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2022-05-24

- Condition: VG7

- Location: Cabin: 44.31, -103.88

9:34PM

- Target: 38 Lyncis

- Const: Lynx

- RaDec: 9h20m +36°42

- Type: Star (Double)

- Scope: ST80

- Setting: 150x

- Double: AB: 210°

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The sibling is so close it appears to be "bouncing" between 250° and 190° right on the "airy disc" of the primary. It took a lot of fiddling with the micro-focus knob to see it. If I didn't already know something was there I would totally of missed it!

10:02PM

- Target: M 53

- Const: Coma Berenices

- RaDec: 13h14m +18°03

- Type: Globular Cluster

- Scope: ST80

- Setting: 40x

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Very small and uniform circle. AV not required but helps expand the edges of the cluster.

10:20PM

- Target: M 64, Blackeye Galaxy

- Const: Coma Bernices

- RaDec: 12h57m +21°33

- Type: Spiral Galaxy

- Scope: ST80

- Setting: 40x

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Never has AV been so necessary! Had to zoom to a point where the brighter stars surrounding the galaxy were out of the FOV. I was then able to see a little more with AV.