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50 Years Ago: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remembering the Apollo 11 Moon Landing on July 20, 1969<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing, we asked those members old enough to remember what they were doing and thinking on that historic day. Here are their reflections (in alphabetical order by last name):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four months after returning home from Vietnam, my whole family gathered around the TV to watch the first moon landing. We were all riveted to the TV during the whole time. After I went to bed, I had trouble sleeping because I was still so excited.
Michael Amato <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On July 20, 1969, we were vacationing in Vermont at a cottage without TV.  Our long-time friends and neighbors invited our whole family into their home to watch the Moon walk on their TV. It was much later than we usually visited as the Moon walk occurred at about 11 PM, but a special exception was made for this exciting, historic event.  I was very impressed both by the accomplishment and the blurry TV images. 
Laurie Averill<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was the summer after I graduated from high school. I remember riding in the car with my family, listening to the radio during the lunar lander’s nail-biting descent to the lunar surface. It was such a relief when they finally touched down. Later that evening I was with a group of my friends at one of their homes to watch the astronauts’ first steps on the Moon. We went there because they had air conditioning and a large TV (which was probably about a 24-inch color TV).
Jim Mazur

I had just returned from my all expenses paid government sponsored trip to southeast Asia.   I remember it was on late we had a black and white TV and the captions  as in “Live from the moon” could hardly be read.  I watched that first step live from the moon.  Just think, from day to day contact with a society whose rural population was barely out of the Stone Age and a few days later back in the world watching men walk on the moon, realizing that those with whom I had been until very recently were unaware of the event.
James Menturweck

I was 16 years old when Neil Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface\u2026I was planted in front of our TV, as was most of the planet. As a member of the generation that grew up with the Vietnam War, the assasinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK, racial violence, I feel that Apollo 11 showed us what we could be, if we chose. How sad that we did not make that choice.
Frank Pergola<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1969 I was teaching in Arkansas.  During the summer I came up north to visit family in PA and then friends at Yale in New Haven.  On July 20, I was at a Grad student housing on Prospect St (just down the hill from Leitner) where a group of 15 or so watched on a smallish TV.  I clearly remember the moment when Armstrong stepped down. Amazing and moving.
The next morning I bought a copy of  the New York Times which 50 years later, I still have.
Don Straka <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was five years old. Not really old enough to remember much. My parents had a TV so we watched it throughout.  I had a GI Joe Space Capsule Set. It came with a 45 Record. I played the record over and over again.  I threw the capsule in my pool for splash down. 
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Don Straka still has his copy of New York Times from that historic day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Connecticut Star Party 29<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Registration begins July 22 on the ASNH website<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presented by
The Astronomical Society of New Haven
Please join us at our location in Goshen, CT
On September 27 – 29, 2019
Rain or Shine

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We are pleased and lucky to have the opportunity to celebrate our 29th anniversary of the Connecticut Star Party (CSP) back in the dark skies of Northwestern Connecticut.

This year we will be holding CSP 29 at the Edmund D. Strang Scout Reservation in Goshen, CT. Camp Strang offers three different observing locations to choose from, all with beautiful dark skies.

Each field has its own character, and it’s up to you to choose where you want to set up.

“Brownsea Field” has a good-sized flat area to set up on near the showers, and plenty of room around the field to pitch a tent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Bunk Housing” All bunks have a mattress but do not have any pillows or sheets so bring your own pillow and a sleeping bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Dining Hall Field” does not have power available and is located
\nbetween the Dining Hall and the “Training Facility” bunkhouse near the main entrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Camporee Field” is the largest of all the fields. It is also the highest elevation and has the best all around views of the horizon in all directions. Camporee is also the most remote and “rustic” of the three, outdoor latrines are available on the Camporee field.

This year there will be electrical power on the Camporee Field for operating telescopes and related equipment. The power is limited and will be available on a first-come first-served basis. This power is only available for necessary telescope equipment, not for camping accessories such as coffee pots or hotplates.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything is a little spread out at the camp. The walk from the Brownsea field to the Dinning Hall being approximately a 1\/2 mile. Camporee is approximately a quarter mile from Brownsea Field, but accessible directly from West Side Road. We will have a warming tent near the path to Brownsea.

