2023-12-21

• Condition: G5
• Location: Home, Spearfish: 44.49, -103.87

6:25PM

• Target: S Cephei[1]
• Const: Cephus
• RaDec: 21h35m +78°37
• Type: Star (Carbon)
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 55x
• Image: ../images/2023-12-21_SCep.jpg[2]

Dim, hard to get a color profile. After a prolonged look, I would guess orange-red. But the color seems to come and go.

[1] S Cephei (ID)

[2] ../images/2023-12-21_SCep.jpg

7:55PM

• Target: V623 Cassiopeiae[1]
• Const: Cassiopeia
• RaDec: 03h11m +57°54
• Type: Star (Carbon)
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 55x
• Image: ../images/2023-12-21_V623Cas.jpg[2]

Had a hard time finding this one. Yellow-orange.

[1] V623 Cassiopeiae (ID)

[2] ../images/2023-12-21_V623Cas.jpg

8:11PM

• Target: Y Persei[1]
• Const: Perseus
• RaDec: 03h27m +44°10
• Type: Star (Carbon)
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 55x
• Image: ../images/2023-12-21_YPer.jpg[2]

Found pretty easily. Deep orange-red.

[1] Y Persei (ID)

[2] ../images/2023-12-21_YPer.jpg

8:50PM

• Target: V466 Persei[1]
• Const: Perseus
• RaDec: 03h41m +51°30
• Type: Star (Carbon)
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 55x
• Image: ../images/2023-12-21_V466Per.jpg[2]

Harder to find, but stood out from the other stars once I did. Mostly red, with a touch of orange.

[1] V466 Persei (ID)

[2] ../images/2023-12-21_V466Per.jpg