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il*i®!** r '3' 1380 The Cosmic Reporter Tryon Dally Bulletin, Frl., Oct. 3,1980 7009° CAHICOMI AQTIU M5C 6918 • M 550 ‘'Capricorn" By Tim Linder This week let's take a look at the constellation of Capricorn, the mythical “Sea Goat.” Capricorn is part of the Zodiac (band of constellations through which the sun and planets pass) and in this area there are a number of interesting astronomical objects most of which are globular star clusters. Capricorn is now in the mid southern sky at 9 p.m. so let's take a look to see what we can find: The first object is M2 which is actually in Aquarius. This object is a globular star cluster and is of magnitude 7. Since this object is fairly bright it should be easy to spot through binoculars and will appear as a bright fuzzy ball or light. N^f “ the P la netary nebula GC 7009 also known as the baturn Nebula. This planetary "? bul . a 13 °". e of the brightest in J s . cl ® ss ,5 eir 'g at magnitude 8.5 ?i" d Sh u u u be fairiy cas y 10 s P°t through binoculars or a small I 1 wil1 oPPear as a bright blue disk. M72 is a globular star cluster to / Ca P™orn. This faster is of magnitude 9 and is quite dim. M 72 may be hard to . find with binoculars but is easy to spot though a small telescope. NGC 6818 is very much like NGC 7009 except that it is a little dimmer. This planetary nebula is of magnitude 10 and can only be seen through a telescope. Through a telescope at about 45x NGC 6818 appears as a small blue oval disk. Next ix M75. This is a globular cluster between the constellations of Capricorn and Sagittarius. M 75 is of magnitude 9 and is quite dim but it may still be seen through binoculars or a small telescope if the sky is dark and clear. M 55 is another globular star cluster to the southwest of Capricorn. M 55 is of magnitude 6 and is the brightest globular cluster in this area. This globular cluster can be seen easily with binoculars and appears as a bright fuzzy patch of light. The last globular cluster in this area is M 30. M 30 is to the east of Capricorn and is of magnitude 8. Since this cluster is of medl “m brightness it should not be hard to pick up with binoculars. P The last object of interest in this area is Alpha Capricorn. (A-1 and A-2 on the starmap) ■ This is a nice naked-eye double star and SB- 3 ‘SB* -*• HAPPY STARGAZING!!!!^ There will be a Musical Festival Sun., Oct. 5 at 4 p.m. Garrison Chapel Baptist Church, Tryon. Benefits Women's Day, Linda Douglas, sponsor. Secretarial Services JUST FOR YOU LTD tn O«po st funder the Bock Shelf/ 859-6883 859-9692 ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL AUXILIARY Annual Luncheon Meeting WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8th 12:30 Buffet, Railroad House Tickets $5.00 on sale at Volunteer Office, St. Luke's Hospital and at Thrift Shop, Trade Street, Tryon. The community Is Invited to attend and bring friends to this Important occasion. ANDSQ APING P. 0. Box 15231 1130 Hendersonville Rd. Asheville, N. C. 28803 (704) 274-3824 1 I Specialists in and Planning 253 N. Trade St. Tryon, N. C. 28782 704) 859-6765 “DOG-GONE” 3b Lost, Strayed or Stolen??? Protect yourdo, • p.r man ,„ t t^,,^^, A safe and painless tattoo Applied by experienced handle on many breeds of dogs rS before and during the 1 1 1 :: The Bulletin.« 0c Per C0Py , , U||| v-^i^-^-^-^-^^'. t^^' * iHitintiti HM^^iHUnimtmrvrT4Tvr.'TT>TTT' — Have Steak with the Methodist Men STEAK SUPPE R (with All the Trimmings) HAMBURGER PLATE for the children WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8 5tosp ™ Tryon United Methodist Church Meeting Hall Bu vyour tickets early! As seating is 1^’^ Adults $6.50 Children $ 2 - 2 %, od We promise you plenty of g°° and a friendly welcome people Ickets on sale from these Tryonarea buS n n Federal ' “wan s, Arledge Pharmacy. Owens Pharmacy. Antlque s. > Nor h 9S & Loan ’ M °Call's Dental office. Years 9 Anl0C0 Gaup es,ern Bank - chamber of Commerce. T- Assoc., Town & country . Knoblock Bea _ “ANY and ALL DOG SHOW” “y - ^^S at Harmon Field 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. Fee for Tattoo: $5.00 of whi c , con tribute $3 e Society will Fee for permanent lifetime, (Owners urged to subscribe $1000 ase dog i s Ios() Sponsored Polk Animal Protect^— with the cooperat °" Soc| ety smokey Mountaln ^Ih, 1 1
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