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Local Galaxy Group & Galactic Neighborhood

Award Winners
Name Affiliation Number Date
Robert D. McGown Rose City Astronomers #1 - M 10/07
Dareth L. Murray Rose City Astronomers #2 - M 10/07
Al Lamperti Delaware Valley Amateur Astronomers #3 - M 07/08
Vincent R. Scheetz Delaware Valley Amateur Astronomers #4 - M 08/08
Scott Kranz Astronomical Society of Kansas City #5 - M 02/09
Kathy Machin Astronomical Society of Kansas City #6 - DA 02/09
Dave Tosteson Minnesota Astronomical Society #7 - M 03/09
Michael A. Hotka Longmont Astronomical Society #8 - M 04/09
Aaron B. Clevenson North Houston Astronomy Club #9 - M 05/09
Leonard Jensen Delaware Valley Amateur  Astronomers #10 - M/DA 10/09
Clifford A. Hedgepeth, Jr. Back Bay Amateur Astronomers #11 - M/DA 10/09
Brad Young Astronomy Club of Tulsa #12 - M 10/09

   The Local Group & Galactic Neighborhood Observing Guide is designed for detailed visual and/or CCD observation of the three local super clusters.  Most of the galaxies, clusters and clouds in this observing program are visually accessible with a 10 -12.5” telescope, although there are individual objects within some of the groups that are beyond almost all amateur observers. One of the challenges is to go as deep as you can. This is a guide to observe those classic galaxies in a new light seeing and discover things that we have all overlooked. Give your eyes and mind an adventure exploring the island universes that share the space time we live in.

   Using a CCD camera with an 8” or larger scope and a good drive will be helpful for many of the fainter galaxies and clusters, you don’t need a CCD camera to complete the program, just a keen sense of vision.

 

This is a representation of the pin which will be awarded to those who complete this observing guide.

Thanks to Larry Godsey, Rose City Astronomers, for the original concept.

Many thanks to Diana Murray, Art Institute of Portland, for the final design. 

 

    

Here is a quote on the guide from noted Local Group expert Dr. Paul Hodge at University of Washington:

"The Local Group & Galactic Neighborhood Observing Guide" is a gold mine...This book provides a superb guide to the gold mine, showing where the large golden veins are and how to find even the mine's smallest shiny nuggets."


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