The tent will have snacks, coffee, heat, chairs, and tables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Your support of Connecticut Star Party has allowed us to spread the word about the wonders and beauty of astronomy to hundreds of people through our public outreach program. ASNH has observed here in the past, and based on common consensus most believe the skies are at least a magnitude darker than our other locations. It’s very difficult to find a good spot in our state, and we truly believe this is a good one! ASNH and the CSP Team are very grateful for your support and understanding, and we hope you’ll give this great location a try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Recent ASNH Activities<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

ASNH Loans Telescope to Durham Public Library<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

ASNH has loaned an Orion 4.5-inch Starblast telescope to the Durham Public Library, which can be borrowed by library patrons. This is the third telescope ASNH has provided to local public libraries. The other two are available at the Blackstone Library in Branford and at the Scranton Library in Madison. The telescope loan program has been very popular at those libraries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ASNH President Greg Barker presented the telescope to the Durham Library on April 13. At this public event, Laurie Averill showed members of the public how to use the telescope, and Jim Mazur explained how to use star charts to find some objects in the spring sky. Leo Taylor was also there and helped to answer questions about astronomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We had a follow-up event at the library on June 1, in which Jim Mazur gave a presentation about summer sky observing with the naked eye, binoculars, or telescopes. Al Washburn presented the ASNH meteorite collection and gave a general introduction to meteorite origins, composition, and famous meteorites falls throughout the world. Then, of course, everyone had the thrill of examining and handling these rocks from outer space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ASNH Meteorites Exhibited at the New England Air Museum<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday, April 6, the ASNH meteorites were displayed at the New England Air Museum as part of their annual Space Expo. We had a table set up just in from of a vintage aircraft built in 1930, a Sikorsky S-39B Jungle Gym<\/em>. Greg Barker, Laurie Averill, and Jim Mazur showed the meteorites to several hundred visitors, both young and old. There were many other exhibits at the museum that day, including a few from other neighboring astronomical societies. As usual, there were also various star wars characters wandering around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Recent ASNH Activities, continued<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Public Observing at Hammonasset Beach State Park<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday evening, April 6, ASNH members brought their telescopes to the Hammonasset Beach for a public observing night sponsored by the Meigs Point Nature Center. Members of the Thames Amateur Astronomical Society also participated. The event took place in the parking lot at Meigs Point, a location where there is a very good view of the horizon in all directions and fairly dark conditions, since this is at the end of the 2.5-mile beach, jutting out into Long Island Sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The evening began with a dramatic view of a very thin crescent Moon (just 1-1\/2 days old) low in the western sky over the water. We also observed Mars as a tiny red ball, and then turned to springtime deep-sky objects as the darkness settled. Among the objects viewed were the Orion Nebula, the Sombrero Galaxy, the Beehive Cluster, globular cluster M3, double stars Mizar and Alcor. A nice crowd of about 50 people came to look, and they were enthusiastic and asked many good questions. A meteor or two flashed by, leading to whoops by those who happened to be looking in the right direction. Toward the end of the evening, everyone was delighted to see the International Space Station passing overhead.
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It was a nice clear night and quite warm for early April–an ideal night for astronomy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Outreach Event at Camp Cedarcrest<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For many years, ASNH has been holding observing events for the scouts and their families at Camp Cedarcrest in Orange on camping weekends. We held our latest observing night on Friday, May 10. The viewing conditions were not ideal, because it was just one night before a full Moon, and trees block views near the horizon in most directions. Still, we were able to show dozens of children and adults good views of the Moon. There were craters clearly visible along the one edge that was still in partial shadow, and rays from Tycho and Copernicus were clearly visible on the bright lunar surface. Many of the campers were very excited to look at the Moon, enthusiastically remarking about how close it looked and how much detail they could see. We were also able to show them a few other objects, including orange Arcturus and the Mizar-Alcor pair. The official curfew for the young campers was 10 pm, but a few of them were able to stay up for a nice view of the International Space Station, passing overhead at about 10:20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Young\u2019s Park Pubic Viewing on June <\/strong>8<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We\nfinally had a successful night of public viewing!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our members started showing up at 7 pm to set up. By 8 pm there were many people waiting for it to get dark. Some even brought lawn chairs. As the night progressed, many more ASNH members showed up with their scopes and 4 families brought their new scopes for us to help show them how to use them. Leo Taylor is our go-to guy for showing someone how to set up their new scope and start using it.  There must have been 40-50 people that came out because the Branford Sound paper gave us a nice article with and a large picture. I believe there was also something in the news about Jupiter being larger than normal. We stayed later than normal because of all the interest to see Jupiter, which didn\u2019t make it over the trees till later. All-in-all, it was one of our most successful night in a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Donna Pursley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Summer Solstice Picnic<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Our annual summer solstice picnic was held at Osbornedale State Park in Derby on Saturday, June 22. As usual there was plenty of good food and good companionship. Many members, new and old, turned out for the event. Chris Predom set up a solar scope through which we could observe the Sun’s disk and a few prominences around the Sun’s rim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Observing Report<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

