2022-03-20

• Condition: VG5
• Location: Cabin: 44.31, -103.88

9:00PM

• Target: M 34
• Const: Perseus
• RaDec: 02h42m +42.47
• Type: Open Cluster
• Scope: ST80
• Setting: 32x

M34 was very difficult to spot. It was very tiny at 16x. There was a “belt” of three stars in the cluster which almost resembled Orion’s belt.

• Location: Grandma’s Patio, San Diego: 32.74, -117.17

/Got a chance to share these observations with Mom, Dad, Uncle Ron and Cheri./

8:30PM

• Target: M 46
• Const: Puppis
• RaDec: 07h41m -14.49
• Type: Open Cluster
• Scope: ST80
• Setting: 32x, AV

M46 was very difficult to spot. A few of the brighter stars in the cluster were evident but the rest did not show up until AV. When using AV, they looked like sparkles in the sand.

9:00PM

• Target: M 47
• Const: Puppis
• RaDec: 07h36m -14.3
• Type: Open Cluster
• Scope: ST80
• Setting: 32x

M47 was very easy to spot. Many of the stars were bright. Beautiful and reminds me of the Little Beehive Cluster.