[meteorite-list] OT - Happy Crab Nebula Day!

From: Michael Gilmer <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2011 12:34:26 -0400
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Hi Gary and List,

A gorgeous object that I have glimpsed through a big dobsonian.

For us observers with smalll scopes, what is the visual magnitude of
the Crab now?

FWIW, I got my Messier qualification from the Astronomical League for
big binoculars and Deep Sky. I think at last count, I had bagged
about 80 Messiers and about 50 NGC/IC objects using 100mm binoculars.
It was fun. :)

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 7/4/11, Gary Fujihara <fujmon at mac.com> wrote:
> Cosmic Fireworks: On July 4, 1054, Chinese astronomers observed a "guest
> star" in the constellation Taurus, the result of a star exploding or going
> Supernova. At mag -6, SN1054 (Supernova of 1054) became about 4 times
> brighter than Venus, was visible in daylight for 23 days, and lasted a
> period of two years. Today we can still see remnants of SN1054 as the
> Messier Object 1 (M1) Crab Nebula.
>
> http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/_M1.jpg
>
> Oh, and for those terrestrially bound in the USA, Happy Fourth of July!
>
> Gary Fujihara
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