2024-04-05

• Condition: VG5
• Location: Home, Spearfish: 44.49, -103.87

Another incorrect forecast. The clouds parted just before sundown.

08:36PM

• Target: UU Aurigae[1]
• Const: Auriga
• RaDec: 06h38m +38.25
• Type: Star (Carbon)
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 55x
• Image: ../images/2024-04-05_UUAur.jpg[2]

Very bright. It could be seen glowing yellow through the finder scope. Very golden color.

[1] UU Aurigae (ID)

[2] ../images/2024-04-05_UUAur.jpg

08:45PM

• Target: V Aurigae[1]
• Const: Auriga
• RaDec: 06h25m +47.41
• Type: Star (Carbon)
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 55x
• Image: ../images/2024-04-05_VAur.jpg[2]

Faint, but ruby red color.

[1] V Aurigae (ID)

[2] ../images/2024-04-05_VAur.jpg

09:02PM

• Target: NGC 2403, MCG 11-10-7[1]
• Const: Camelopardalis
• RaDec: 07h36m +65.36
• Type: Galaxy
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 55x, AV
• Image: ../images/2024-04-05_NGC2403.jpg[2]

Quite faint. Almost undetectable without AV. There appears to be a bright speck of a core that cannot be seen without AV.

[1] NGC 2403, MCG 11-10-7 (ID)

[2] ../images/2024-04-05_NGC2403.jpg

09:17PM

• Target: NGC 2655, Arp 225[1]
• Const: Camelopardalis
• RaDec: 08h55m +78.13
• Type: Galaxy
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 55x, AV
• Image: ../images/2024-04-05_NGC2655.jpg[2]

Took some time to see. Had to let my eyes relax. Finally, with prolonged AV I got a faint impression. Mostly circular, but might be slightly elongated NE to SW.

[1] NGC 2655, Arp 225 (ID)

[2] ../images/2024-04-05_NGC2655.jpg