After returning from work on April 6, I was able to use Arcturus as a guide to view for the first time 7.8 Mag. asteroid 2 Pallas. It was very easy to see with my 10X50 Binoculars & looked somewhat greyish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Amato<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upcoming Events for ASNH Members<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, August 1 – Sunday, August 4<\/strong>
Stellafane Convention
Breezy Hill, Springfield VT
Sponsored by the Springfield Telescope Makers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday, September 27, 4:00pm – Sunday September 29, 12:00pm<\/strong>
Connecticut Star Party
Ed Strang Scout Camp, Goshen CT (map<\/a>)

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Features<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

If you have not looked at the newsletter before, check out some of the regular features. There are four useful links in the menu at the top of this page:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calendar <\/strong> This is a monthly calendar that includes all the scheduled events of ASNH, other regional events of interest, plus the dates and times of noteworthy events in the night sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SkyMap <\/strong> This page has a chart of the sky as it appears over the New Haven area at the present date and time. It is constantly updated, so you can go to this page on any clear night to see what is overhead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Space Place<\/strong> Read the monthly article from Space Place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Directions <\/strong>This page gives directions to all the locations where regular activities of ASNH take place, including the monthly meeting, public observing sessions, and the annual Connecticut Star Party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other regular features can be found within these pages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upcoming Public Events <\/strong>Many ASNH events are free and open to the public. These include the monthly meetings and public observing sessions at Young’s Pond Park in Branford and Silver Sands State Park in Milford. This section gives the dates, times, and descriptions of these events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upcoming Events for ASNH Members <\/strong>These events are for ASNH members only. Some are private observing nights, and others are outreach events where volunteers are needed with the telescopes and equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Night Sky Highlights <\/strong>This section lists some objects to observe in the sky during the next few months, whether you are using just your eyes, a pair of binoculars, or a telescope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gallery <\/strong> This section features photographs of celestial targets taken by ASNH members and others. If you have a picture you want to share with us, please submit it to newsletter@asnh.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Apollo Program’s Continuing Scientific Contributions<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

by Laurie Averill, volunteer Solar System Ambassador, JPL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

