2024-04-10

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

08:52PM

• Target: TU Geminorum[1]
• Const: Gemini
• RaDec: 06h12m +26
• Type: Star (Carbon)
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 55x
• Image: ../images/2024-04-10_TUGem.jpg[2]

Beautiful! Bright golden yellow with a hint of orange.

[1] TU Geminorum (ID)

[2] ../images/2024-04-10_TUGem.jpg

09:05PM

• Target: VW Geminorum[1]
• Const: Gemini
• RaDec: 06h43m +31.26
• Type: Star (Carbon)
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 55x
• Image: ../images/2024-04-10_VWGem.jpg[2]

Solid orange.

[1] VW Geminorum (ID)

[2] ../images/2024-04-10_VWGem.jpg

09:23PM

• Target: NGC 2392, Clown Face[1]
• Const: Gemini
• RaDec: 07h29m +20.54
• Type: Planetary Nebula
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 110x
• Image: ../images/2024-04-10_NGC2392.jpg[2]

SE of Wasat. Very bright, no AV needed. Was able to zoom up on it and retain clarity and definition at 110x. Occasionally, while viewing it will disappear from sight. If AV was required, this would make sense (similar to the blinking nebula), but this is so bright that no AV is needed. Perhaps the conditions tonight are affecting it somehow?

[1] NGC 2392, Clown Face (ID)

[2] ../images/2024-04-10_NGC2392.jpg

09:41PM

• Target: NGC 2371, Gemini Nebula[1]
• Const: Gemini
• RaDec: 07h25m +29.29
• Type: Planetary Nebula
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 55x, AV
• Image: ../images/2024-04-10_NGC2371.jpg[2]

Quite faint. Can catch glimpses with AV. The size is really hard to determine. My gut tells me that it's really small, but I can detect noise further out. The sketch indicates the size with the detected noise.

[1] NGC 2371, Gemini Nebula (ID)

[2] ../images/2024-04-10_NGC2371.jpg