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The Sidereal Times August 2017 Observe—Educate—Have Fun The August 2017 Sidereal Times The Official Newsletter of The Albuquerque Astronomical Society P.O. Box 50581, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87181-0581 www.TAAS.org taas — 2011 winner of astronomy magazine’s out-of-this-world award for outstanding public programming since 1959 General Meeting News Lynne Olson Dale Murray: Telescopes and Mounts Basics TAAS Astronomy 101 Saturday, August 5, 6:00 p.m. Our continuingScience and series Math Learningfor beginners Center, on the basicsUNM of Campusastronomy Auriga and Tubus Herschel Free and open to the public Constellations: Milky Way and green laser pointer beam over Utility, Insensibility, Oak Flat. photo by dale murray (detail) and Controversy Oak Flat Public Star Party IV Featured Speaker: Phil Fleming TAAS General Meeting Saturday, August 12 Oak Flat Picnic Grounds, South of Tijeras Saturday, August 5, 7:00 p.m. This is an overview of basic telescope Science and Math Learning Center, equipment. Have you ever wondered The fourth event in our annual summer UNM Campus what the differences are in the types of series of Oak Flat Public Star Parties will be held on Saturday, August 12, at Our present-day constellational sky telescopes and some of their strengths and weaknesses? Ever wondered about the Yucca and Juniper areas of the Oak is a practical, but stagnant, human the differences in the various types of Flat Picnic Grounds. creation parsed into jigsaw-like pieces mounts? fixed nearly a century ago in 1922 by Numerous TAAS telescopes of all types and sizes will ring the observing field in this the International Astronomical Union. Dale’s discussion will cover refractor, re- dark-sky location, generously assigned by flector and catadioptric telescope basics the Tijeras Ranger Station to our Society Fleming has felt an ever-growing curiosity and the differences between Dobson, fork for many years, to show the wonders of our about the peculiar mix of those 88 constel- and German equatorial mounts. It will New Mexico skies to the visiting public. lations and wonderedcontinued how the on IAU page made 2 . also encompass somecontinued basic advice on page on 2what . continued on page 2 . their determination of the final number— might be the best combination of scope Public Star Party Astrocon Total Solar Eclipse Oak Flat Picnic Area Wed.–Sat., August 16–19 in U.S. Sat., August 12 Casper, Wyoming Mon., August 21 INSIDE 2.......Telescope Loan Program Update 4.......Astrophoto: The Dumbbell Nebula 7.......Astrophoto: NGC 2403 Revisited 3.......Under the Dome 5.......Oak Flat Report 8....... TAAS Reports & Notices 3.......September Meeting to Feature Eclipse Viewing 6.......Astrophoto: Barnard 72, The Snake Nebula 9....... TAAS Directors & Staff The Sidereal Times August 2017 Telescope Loan Program Update ...Oak Flat Star Party continued from page 1 by Jim Fordice The 2017 Loan Program Surplus We are looking forward to conditions being Equipment Auction kicked off on July 17. back to normal and returning to the ob- serving field, which was closed due to fire You have until 9:00 p.m. on August 10 to restrictions for the July 15 event. Thanks submit your bids for the 19 auction items. to all who adapted to the changes and gave Auction details are on the TAAS website the public a fine experience. under the “Surplus Equipment Auction” link. The proceeds from the auction will be used to The gates to the parking areas (restrooms support the Telescope Loan Program. are at Yucca only) will open at 6:00 p.m., so that guests can have time to picnic and en- joy the area and get to know the astrono- Loan Program Statistics mers and their telescopes as they set up, # of Scopes # on Loan # Available % on Loan before darkness slowly moves in and ob- 41 39 2 95% serving begins. Sunset is at approximately 7:57 p.m. Please arrive before dark. Type: Reflectors Refractors Catadioptrics 22 7 12 This event is free and open to the public— families welcome! Bring jackets for any Size: Large (>8") Medium (5"-8") Small (<5") evening chill and water as needed, along 12 16 13 with red light headlamps or flashlights to preserve night vision Tracking: Manual Push-To Go-To Tracking 26 4 7 11 Dates for series events remaining are Au- gust 12 and September 9. As of: 7/18/17 See www.taas.org for map. ...General Meeting News continued from page 1 Observe – Educate – Have Fun the answer to that question lies at the core of his talk. This lecture, designed to appeal to novice stargazers and professional as- tronomers alike, will highlight the trail measured in millennia of storytelling, folklore, art, cartography, religion, poli- tics, and astronomical science resulting Milky Way above Oak Flat. in the origination, winnowing, and ulti- photo by martin hilario (detail) mate establishment of our rich heritage embodied in the final 88 pictures of