July 20 marks the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin\u2019s walk on the Moon.  This politically motivated, amazing technologically achievement also yielded an evidence-based scientific understanding of the formation of the Moon\u2019s crust.  Apollo moon walkers brought back about 382 kg samples of Lunar regolith (soil) and rocks.  From the analysis of two precious, borrowed vials of particles of regolith, bulk soil < 1 mm 10084 and 10085 course fines, that John Wood sewed into his suit jacket for safe keeping during his flight home from Houston, his team formed an evidence-based theory for the formation of the Moon\u2019s crust<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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John Wood asked the question not only what the samples contained by also why they surprisingly contained anorthositic terrae or highland fragments from over 50 km away.    The Moon was not simply formed from one of long, cold accretion, the clumping together of particles floating in the solar system. Wood et al<\/em> hypothesized that a fiery collision of Earth and a planetoid initially formed the Moon.  As the proto-lunar sphere of magma cooled, its magma ocean differentiated\u2014the lightest component anorthosite floating to the top and cooling into a crystalized crust of at least 25 km in depth. Wood calculated that this depth would be necessary to support the 3 km high mountains of the highlands. (Lunar anorthosites and a geophysical model of the moon.  Wood et al)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This crystalized crust was bombarded by asteroids until about 3.9\nbillion years ago.  Mountains formed not\nby the relatively slow progression of tectonic plates or the repeated eruptions\nof volcanos but in minutes by the violent collisions of asteroids traveling at\nkms\/sec with the Moon\u2019s surface. The meteoroids plunged deep into the Lunar\nbedrock creating shockwaves that fragmented it and formed deep craters with\nsteep walls, throwing up mountain-range rims and sometimes a mountainous peak\nin the crater center.  New materials are\nformed from old\u2014glass and breccia from the molten melding of the meteoroid with\nLunar materials. Thousands of tons of Lunar materials were fragmented and\nejected. Lighter ejecta spread as far as an entire hemisphere of the Moon from\none asteroid collision site.  When the\nMoon was very volcanically active about 3-4 billion years ago, magma formed\nplains instead of mountains by welling up through lava tubes into cracks in the\ncrater basins, overspreading them and quenching into dark crystalized basalt\nthat cooled, shrank, and cracked to allow access for more magma to upwell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Apollo Program (continued):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apollo missions brought back about 382 kg of samples of rocks and regolith spending about 25 human days on the Lunar surface.  These samples are the basis for continuing scientific study. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n  Ian Crawford, The scientific legacy of\nApollo, Astronomy & Geophysics, Volume 53, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages\n6.24\u20136.28,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lunar surface changes very slowly so it can be used to\nunderstand terrestrial evolution.  The\nastronauts footprints will likely persist for 100 million years barring direct\nlarge meteoroid hits.  Big Bertha, a\nbreccia and the largest lunar sample collected during  Apollo 14, may contain a 2-centimeters of\nmaterial originally formed on Earth, as such it would be the oldest existing\nEarth rock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Analysis of the age of samples and lunar cratering has made it possible\nto track the density of cratering on lunar surfaces of known age over time to\ninfer the age of surfaces of other nearby terrestrial objects based on their\ncrater density.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lunar regolith contains a record and depth of interaction with\nsolar wind particles, cosmic rays, and meteoroid impact.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The calibration of remote sensing satellites using known materials from known sites enables the remote exploration of other areas of the Moon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passive and active seismology shed light on the thickness of the\nregolith and underlying lava in a variety of locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The magnetism of the Moon at various locations and within Lunar\nsamples was measured to better understand the changing magnetic fields of the\nMoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exact, changing distance between the Moon and Earth from three Lunar locations is being measured using  Laser Ranging Retroreflector. Lunar librations (waggles) as it rotates and changes in Earth\u2019s rotation are tracked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Night Sky Highlights for July-September 2019<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Solar System<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Delta Aquariid meteors<\/strong>
Peaking on July 28<\/strong>
This shower is not as intense as the Perseids, but at least this year it occurs close to the time of a new Moon, so the sky will be dark. Under ideal conditions more than a dozen meteors per hour might be seen, but this shower favors viewers in the southern hemisphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perseid Meteors
Peaking around August 12-13<\/strong>
This is probably the most popular meteor shower because of its reliability and it can produce over 60 meteors per hour at its peak. This year, there will be a bright gibbous Moon around the peak nights, which will light up the sky and limit the number of meteors that can be seen. Still, some of the brightest meteors should be visible, and viewing this shower on a warm August night is always an enjoyable experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mercury<\/strong>
The best chance to observe Mercury this summer will be in the eastern sky before dawn in mid-August. It will be farthest from the Sun (19 degrees away) on August 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Venus<\/strong>
Venus will be too close to the Sun to be seen throughout most of the summer, but in mid-September is will begin to appear very low in the western sky right after sunset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jupiter<\/strong>
Throughout the summer, Jupiter will be the brightest object in the evening sky, and it will be an ideal target for observation with any telescope. Recently, Jupiter’s red spot has been spreading material into the south equatorial belt, which is something to look for when observing the planet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturn<\/strong>
Saturn reaches opposition (rising just as the Sun sets) on July 9, so it will be ready for telescopic observing throughout the summer. Its rings are still wide open from our perspective, making them a great sight to observe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uranus<\/strong>
Located in Aries, Uranus will be visible in the early morning hours during the summer. To find it, you will need a finder chart such as the one in this article from the Sky & Telescope<\/em> website:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

