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Reports of Monthly Meetings on Zoom<\/strong> <\/h1>\n\n\n\n

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

January 31, 2023<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

17 people in attendance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Treasurer\u2019s Report
Expenses: VoIP, T-shirts, storage
Income: public events donation jar, memberships
Members = 95, New \u2013 Yiyang Min<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris Predom is looking at the comet right now through binos and a telescope. He can see the motion within a few minutes in the eyepiece. Some people on the news had pictures of the Mars Occultation. Jim Mazur has seen the comet ZTF. Large coma, nucleus defined in the telescope; fuzzy spot in the binos. Rich Asarisi looked at the comet right before this meeting. Fuzzy dot. Greg Barker showed some maps of where the comet should be. Tonight it is the brightest. We had a discussion of how to find it. It is going away from the Sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was a Christmas Eve conjunction that was seen at Gulf Beach in Milford. The Moon \u2013 Mercury \u2013 Venus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hammonasset Events:  March 25, May 27, August 11 (rain date 8\/12), October 14. The Thames River astronomy group will be glad to help out. The dates for Silver Sands and Young\u2019s Park have been sent in. No responses yet. April, May, June, October, November. The first few might not happen if not approved. New Haven Long Wharf is asking for dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do we have access to the Foran High School planetarium? Greg hasn\u2019t heard from Al Sacharow\u2019s sons. We would like to invite some at the school to a Silver Sands event, or work through a teacher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laurie Averill wants to know if anyone is into radio astronomy. Bob Carruthers was. He had a larger dish that he used to hear Jupiter, Saturn and the Sun. He had a portable dish that he used for ham radio. Bob\u2019s brother took care of his storage locker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Al Washburn will be showing the meteorites to the 4th<\/sup> and 5th<\/sup> grades classes at Hill School with Andy Buynak\u2019s wife Shelly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leo Taylor talked about the 15 foot wide Yagi antenna to record sounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dave Johnson and Al Washburn remembered listening to the planets at 2am with Bob Carruthers and Andy Poniros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting ended at 19:45.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

February 28, 2023<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

16 people in attendance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Treasurer\u2019s  Report
Income: memberships
Expenses: storage, taxes
96 Members \u2013 New: Michael Saban, Terri Kurczewski<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Young\u2019s Park dates are in the calendar. We are still waiting to hear from DEEP for Silver Sands. Greg Barker has sent an email to Foran High School about a planetarium show. We can make it into a star gazing event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Al Washburn had the meteorites at Hill Central 5th<\/sup> and 6th<\/sup> graders. He did the meteorite drop with black pants. Not a good idea. He will be going to Ferrero School next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donna Pursley saw the comet in her backyard. Al Pinto saw the comet. Greg and Cheryl Barker saw it a few days later. Al Washburn said he tried to find it. Andy Buynak said he saw it next to Mars. Chris Predom saw it a few times. Rich Asarisi is sending a picture for the newsletter. Peter Adamo couldn\u2019t find it but saw a few bands on Jupiter. Andy saw Venus and Jupiter very close together. Peter said that Betelgeuse dimmed unexpectantly. Chris did some observing of the Messier objects and sigma Orionis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donna went to the Bob Carruthers memorial on Zoom. Leo Taylor was there in person. The memorial was recorded by the Unitarian Universalist Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laurie Averill is working on trying to get some NASA speakers for CSP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have upcoming public events at Young\u2019s Park, Hammonasset and the Madison moon walk. The upcoming private events will be at Colchester, Massaro Farm, and Long Wharf. The events are on the front page of our website and can be downloaded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andy and Peter had questions about dew heaters. We discussed the different brands and how to power them. Everyone does it a little different. NEAF may sell some if you go there in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting ended at 19:53.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Citizen Science and the James Webb Space Telescope<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Laurie Averill asked Dr. Sean Linden, who was our speaker at the March monthly meeting on Zoom, if there are any citizen science projects based on the JWST data. Below is Dr. Linden’s reply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hey Laurie,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for inviting me! It was really fun to be able to share some of the stuff we are doing with JWST and you all were a great audience \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One thing I should have mentioned in my talk last night was that the title slide I was using was an image a citizen scientist posted to reddit.com<\/a> when the data came out (attached). Their is a community at r\/jameswebb where people post these impressive photoshop efforts. I have seen them appear in talks at conferences, and some have even made their way into published papers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for more involved citizen science projects like Galaxy Zoo, there was a recent JWST observation which got its origins from the Galaxy Zoo Gems project (see https:\/\/blog.galaxyzoo.org\/2022\/10\/05\/from-galaxy-zoo-to-jwst-dust-and-gravitational-lensing\/<\/a>). That galaxy was first identified by citizen scientists, and then included in a large JWST survey called PEARLS (https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/jwstpearls\/home<\/a>). You can see even from their homepage that one of the key science goals is identifying all kinds of galaxies in their very large image mosaics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exciting thing is that PEARLS is one of a handful of galaxy surveys that are releasing data publicly over the first 2 years of JWST science: CEERS (https:\/\/ceers.github.io\/overview.html<\/a>), NGDEEP (https:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/2302.05466.pdf<\/a>), PRIMER (https:\/\/primer-jwst.github.io\/<\/a>), GLASS (https:\/\/glass.astro.ucla.edu\/ers\/<\/a>), and UNCOVER (https:\/\/jwst-uncover.github.io\/<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between these 6 surveys I have no doubt that an effort to independently classify all of the new galaxies will happen whether formally through the galaxy zoo project, as Bill Keel suggests at the end of the blog post I attached, or individually through each team. The websites I attached are probably the best places to keep up to date about any citizen projects as they data continues to get taken and released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sean<\/p>\n\n\n

