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2022-03-23

- Condition: VG6

- Location: Cabin: 44.31, -103.88

All three targets were faint but noticeable with the great conditions tonight. None of the clusters had stars with high magnitudes, but rather appeared as tiny "glints" packed very closely together.

9:00PM

- Target: M 36

- Const: Auriga

- RaDec: 5h37m +34°09

- Type: Open Cluster

- Scope: ST80

- Setting: 48x

M36 was the easiest to bring into focus

9:15PM

- Target: M 37

- Const: Auriga

- RaDec: 5h53m +32°33

- Type: Open Cluster

- Scope: ST80

- Setting: 48x

M37 looked like a satin throw-blanket

9:30PM

- Target: M 38

- Const: Auriga

- RaDec: 5h30m +35°52

- Type: Open Cluster

- Scope: ST80

- Setting: 48x

M38 looked like a dew covered spider web glinting in the sun