2023-09-01

• Condition: G6
• Location: Home, Spearfish: 44.49, -103.87

8:53PM

• Target: V Aquilae[1]
• Const: Aquila
• RaDec: 19h04m -05°41
• Type: Star (Carbon)
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 30x
• Image: ../images/2023-9-1_VAql.jpg[2]

A rich deep orange color! South-west of λ Aquilae.

[1] V Aquilae (ID)

[2] ../images/2023-9-1_VAql.jpg

9:09PM

• Target: NSV 11960 (HD 182040)[1]
• Const: Aquila
• RaDec: 19h23m -10°42
• Type: Star (Carbon)
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 30x
• Image: ../images/2023-9-1_NSV11960.jpg[2]

Yellow, and hardly at that. Not many bright stars nearby to help frame it.

[1] NSV 11960 (HD 182040) (ID)

[2] ../images/2023-9-1_NSV11960.jpg

9:17PM

• Target: V1469 Aquilae[1]
• Const: Aquila
• RaDec: 20h01m +09°30
• Type: Star (Carbon)
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 30x
• Image: ../images/2023-9-1_V1469Aql.jpg[2]

Needed help with this one. Yellow in color. It's close to another star of similar magnitude, but the other star is a much cooler color.

[1] V1469 Aquilae (ID)

[2] ../images/2023-9-1_V1469Aql.jpg

9:52PM

• Target: β Cygni[1]
• Const: Cygnus
• RaDec: 19h30m +27°58
• Type: Star (Double)[2]
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 100x
• Double: AB: 45°

Love this double, good contrast of color. Hopefully I can remember how to get the PA, I'm going to guess 45°.

[1] β Cygni (ID)

[2] Star (Double) (ID)