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2022-03-20

• Location: Grandma's Patio, San Diego: 32.74, -117.17

8:30PM

• Target: M 46
• Const: Puppis
• RaDec: 7h42m -14°51
• Scope: ST80
• Setting: 32x, AV

M46 was very difficult to spot. A few of the brighter stars in the cluster were evident but the rest did not show up until AV. When using AV, they looked like sparkles in the sand.

9:00PM

• Target: M 47
• Const: Puppis
• RaDec: 7h37m -14°32
• Scope: ST80
• Setting: 32x

M47 was very easy to spot. Many of the stars were bright. Beautiful and reminds me of the Little Beehive Cluster.