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2022.05.02

Condition: VG6
Location: Cabin: 44.31, -103.88

9:00pm

Target: M 101, Pinwheel
RaDec: 14h4m +54°14
Scope: ST80
Setting: 40x

Image

Found M101, first target with the new finder-scope. Very faint. Not particularly impressive.

9:15pm

Target: M 51, Whirlpool Galaxy
RaDec: 13h30m +47°05
Scope: ST80
Setting: 40x

Image

M51 was next, fairly bright with a speck of a very bright core.

9:30pm

Target: M 106
RaDec: 12h20m +47°11
Scope: ST80
Setting: 57x

Image

M106 is much smaller, but still has a speck of a bright core.

9:45pm

Target: M 94
RaDec: 12h51m +41°
Target: M 63
RaDec: 13h16m +41°54
Scope: ST80
Setting: 57x

Image

M94 is very tiny and very faint. M63 is similar.

10:00pm

Target: M 3
RaDec: 13h43m +28°16
Scope: ST80
Setting: 57x

Image

M3 was small and bright. Could not distinguish individual stars in the cluster at 57x.

Six targets in one night! I had to give up on trying out Terry Peak tonight. Which means that I will not be able to catch M68 and M83.