- Condition: E6
- Location: Home, Spearfish: 44.49, -103.87
- Target: β Cygni
- Const: Cygnus
- RaDec: 19h30m +27.58
- Type: Star (Double)
- Scope: AT102ED
- Setting: 110x
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What better target is there to test colors on than β Cygni? The experience of sketching this in the field tonight showed me how difficult this new method can be under a red-lamp. The red-lamp washed all color out of the sketch, so I was applying color based on gut feeling rather than sight.
The end result was not as clean as the colored stars produced during my tests. I had to do a bit of touch up on the sketch after coming in for the night.
- Target: Steph 1
- Const: Lyra
- RaDec: 18h54m +36.54
- Type: Open Cluster
- Scope: AT102ED
- Setting: 110x
- Class: III 2 p
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Lovely cluster! δ² Lyrae is the brightest star just east of center in the sketch. It had a nice warm orange color to it (I didn't bring an orange pencil out with me!). δ¹ Lyrae is the brighter star to the north west, it had a suble white-blue color.
