2024-04-24

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

Forecast was clear, but a very thin layer of whispy clouds formed and were dominating a good portion of the sky. I had to call off attempting NGC 2261 due to this. Hopefully I can catch it soon before it slips below the horizon!

09:14PM

• Target: V Hydrae[1]
• Const: Hydra
• RaDec: 10h52m -21.22
• Type: Star (Carbon)
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 55x
• Image: ../images/2024-04-24_VHya.jpg[2]

Stunning color. Very red hue, almost to the point where it seems un-natural as if it was artificial. Not many of the carbon stars I've viewed were both this red and this bright.

[1] V Hydrae (ID)

[2] ../images/2024-04-24_VHya.jpg

09:28PM

• Target: Y Canum Venaticorum[1]
• Const: Canes Venatici
• RaDec: 12h46m +45.18
• Type: Star (Carbon)
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 55x
• Image: ../images/2024-04-24_VCVn.jpg[2]

Lovely. I've been waiting for this one and it was worth the wait. Rich golden yellow with a trim of orange. Could be seen easily through the finder scope.

[1] Y Canum Venaticorum (ID)

[2] ../images/2024-04-24_VCVn.jpg