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

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

Earth’s Moving Magnetic Field<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the last several years, the north magnetic pole has been shifting position at a pretty good clip. GPS systems have to be recalibrated every so often. With this in mind, I set my good compass on a spot where nothing could disturb it about two years ago. Every few months or so I would check and it seemed to be nudging to the east. After two years, the compass needle was about an eighth of an inch just on the east side of north. This north magnetic pole is really moving. I just reset the compass right on north again so I can continue to monitor the continued movement of the north magnetic pole. I must say, this has turned into one of my more interesting projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two Comets<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On February 1, 2023, my brother Anthony, our friend Joe and I observed Comet ZTF while it was closest to Earth with our 10X50 binoculars. The comet was just above Polaris in about the 1:30 position. In our binoculars, the comet looked like a green fuzzy star that was fairly bright in our binoculars. I think if there was no Moon out, we had a chance to see this comet naked eye even though we were in light polluted West Haven. I also have been observing Sun-grazing Comet 96P\/Machholz1 on the Soho site on my computer. I was able to watch it brighten a ton as it came very close to the Sun. it also grew a fairly long tail. It’s not clear if we will be able to observe this comet as it comes around from the Sun. Here’s hoping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunspots<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My brother Anthony imaged the Sun with all the sunspots on Friday, February 10 while he, I and our friend Joe observed them in our five-inch scope with a white light glass filter. The Sun has been very active for months now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Upcoming Observing Events<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Members with telescopes are needed for these public outreach events. If the weather looks questionable for an observing event, check the ASNH website<\/a> after 4:00pm. There will be a scrolling message on the home page if an event has been cancelled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday, April 21, 7:00pm<\/strong>
Silver Sands State Park
Milford CT (map<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, April 22, 7:00pm<\/strong>
Young\u2019s Park
60 Blackstone Ave, Branford CT (map<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, May 13, 7:00pm<\/strong>
Colchester Land Trust
Cold Spring Farm, 46 Town Road, Colchester CT (map<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday, May 19, 7:00pm<\/strong>
Silver Sands State Park
Milford CT (map<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, May 20, 7:00pm<\/strong>
Young\u2019s Park
60 Blackstone Ave, Branford CT (map<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, May 27, 8:30pm<\/strong>
Hammonasset Beach State Park
Meig\u2019s Point Nature Center, 1288 Boston Post Rd, Madison CT (map<\/a>) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday, June 9, 7:00pm<\/strong>
Silver Sands State Park
Milford CT (map<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, June 10, 7:00pm<\/strong>
Young\u2019s Park
60 Blackstone Ave, Branford CT (map<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Events Calendar for 2023<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n
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Upcoming Monthly Meetings on Zoom<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, April 25, 7:00 pm
Tuesday, May 30, 7:00 pm

We will continue to use this format for monthly meetings for now. A week or two before each meeting, members will receive an email announcement with a link that will allow them to connect to the online meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just click the link or copy and paste in your browser and that will connect you to the meeting. You can do this on any device that has an internet connection and a browser.  You can do this on a smart phone. You can display yourself if you like with your selfie camera on your device. If you don’t that’s okay, don’t feel you have to.

