2022-11-24
- Condition: E6
- Location: Home, Spearfish: 44.49, -103.87
A Thanksgiving observation session! I stuffed myself stupid; so much so that I was feeling too tired to go out viewing tonight. I'm glad I pushed myself because it was beautiful tonight!
10:16PM
- Target: 32 Eridani[1]
- Const: Eridanus
- RaDec: 3h54m -2°57
- Type: Star (Double)[2]
- Scope: ST80
- Setting: 40x, AV
- Double: AB: 340°
- Image: ../images/2022-11-24_32Eridani.jpg[3]
Found by right ascending from ν Eridani. Clean split. The sibling is less bright but not hard to see. Both appear yellow in color.
[1] 32 Eridani (ID)
[2] Star (Double) (ID)
[3] ../images/2022-11-24_32Eridani.jpg
10:30PM
- Target: 55 Eridani[1]
- Const: Eridanus
- RaDec: 4h43m -8°48
- Type: Star (Double)[2]
- Scope: ST80
- Setting: 57x
- Double: AB: 300° or 120°
- Image: ../images/2022-11-24_55Eridani.jpg[3]
Found by moving declination down from μ Eridani. Cool faint pair. Looks like a ghostly pair of eyes. Orange in color.
[1] 55 Eridani (ID)
[2] Star (Double) (ID)
[3] ../images/2022-11-24_55Eridani.jpg
10:39PM
- Target: γ Leporis[1]
- Const: Lepus
- RaDec: 5h44m -22°27
- Type: Star (Double)[2]
- Scope: ST80
- Setting: 57x
- Double: AB: 340°
- Image: ../images/2022-11-24_GammaLeporis.jpg[3]
Easy split. Primary is white, the sibling looks purple.
[1] γ Leporis (ID)
[2] Star (Double) (ID)
[3] ../images/2022-11-24_GammaLeporis.jpg
10:51PM
- Target: M 79[1]
- Const: Lepus
- RaDec: 5h24m -24°33
- Type: Globular Cluster
- Scope: ST80
- Setting: 40x, AV
- Image: ../images/2022-11-24_M79.jpg[2]
Very faint and difficult to see. AV is required. Can see some "noise" in the area with an occasional glint of light. Maybe it's too low on the horizon? I may flag this one for a redo in the future.
[1] M 79 (ID)
[2] ../images/2022-11-24_M79.jpg
11:07PM
- Target: β Orionis[1]
- Const: Orion
- RaDec: 5h14m -8°12
- Type: Star (Double)[2]
- Scope: ST80
- Setting: 57x, 1/2 stop-down
- Double: AB: 220°
- Image: ../images/2022-11-24_BetaOrionis.jpg[3]
Rigel is so bright it almost washes out the sibling. Tried various methods, but stop-down without barlow worked the best.
[1] β Orionis (ID)
[2] Star (Double) (ID)
[3] ../images/2022-11-24_BetaOrionis.jpg
11:14PM
- Target: δ Orionis[1]
- Const: Orion
- RaDec: 5h32m -0°18
- Type: Star (Double)[2]
- Scope: ST80
- Setting: 57x
- Double: AB: 0°
- Image: ../images/2022-11-24_DeltaOrionis.jpg[3]
Easy split. The sibling is less bright, but still easy to see. Primary looks yellow.
[1] δ Orionis (ID)
[2] Star (Double) (ID)
[3] ../images/2022-11-24_DeltaOrionis.jpg
11:20PM
- Target: λ Orionis[1]
- Const: Orion
- RaDec: 5h35m +9°56
- Type: Star (Double)[2]
- Scope: ST80
- Setting: 150x
- Double: AB: 45°
- Image: ../images/2022-11-24_LambdaOrionis.jpg[3]
Took a little effort to get the split, mostly with micro-focusing. Both appear white.
[1] λ Orionis (ID)
[2] Star (Double) (ID)
[3] ../images/2022-11-24_LambdaOrionis.jpg
11:35PM
- Target: σ Orionis[1]
- Const: Orion
- RaDec: 5h38m -2°36
- Type: Star (Multiple)[2]
- Scope: ST80
- Setting: 150x
- Double: AC: 90°, AD: 70°
- Image: ../images/2022-11-24_SigmaOrionis.jpg[3]
Can only see two of the three siblings. I've tried everything I could think of to see the third, but it's keeps evading me.
[1] σ Orionis (ID)
[2] Star (Multiple) (ID)
[3] ../images/2022-11-24_SigmaOrionis.jpg