2022-08-21

9:30PM

Got home from our trip to Erik's Ranch. Unpacked the car quickly then setup the telescope.

9:52PM

I could not see the primary companion without tapping the lens (B). The secondary companion (D) showed up but without a clean split, looked more like an extension of (C). Took a bit to find all 4. Pretty cool double-double.

[1] ε Lyrae (ID)

[2] Star (Multiple) (ID)

[3] ../images/2022-8-21_EpsilonLyra.jpg

10:03PM

Very easy split. Similar in color, but the sibling looks like it has a little more purple?

[1] ζ Lyrae (ID)

[2] Star (Double) (ID)

[3] ../images/2022-8-21_ZetaLyra.jpg

10:08PM

Another easy split. The sibling is more noticeably faint.

[1] β Lyrae (ID)

[2] Star (Double) (ID)

[3] ../images/2022-8-21_BetaLyra.jpg

10:14PM

Very small. Just a subtle fat dot on a dark background. Looking directly at it will make it disappear! AV pops it back into view with a little definition. Getting some "irregularity" in the glow around the center.

[1] M 57, Ring Nebula (ID)

[2] ../images/2022-8-21_M57.jpg

10:26PM

Took a little to determine which nearby star was the sibling. Both are nestled between β and ν Lyrae.

[1] Otto Struve 525 (ID)

[2] Star (Double) (ID)

[3] ../images/2022-8-21_OttoStruve525.jpg

10:32PM

Very faint. AV isn't required for detection, but is necessary to get an observation of the size and shape.

[1] M 56 (ID)

[2] ../images/2022-8-21_M56.jpg

10:47PM

Cool pair! The primary is very orange / yellow. The secondary is a colder white, a little less bright.

[1] β Cygni (ID)

[2] Star (Double) (ID)

[3] ../images/2022-8-21_BetaCygnus.jpg

10:45PM

I would have missed it if my star chart didn't tell me it was there. No "concentration" of light or glow, more evenly distributed and spread out.

[1] M 71 (ID)

[2] ../images/2022-8-21_M71.jpg