2022-07-08
- Condition: VG6
- Location: Home, Spearfish: 44.49, -103.87
9:50PM
- Target: ζ Coronae Borealis[1]
- Const: Corona Borealis
- RaDec: 15h39m +36°38
- Type: Star (Double)[2]
- Scope: ST80
- Setting: 57x
- Double: AB: 315°
- Image: ../images/2022-7-8_ZetaCoronaBorealis.jpg[3]
Started by zeroing in on α Coronae Borealis and increasing declination until I hit the expected star pattern.
[1] ζ Coronae Borealis (ID)
[2] Star (Double) (ID)
[3] ../images/2022-7-8_ZetaCoronaBorealis.jpg
10:05PM
- Target: σ Coronae Borealis[1]
- Const: Corona Borealis
- RaDec: 16h14m +33°52
- Type: Star (Double)[2]
- Scope: ST80
- Setting: 57x
- Double: AB: 260°
- Image: ../images/2022-7-8_SigmaCoronaBorealis.jpg[3]
Started by navigating to ν Coronae Borealis (since it's very distinguishable) and decreased RA from there.
[1] σ Coronae Borealis (ID)
[2] Star (Double) (ID)
[3] ../images/2022-7-8_SigmaCoronaBorealis.jpg
10:16PM
- Target: M 13, Hercules Globular Cluster[1]
- Const: Hercules
- RaDec: 16h41m +36°28
- Type: Globular Cluster
- Scope: ST80
- Setting: 57x
- Image: ../images/2022-7-8_M13.jpg[2]
Navigated to ζ Herculis and increased declination until the cluster appeared. Not the best night for viewing a cluster, but I was anxious to see one again. Very bright and seems to be densely packed.
[1] M 13, Hercules Globular Cluster (ID)
[2] ../images/2022-7-8_M13.jpg
10:25PM
- Target: ρ Herculis[1]
- Const: Hercules
- RaDec: 17h23m +37°09
- Type: Star (Double)[2]
- Scope: ST80
- Setting: 75x
- Double: AB: 330°
- Image: ../images/2022-7-8_RhoHerculis.jpg[3]
Increased RA from M13 until π and ρ came into view.
[1] ρ Herculis (ID)
[2] Star (Double) (ID)
[3] ../images/2022-7-8_RhoHerculis.jpg
10:35PM
- Target: δ Herculis[1]
- Const: Hercules
- RaDec: 17h15m +24°50
- Type: Star (Double)[2]
- Scope: ST80
- Setting: 120x
- Double: AB: 300°
- Image: ../images/2022-7-8_DeltaHerculis.jpg[3]
Moved behind a power-line right after I located it, so I had to wait for a few minutes until it appeared again. Had trouble distinguishing the sibling from other background stars in the FOV.
[1] δ Herculis (ID)
[2] Star (Double) (ID)
[3] ../images/2022-7-8_DeltaHerculis.jpg
11:01PM
- Target: 95 Herculis[1]
- Const: Hercules
- RaDec: 18h01m +21°36
- Type: Star (Double)[2]
- Scope: ST80
- Setting: 92x
- Double: AB: 260°
- Image: ../images/2022-7-8_95Herculis.jpg[3]
Navigated to ν Herculis and decreased declination. Very neat split. Both are almost of equal size and magnitude.
[1] 95 Herculis (ID)
[2] Star (Double) (ID)
[3] ../images/2022-7-8_95Herculis.jpg
11:14PM
- Target: M 92[1]
- Const: Hercules
- RaDec: 17h17m +43°80
- Type: Globular Cluster
- Scope: ST80
- Setting: 57x
- Image: ../images/2022-7-8_M92.jpg[2]
Increased declination from π Herculis. At first glance, appeared to be smaller than M13. Overtime using AV, I got the impression that the size was almost as large as M13 but more faint around the perimeter.
[1] M 92 (ID)
[2] ../images/2022-7-8_M92.jpg