You mean I moved from Spokane Washington down to Tucson Arizona for nothing! I
could have just used atmospheric refraction. :-)

Seriously though that image is quite remarkable considering it is right on the
horizon!

Thanks for sharing it...
Now, I wonder if I could image the LMC from here... Hmmmm...

Chris Vedeler
http://www.isomedia.com/homes/cvedeler/space.htm
Tucson, AZ

Ralph P. Pass III wrote:

> Using an 10" F/6.3 LX200, with a Pictor 1616 and a 0.33 focal reducer (all from
> Meade), I have managed to get an picture of Omega Centauri from Massachusetts
> (latitude 42 degrees 34 minutes north). This is no small feat given that
> without refraction effects the the center of the cluster never gets above the
> horizon.
>
> Joining me was John Gall and we took five images of the cluster. The resulting
> images need to be processed, processed, and then processed to remove most of the
> problems do to light polution, nearly full moon, and hazy layers.
>
> The LX200 put the object very close to the center of the CCD chip (okay, the
> coverage is 1 degree by 1.5 degrees) and tracked well during each of the one
> minute unguided exposures.
>
> The resulting image is not a 'great' image but it is notable since I think it is
> the most northerly taken image of Omega Centauri. There are enough stars in the
> image to compare with a planetarium program to confirm that the fuzz near the
> center is the center of Omega Centauri
>
> If you would like to see the final version of the picture, go to:
>
> http://rppass.com
>
> and click on deepsky, and then the first thumbnail image.
>
> Ralph Pass

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