Re: (SNES) Re: A minor mystery

["Steve Brandt" <stevebrandt@mediaone.net>]

Hi Dave,

Sorry to disappoint you, but Doug has informed us that PLN 63+13.1 is just
another designation for the Ring Nebula.  However, if there was another PN
is the general vicinity, I'm sure you would be the guy to find it!

Clear skies,
Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Aucoin" <deepskydave@hotmail.com>
To: <snegazers@brainiac.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 1:15 PM
Subject: Re: (SNES) Re: A minor mystery


> Awww Geez, now I am gonna be blinking M57 with an OIII to see if I can
find
> this new planetary. This will be a challenge...
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> >From: "Steve Brandt" <stevebrandt@mediaone.net>
> >Reply-To: snegazers@brainiac.com
> >To: "SNEgazers" <snegazers@brainiac.com>
> >Subject: (SNES) Re: A minor mystery
> >Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 07:53:33 -0400
> >
> >Hi Doug,
> >
> >After your message reminded me about the "mystery star" we saw within M57
> >in
> >SkyMap, I cranked up The Sky on my computer to see what it had to show
> >about
> >M57.  If I read it correctly, there is another planetary nebula, PLN
> >63+13.1
> >shown practically right on top of the "Ring".  I am assuming PLN 63+13.1
is
> >not another designation for the ring (am I right here?).  Could this be
the
> >"mystery star" shown in SkyMap?
> >
> >Hoping for clear skies this weekend,
> >Steve Brandt
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <Albireo54@aol.com>
> >To: <jh@brainiac.com>; <stevebrandt@mediaone.net>
> >Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 10:41 PM
> >Subject: A minor mystery
> >
> >
> > > Hi Guys,
> > >
> > > You may recall that when observing M57 last Friday night, we noticed
(in
> > > SkyMap) an unusual 7th magnitude star supposedly embedded in the area
of
> >the
> > > ring itself. I remember staring at it for the longest time, as it
looked
> > > somehow out of place. Earlier tonight, while checking out the field of
> >M57
> >on
> > > some USNO photos, I went to my copy of SkyMap here at home, and that
> >star
> > > wasn't there! I have no idea how this could be! Were we imagining what
> >we
> >saw
> > > at FDO?
> > >
> > > I look forward to snooping around a bit when we're back at the dome -
to
> >try
> > > to figure what happened. (Or maybe we should just blame Windows!)
> > >
> > > :o)
> > > Doug
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