www.skyandtelescope.com\/observing\/planets\/ice-giants-neptune-and-uranus\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neptune<\/strong>
The link above also has a finder chart for Neptune, which will reach opposition on September 10.  The late summer and fall will be a good time to search for its small blue-green disk among the stars of Aquarius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deep Sky Objects<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In addition to summertime favorites such as the Hercules cluster and the Ring Nebula, there are scores of other interesting targets to seek out. The objects listed below are not quite as popular, but they fun to track down and observe with telescopes of all sizes. If you need directions, click on any of the links below to get printable star-hop charts for these objects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Messier 10 and 12<\/strong>
Globulars cluster in Ophiuchus
M10 and M12 are a pair of globular clusters about 3 degrees apart and similar in size and brightness. They are both about magnitude 6.6, making them good targets for telescopes of all sizes. Medium to large scopes will show hundreds of individual stars in both clusters.  Star-<\/a>h<\/a>op chart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Messier 9 and 107<\/strong>
Globular clusters in Ophiuchus
These two globulars are in the southern part of Ophiuchus. They are not as large or bright as M10 and M12, but see how much resolution of individual stars you can get with high magnification. Star-hop chart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Messier 25<\/strong>
Open cluster in Sagittarius
This is a large and bright open cluster that can be easily seen in binoculars and is a fine sight in any telescope with a wide-field eyepiece.  Star-hop chart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Messier 26
<\/strong>Open cluster in Scutum
M26 is located in the rich Milky Way clouds of Scutum. It is a group of 100 stars, about 9 arcminutes across. It contains an attractive mixture of bright and dim stars.  Star-hop chart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Messier 54
<\/strong>Globular cluster in Sagittarius
Messier 54 is a unique object because it is one of just a few globular clusters that is easy to observe but not part of our own Milky Way galaxy. It resides beyond the far edge of our galaxy, near the center of a small satellite galaxy called the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy. The dwarf galaxy is one of the closest companions to the Milky Way galaxy. M54 is about 87,000 light years away.  Star-hop chart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Messier 69 and 70
<\/strong>Globular clusters in Sagittarius
These two small globular clusters join M54 along the bottom edge of the Sagittarius teapot. Their individual stars cannot be resolved with small telescopes, but a few can be seen with larger scopes. Star-hop chart<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Messier 97, the Owl Nebula<\/strong>
Planetary nebula in Ursa Major
The Owl Nebula is large but has a low surface brightness that makes it easy to miss if you don’t look carefully. Once you spot its faint circular glow, see if you can detect one or two of the dark spots that make up the owl’s eyes. They can be a challenge to see with even a fairly large scope.  Star-hop chart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Messier 108<\/strong>
Galaxy in Ursa Major
This galaxy, about 32 million light years away, has a distinct oblong shape that should be visible in even a small scope. It is less than 1 degree away from the Owl Nebula, so finding one of these objects can help you find the other.  Star-hop chart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NGC 6503<\/strong>
Galaxy in Draco
This galaxy is called a dwarf spiral because of its relatively small size, about 1\/3 the diameter of the Milky Way galaxy. It is almost edge-on so appears elongated through a telescope, and is fairly bright and easy to spot.  Star-hop chart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gallery, page 1<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Several of the objects described in the Night Sky Highlights for this issue are shown on these two pages. All images on this page were taken by Leo Taylor through a Meade 2080 8-inch Schmidt Cassegrain telescope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Large and bright open cluster Messier 25 in Sagittarius, a good target for binoculars or a wide-field telescope.  Taken with an SBIG ST-4000XCM imager. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Open cluster Messier 26 in Scutum, taken with an SBIG ST-7E imager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Messier 10, an open cluster in Ophiuchus, taken with an SBIG ST-7E imager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Gallery, page 2<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

These images of summer deep-sky targets were taken by Jim Mazur with a Meade 14-inch LX850 scope and an SBIG ST8300M imager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Messier 9 in located in the Milky Way in Ophiuchus. Fewer stars are seen in the lower right corner of this image because a dark nebula blocks the view of the stars behind it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Messier 107 in Ophiuchus has a fairly dense center, but the stars around the edges are more spread out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NGC 6503 is a spiral galaxy in Draco that can be found high overhead on summer evenings. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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