You can also dial in to the meeting. The number and password will be given in the announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solstice Picnic to be Held on June 24<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

All members and their families are invited to our annual solstice picnic at Sleeping Giant State Park on Saturday, June 24, starting at noon. More information will be sent out later, along with a sign-up sheet for food and beverages to bring for this pot-luck picnic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Recent Public Outreach Events<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

By Al Washburn<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meteorites at Hill Central School<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On Friday, February 3, 2023 the meteorite collection of the Astronomical Society of New Haven was displayed to teach 5th and 6th graders at Hill Central School, in New Haven, about rocks from space. They learned what can happen when they hit the Earth by the use of a meteorite drop box and had great fun doing this, which can cause quite mess! They used magnets to learn that some meteorites are made of iron and some are not made of iron. By this experience, and a data collection sheet to fill in as they handled the samples, they learned two of the three major meteorite types. The third type was later shown to them, illuminated from below, with it\u2019s brilliant green color glowing! All had a great learning experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Meteorites at Milford Public Library<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On Thursday, March 9, 2023 the ASNH meteorite collection was displayed at the Milford Public Library. The evening program began with a short introduction and was followed by a Powerpoint presentation of meteorites, their types and qualities. After, attendees were able to view and hold the samples and test them with magnets to determine their type, either metal or stone (non-metal) meteorites and ask questions. The program went from 7 to 8 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Astronomy Night at the Country School<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On Thursday, March 3, 2023 ASNH members Laurie Averill, Al Washburn, Jim Mazur, and Carlos Foray set up telescopes at the Madison Country School as part of their \u201cAstronomy Night\u201d program which had a host of activities for students to enjoy. Attendees were able to view a conjunction of Jupiter and Venus as well as a nearly full Moon. Several meteorites were also on display for participants to see and hold. Wesleyan University had a Digitalis portable planetarium running. R.J. Julia Booksellers had astronomy books to view and buy and there was even a taco truck on site. Hazy skies started to creep in as the evening went on, and a beautiful lunar halo could be seen to complete the evening. The event started a 6 pm and wound up at about 8 pm. Earlier in the day, Laurie carried out a scaled solar system planetary walk for the students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Evening observing of the Moon, Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and other objects.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Astronomy Links<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

From Ray Kaville<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fairy in the pillars: Wolfgang Promper captures a section of the Eagle Nebula:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.astrobin.com\/full\/vyemzt\/0\/?mod=&real=<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A mysterious flying spiral above Hawaiian night sky likely caused by SpaceX launch:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/01\/31\/1152830311\/flying-spiral-hawaii-spacex-launch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This picture of Comet ZTF includes equipment and process data plus a magnificent image. Click on the image for a full-size image which allows you to zoom in. Right click to save it as a great desktop image for your computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.astrobin.com\/brphxe\/0\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gigantic ‘alien’ comet spotted heading straight for the sun:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/machholz1-approaches-sun-sixth-time<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While you were sleeping…<\/em>
Most of us heard rumblings about the ESA\/GAIA satellite awhile back. No fancy deep sky color images of nebulae or stars, just a whole lot of serious science. If you talked to Chris Predom you heard about it. This is how I got curious about it, and it’s well worth investigating. This is probably one of the most exciting and adventurous astronomical projects ever initiated. Launched in 2014 GAIA has been working hard and successfully with volumes of data collected and many new departures along the way. Give it a look and see what you think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gaia
https:\/\/solarsystem.nasa.gov\/missions\/gaia\/in-depth\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image of the Week
Asteroids in Gaia
https:\/\/www.cosmos.esa.int\/web\/gaia\/iow_20180630<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gaia revolutionises asteroid tracking
https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Space_Safety\/Gaia_revolutionises_asteroid_tracking<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Night Sky Highlights for April-June 2023<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