the ...Astronomy 101 sky. continued from page 1 Devout deep-sky telescopic observers and imagers who embark on this con- and mount for your intended astronomi- stellational boogie should once again cal interests and how each will enhance find their wide-angle vision of the cos- your observing and imaging success. mos restored and enhanced in an ever- Go to www.taas.org for full article and lasting way. map. Page 2 The Official Newsletter of The Albuquerque Astronomical Society The Sidereal Times August 2017 Under the Dome Notes from and about GNTO Jim Fordice July 15, 3rd Quarter Moon Observing: lation works and what improvements are • Sepember 23: New Moon Observ- Marshall Gatten was the opener on July 15. Newneeded. Isengard Telescope Orientation ing As expected, observing conditions contin- and Operations Guide: ued to deteriorate as sunset approached. • Sepember 16: 3rd Quarter Moon The biggest sucker holes were all to the Observing north and would soon be covered by Albu- The Isengard Orientation and Operations querque’s light pollution dome. No observ- Guide has been updated and reformatted. Don’t forget that the GNTO Observing ers arrived by sunset so Marshall locked up If you are planning to learn how to use Field is available for use by TAAS members anytime. Check the TAAS website for the Ladiesand went Restroom home. Better in Ortega luck next Building: time! the Isengard Telescope reading this guide should be where you start. To obtain a procedure to follow. Contact me if you have copy click on the TAAS website under the any questions. We tested the newly installed Ladies Re- “Our Observatory” and then on the “GNTO As always, check TAAS_Talk and the TAAS stroom during the 25th Anniversary and UpcomingFiles” link. Events received a lot of positive feedback. The website for last-minute changes and up- restroom is in the southeast corner of the : rd dates. GNTO events are open to all TAAS Ortega Building and uses a Porta Potty. • August 12: 3 Quarter Moon Ob- members and their guests. There are instructions posted on how to serving use the Porta Potty (it is very easy). Please GNTO Director: [email protected] or 505- send me feedback on how this new instal- • August 19: New Moon Observing 803-3640. TAAS General Meeting Saturday, August 5, 7:00 p.m. Science and Math Learning Center, UNM Campus September General Meeting to Report on Solar Eclipse Viewing Many TAAS members plan to view the August total solar eclipse. Therefore, TAAS will dedicate the September General Meeting to hear a number of members’ short reports about the viewing from various locations. If you would be willing to share your experience and/or audio- visuals at the meeting, please contact TAAS VP John Miller Constellations: Utility, Insensibility, via the club’s mailbox – http://[email protected] . and Controversy Phil Fleming, 6:00 p.m. Astronomy 101: Telescopes and Mounts Basics photo: Totality by Eric Edwards featured speaker with Dale Murray Page 3 The Official Newsletter of The Albuquerque Astronomical Society von, martin, and edgar The Sidereal Times August 2017 The Dumbbell Nebula, also known as M27 or NGC 6853, in Vulpecula the Fox. It is about 1,300 light-years distant and extends a little over 1 light-year at its longest side. Astronomers think it became a planetary nebula between 10,000 and 15,000 years ago. It has a size of about 7’x 6’ in a telescope and has an apparent magnitude of 7.4. The Dumbbell has a very large white dwarf that ionizes the gas around it, which shows up as bright knots. Equipment: ES ED127CF f/7.5, iOptron CEM60 mount, SBIG ST8300M and CFW5, Autoguider SBIG SG-4 on an AT72ED f/6. Software: CCDSoft V5.210, ImagePlus V5.25a, Photoshop Elements V 9, Astronomy Tools (false color). Exposure: 24 x 5 minutes for total of 2 hours, Hydrogen Alpha Filter 656 nm with a passband of 7 nm. Location: 3 miles north of Oak Flat on my backyard patio, June 30, 2017 around 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. MDT. —John Laning Page 4 The Official Newsletter of The Albuquerque Astronomical Society The Sidereal Times August 2017 Report from Oak Flat III July 15 by Lynne Olson Kevin McKeown, Melissa Kirk, Trish Logan, Buddy Buzzard, Lynne Olson, Oak Flat Public Star Party Report Marla and Jonathan Brown, Jim and Ann Saturday, July 15, 2017 Seargeant, Shane and Becky Ramo- towski, Dale Murray, Barry Spletzer, Matt What was missing with the stars was Spletzer, John Laning, Martin Ambieda, more than made up for by the size Martin Hilario, Mike Salazar, Fernando of the crowd of visitors, estimated at Torres, Anthony Maestas, David Thor- about 150 with lots of families, many man, Ralph Thorman, Bill Constantine, who had never been to the Oak Flat Bob Hufnagel, Steve Snider, and several Fernando Torres, with Steve Snider behind, making the visitors happy area before, and the huge turnout of newer members whose names I missed.
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