2022-05-24

• Condition: VG7
• Location: Cabin: 44.31, -103.88

9:34PM

• Target: 38 Lyncis
• Const: Lynx
• RaDec: 09h18m +36.48
• Type: Star (Double)
• Scope: ST80
• Setting: 150x
• Double: AB: 210°

The sibling is so close it appears to be “bouncing” between 250° and 190° right on the “airy disc” of the primary. It took a lot of fiddling with the micro-focus knob to see it. If I didn’t already know something was there I would totally of missed it!

10:02PM

• Target: M 53
• Const: Coma Berenices
• RaDec: 13h12m +18.1
• Type: Globular Cluster
• Scope: ST80
• Setting: 40x

Very small and uniform circle. AV not required but helps expand the edges of the cluster.

10:20PM

• Target: M 64, Blackeye Galaxy
• Const: Coma Berenices
• RaDec: 12h56m +21.41
• Type: Spiral Galaxy
• Scope: ST80
• Setting: 40x

Never has AV been so necessary! Had to zoom to a point where the brighter stars surrounding the galaxy were out of the FOV. I was then able to see a little more with AV.