By Jim Mazur<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Mercury<\/strong>
There will be a good chance to see elusive Mercury in the early evening sky for the few days surrounding April 11<\/strong>. Mercury will be bright (between magnitude -1 and 0), but so will the twilight sky, so it gets easier to see with each passing minute after sunset as the sky darkens. It will be low in the sky so a good western view is essential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Venus<\/strong>
At about magnitude -4.0, Venus dominates the western sky throughout the spring months. It is bright enough to be seen even before the Sun sets if the sky is clear and you know where to look. Through a telescope, Venus will be in a waning gibbous phase in April and May, then half lit or less during June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mars<\/strong>
Mars is another bright planet that can be seen in the evening sky throughout the spring. In June, it will be getting closer to Venus, and the two beacons with their contrasting colors should be a striking sight. The crescent Moon joins in a conjunction with Mars and Venus on June 21-22<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jupiter<\/strong>
Jupiter will be close to the Sun during April, then it will join Saturn in the morning sky in May and June. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturn<\/strong>
Located in Aquarius, Saturn will be visible in the east during the early morning hours this spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uranus<\/strong>
Except for the first few days of April when Uranus will be below Venus in the evening sky, this planet will be too close to the Sun to observe this spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/theskylive.com\/uranus-info<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neptune<\/strong>
As the spring progresses, Neptune will become visible in the early morning sky in the constellation Pisces. Here is a finder chart for Neptune: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/theskylive.com\/planetarium?obj=neptune<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Springtime offers many galaxies to observe in Virgo, Coma Berenices, Leo, and Ursa Major. But there are also other interesting deep-sky objects, including double stars, globulars, and nearby open clusters. Here are some good targets, along with star-hop charts to help find them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Messier 3<\/strong>
Globular cluster in Canes Venatici
M3 is one of the brightest globular clusters in the sky, and it can be seen as a fuzzy ball in binoculars. It is a very dense globular, and that makes it a little harder to resolve the individual stars than the more famous M13, but it still is a very impressive object, especially with a big scope. Star-hop chart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Messier 44, the Beehive Cluster<\/strong>
Open cluster in Cancer
This is one of the few open clusters that is visible to the naked eye under a moderately dark sky. It is also one of the closest open clusters, about 610 light years away. It looks like a faint glow in the middle of Cancer, and binoculars or a small telescope will reveal several dozen stars. Star-hop chart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melotte 111, the Coma Cluster<\/strong>
Open cluster in Coma Berenices
This is another nearby open cluster visible to the naked eye, just 288 light years away. It is a neglected group, probably because light pollution. The roughly 40 stars of this group are spread over a 4.5-degree area of sky. This is an ideal target for binoculars, just about filling the roughly 5-degree field of view of typical binoculars. Star-hop chart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Porrima (Gamma Virginis)
<\/strong>Double star in Virgo
Porrima is easily visible to the naked eye at magnitude 2.7. Through a telescope at high power, it resolves into two stars, one yellow and one blue, making a beautiful sight. The components are only about 3 arcseconds apart so it takes at least 100X to split them. These stars are about 38 light years away and about 34 astronomical units apart. Star-hop chart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pi and Xi Bootis
<\/strong>Double stars in Bootes
These two nice double stars are just a few degrees apart and not far from Arcturus. Pi Bootis has two white components, magnitudes 4.9 and 5.8, separated by 5.4 arcseconds. The pair is about 320 light years away. Xi Bootis is much closer, 20 light years away, and its blue-white and orange component stars are magnitudes 4.7 and 7.0, separated by 5.3 arcseconds (but the gap is shrinking as they orbit). Both stars of Xi Bootis are smaller and less luminous than our Sun.  Star-hop chart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy<\/strong>
Spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
M101 is a large face-on spiral galaxy about 21 million light years away. At magnitude 7.7, it can be seen as a faint glow in a small scope, and larger scopes will reveal its bright center, spiral arms, and other details. This is definitely a good target for a dark moonless night.  Star-hop chart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Messier 102 (NGC 5866)
<\/strong>Galaxy in Draco
Many purists do not recognize this galaxy as M102 because it is not in the location Charles Messier reported seeing it. There is evidence that what Messier actually saw was a repeat of M101. But NGC 5866 is in the general vicinity and it helps to fill out the list of Messier objects. It is an edge-on lenticular galaxy (one with a large central bulge and tightly wound spiral arms). Star-hop chart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NGC 4435 and 4438, the Eyes
<\/strong>Galaxies in Virgo
Messier did not record these two galaxies, but they are certainly bright enough to see with a small telescope. With moderate aperture, they do look like an eerie pair of eyes staring back at you from deep space.  Star-hop chart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NGC 4458 and 4461<\/strong>, in Markarian’s Chain
<\/strong>Galaxies in Virgo
Just about 1\/2 degree to the northeast of the Eyes galaxies (see above) is another pair of galaxies, slightly dimmer but still quite visible in a telescope of moderate aperture. Along with the Eyes, these galaxies are part of Markarian’s Chain, an impressive string of galaxies in the heart of the Virgo cluster. If you slew around the area on a dark night, you will probably spot more of them, as shown on the star-hop chart.  Star-hop chart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Gallery<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Al Johnson captured an image of the Eastern Veil Nebula, NGC6992, last fall. It is Ha narrowband taken with a Starlight Express 814 mono camera through a Takahashi FS102 refractor.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Jim Mazur took this close-up view of Comet ZTF (C\/2022 E3) through his 14″ Meade on January 30. Image processing was tricky because the comet was moving so fast. A set of 60 10-second images had to be stacked once aligning on the comet and suppressing the stars, and then a second time aligning on the stars and suppressing the comet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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