Here
are some ST-6/C-14 image of the Omega Centauri Globular Cluster taken from
the Pawnee Prairie Grasslands Cactus Flats Star
party site at
Latitude
40* 39' 15" N by Longitude 104* 26' 52" W (Baker Draw
Quad) and an elevation of 5039 ft. Almost
the lowest imaging of the globular
cluster
ever taken.
According
to TheSKY4, the parameters of Omega Centauri on 03/10/02 at the the time
these expsoures were taken were:
Dreyer Descr. GCL,OMEGA CENTAURI
Magnitude: 3.7
RA:13h 26m 56.1s Dec:-47d
29' 33"
Azm:173d 06' 34" Alt:+01*
21' 37" !!!
Rise: 00:40 Transit: 02:13
Set: 03:46 (Should have waited 41 mins)
RA:13h 26m 48.0s Dec:-47d
29' 00" Epoch 2000
Size (mins) 36.3
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(Well, that didn't take long)
From LeRoy Gautney: 03/18/02
"Go North young man! I'm
wondering if you could do better than this guy did? http://rppass.com/n5139-00.htm
It would only take
1 degree, 55 minutes, 45 seconds
of latitude to edge his record farthest north latitude (as far as anybody
knows) of imaging Omega Centauri."
But in my defense, my picture does
not use the happenstance of refraction and the cluster can readily be seen
in my shot, it is VERY hard to see the cluster in Ralphs' shot.
Though I do appalude Ralph's efforts
in obtaining an image of O.C. so far north I guess I'm going to have to
try this shot from Douglas Wyoming!!
.
The above four exposures of O.C.G.C. are from- 17sec to 55 sec.
Even got a jet trail leavin' DIA.
A 3-D plot of the above left image
The plot at the top right is from the X-axis
The plot at the bottom right is the Y-plot using IRIS software.
tjt 10/15/10