On the edge

Nice image! I stumbled across this galaxy a while ago when I was playing with one of the TIE telescopes but I can't seem to find my image of it now. I do remember it really impressing the students though because lets face it, this is one cool looking galaxy!

Nice job Dave, This looks like a greta galaxy to image/observe, it's a top target, though i've never managed to see it yet! This gives me the urge

Well done,
Keith.

This galaxy is one of my personnel favourites and i regularily pick it up while conducting my own comet search with the 16" at 57X , it looks all the more special to me when i see your superb image of it Dave.

Im glad you are experimenting with galaxy numbers...a very good sign Please keep me informed of your progress as i am very interested. Would you consider imaging galaxies within 90* of the sun and low in the sky to escape the competition from other SN partols?

I hope it evolves into an Irish SN patrol (a first). Heres some searching advice from Gene Shoemaker....

' Search as much sky as possible, keep good records and statstics, take advantage of gaps in the clouds and never, never give up!

Hi Martin - sure enough that 16" is a beast!

I'm not sure what the best strategy is for SN searching - but you're right that avoiding areas of sky currenly patrolled by the automated searches would probably be more fruitful. But then how do you find out the areas that they patrol? These are all good questions and will help determine if and how we get something off the ground here in Ireland!

And Shoemaker's quote is inspiring - and dead right!

I'm currently looking at the stategies that are used by SN programmes (at least the ones that are published anyhow). I hope to get to talk to folks about it tomorrow at Whirlpool. So, we may be in a position next week to get some detail around the possibilty of starting something off.

I'll keep everyone informed!

Cheers

Dave McD

Flaming Nora, Dave, great. The detail is extraordinary. Looks like your gonna need a bigger chip!!

To go with the big head, I presume?

Cheers Dave - thought you might like it.

Dave