0 as beginning the first day of the month Total Paid 264 279 -15 regardless of what day during that month the for: check is received. Notice of renewal will be •Membership Inquiries Honorary 7 7 0 sent out the month before the due date. You Complimentary 36 39 -3 •Events Information will have until the end of the month after your •Volunteer Opportunities Total Members 307 325 -18 renewal date to send your membership check. If you fail to pay and renew at that time, your membership will lapse. When you pay on Contact Bill Firth at Editor’s Note a lapsed membership you will be reinstated in [email protected] The deadline for the next issue of The the month that the membership was originally for: Sidereal Times is The due. (If dues were due in March and you did Friday, January 20. not renew until May or June or July, etc., the •Membership Dues newsletter editor’s e-mail address is editor@ date of your renewal will be in March. If your •Magazine Subscriptions taas.org. dues are due in April and you pay in March, •Address/e-mail changes Text: E-mail text as an attachment, your membership will still be renewed in preferably in Microsoft Word or compatible April.) Contact Dan Clark at format. In a nutshell, if you pay late or early your [email protected] Photos: Caption and credit needed. Attach membership date stays the same and your photos or graphics in separate graphics files. next year’s dues will be due on that date next Photos or graphics in Word files are no longer year. P.O. Box 50581 acceptable. —Dan Clark Albuquerque, NM 87181

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The Flying Horse Nebula (alternatively, The Wizard Nebula for Harry Potter fans), NGC 7380 or Sh2-142. It was captured on November 26, 2011 at GNTO.

This nebula is approximately 7200 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus.

14 x 10 min. subs taken with an SBIG 4000XCM camera mounted on a 10” Meade LX-6 operating at 1080 mm focal length. The mount was a Losmandy G11.

Processing was done in CCDSoft and Photoshop. —Vance Ley

. . . M e e t i n g M i n u t e s continued from page 8 c. Venus Transit on June 5, 2012 (Tuesday) Same considerations as for annular solar eclipse. mail. Payment by check by mail or at event. Two-week advance RSVP. Discussion followed on the nominations V. Old Business at [email protected] and awards. Mail should be sent to Strategic Planning Brief discussion on file structure and roadmap to treasurer’s house. Penelope Boston will be main speaker. objectives of the future. There is a need to spell out requirements for committee reports, assessing old archive Banquet Program – Welcome, four speakers, including information, as well as a strategic direction. trivia contest, elections, and door prizes. Discussion on several awards and honorable mention, including Dobson, Isengard, and service awards. Consideration was given VI. New Business

to community. Need a volunteer to lead the nominating Brochures (Lynne Olson) Discussion on how to distribute. committee. VII. BOD remarks/discussion b. May 20, 2012, Annular Solar Eclipse Mention of location of business cards. This is a Sunday in late afternoon. Out-of-state inquiries should tell people where we are at GNTO. Solar Sunday at museum is also a good place to observe. VIII. Adjourn at 9 p.m. after 2 hours.

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Steve Snider David Blair President Vice President / General Meeting Coordinator

[email protected] [email protected] slsnider423 at yahoo dot com 505-296-9632, 505-205-9562 (C) Arthur VanDereedt Dan Clark Secretary / Librarian Treasurer [email protected] vandeta at msn dot com, 505-821-0530 [email protected] 505-771-4346 (H) Ray Collins Tom Davies Director / ATM Coordinator Director / Education Coordinator

[email protected] [email protected] ray at rinzai dot com, 505-344-9686 (H) 505-821-1232 Bob Havlen Melissa Kirk Director Director

505-856-3306 505-385-0113

Lynne Olson Dave Pitonzo Director / Events Coordinator Director

[email protected] dpitonzo at comcast dot net 505-856-2537 503-939-3297 Steve Riegel Steve Welch Director / Public Relations Director / Observatory Director

[email protected] [email protected] 505-274-3362 505-866-7668 (H) Daniel Zirzow Director / UNM Observatory Coordinator The Albuquerque Astronomical Society P.O. Box 50581 [email protected] Albuquerque, NM 87181-0581 dzirzow at unm dot edu

Archivist Pat Appel 505-292-0463 (H) [email protected] ATM Coordinator Ray Collins 505-344-9686 (H) [email protected] ATM Coordinator Michael Pendley 505-238-6060 [email protected] Dark Sky Coordinator David Penasa 505-277-1141 (W) [email protected] Education Outreach Tom Davies 505-821-1232 [email protected] Events Coordinator Lynne Olson 505-856-2537 [email protected] Grants Coordinator Barry Spletzer 505-228-4384 (C) [email protected] Librarian Arthur VanDereedt 505-821-0530 [email protected] Membership Chair Bill Firth 505-899-0950 [email protected] Newsletter Editor Gary Cooper 603-424-7375 (H) [email protected] Observatory Director Steve Welch 505-866-7668 (H) [email protected] Public Relations Steve Riegel 505-274-3362 [email protected] Telescope Loan Coordinator Barry Spletzer 505-228-4384 (C) [email protected] UNM Observatory Coordinator Daniel Zirzow dzirzow at unm dot edu [email protected] Web Master Will Ferrell [email protected]

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