2024-07-10

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

10:24PM

• Target: SZ Sagittarii[1]
• Const: Sagittarius
• RaDec: 17h46m -18.4
• Type: Star (Carbon)
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 55x
• Image: ../images/2024-07-10_SZSgr.jpg[2]

Solid orange. Subtle but still warm.

This was the last carbon star left on my list for the AL Carbon star challenge! Another challenge complete.

[1] SZ Sagittarii (ID)

[2] ../images/2024-07-10_SZSgr.jpg

10:37PM

• Target: M 11, Wild Duck Cluster[1]
• Const: Scutum
• RaDec: 18h51m -6.16
• Type: Open Cluster[2]
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 110x
• Image: ../images/2024-07-10_M11.jpg[3]

Not as clear of an observation of M 11 as what I can remember from the past, as tonight is a little turbulent. However, the view is still beautiful in its own right.

The fainter stars in the cluster would come and go as I continued to sketch. AV really helped push the background glow further than I remembered.

[1] M 11, Wild Duck Cluster (ID)

[2] Open Cluster (ID)

[3] ../images/2024-07-10_M11.jpg