2022-03-20

• Condition: VG5
• Location: Cabin: 44.31, -103.88

9:00PM

• Target: M 34[1]
• Const: Perseus
• RaDec: 2h43m +42°51
• Type: Open Cluster[2]
• Scope: ST80
• Setting: 32x

M34 was very difficult to spot. It was very tiny at 16x. There was a "belt" of three stars in the cluster which almost resembled Orion's belt.

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

[1] M 34 (ID)

[2] Open Cluster (ID)

8:30PM

• Target: M 46[1]
• Const: Puppis
• RaDec: 7h42m -14°51
• Type: Open Cluster[2]
• 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.

[1] M 46 (ID)

[2] Open Cluster (ID)

9:00PM

• Target: M 47[1]
• Const: Puppis
• RaDec: 7h37m -14°32
• Type: Open Cluster[2]
• 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.

[1] M 47 (ID)

[2] Open Cluster (ID)