After I give lectures - on almost any subject - I am often asked, "Do you believe in UFOs?". I'm always struck by how the question is phrased, the suggestion that this is a matter of belief and not evidence. I'm almost never asked, "How good is the evidence that UFOs are alien spaceships?".
/ Carl Sagan /



In memoriam Halton C. Arp (1927-2013).


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NGC 1664 (Open cluster)
Right ascension: 4h 52m Declination: 43° 42'
Constellation: Auriga
Date/time: 2014.03.08 20:45 UT
Equipment: 12" f/5 Newtonian
FoV: 36' Magnification and filter(s): 100x
Seeing: 7/10 Transparency: 2/5
SQM: 17.95 m/as2 Temperature: 6°C
Humidity: moderate Wind: gusts
Sight: 4 - lots of details, very interesting, unique look
Difficulty: 3 - moderately visible, dark adaptation needed, averted vision might add to details
Position: 1 - very easy, many bright stars nearby
Location: Nádasdladány, Hungary
Observer: Ferenc Lovró
Description:

Faint, large open cluster with member stars of very similar brightness. Sparsely populated, yet it features many spectacular stellar paths. A really nice object, should make a great target on a better evening. In the Eastern corner of the FoV I can see a really nice, perfectly square pattern of stars. The Half Moon is near the Auriga constellation, and sometimes stormy wind gusts make observation harder.
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