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It took a few tries to find this one, I think I was at it for almost an hour. There are three 'specks' of light that remain pretty consistent without AV. AV helps give glimpses of an edge-on long shape that stretches from NE to SW.
Funny predicament. As it turns out, Jupiter was almost right on top of V Arietis as I was attempting to observe it. Jupiter was just outside of the FOV to the NE, and I could begin to see a 'halo' of light that began to invade the FOV from that direction. This made it a little harder to determine the color. I eventually added the 2x barlow to help determine a yellow color with a touch of orange.
With the Ultrablock filter, the glow appears more linear, but the definition seemed to be washed out. I removed the filter and began to get the impression that it was very slightly elongated to the NE/SW. I added the barlow for 110x, and was able to confirm the impression of elongation.
This was on my list to revisit and attempt a better view. I can't say it was too much of a success. I feel the cluster is just too low on the horizon. The glow was evident, but I was unable to resolve any individual stars even after pushing magnification to 110x.
