2023-09-01

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

8:53PM

• Target: V Aquilae
• Const: Aquila
• RaDec: 19h05m -5.39
• Type: Star (Carbon)
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 30x

A rich deep orange color! South-west of λ Aquilae.

9:09PM

• Target: NSV 11960 (HD 182040)
• Const: Aquila
• RaDec: 19h24m -10.39
• Type: Star (Carbon)
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 30x

Yellow, and hardly at that. Not many bright stars nearby to help frame it.

9:17PM

• Target: V1469 Aquilae
• Const: Aquila
• RaDec: 20h02m +9.34
• Type: Star (Carbon)
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 30x

Needed help with this one. Yellow in color. It’s close to another star of similar magnitude, but the other star is a much cooler color.

9:52PM

• Target: β Cygni
• Const: Cygnus
• RaDec: 19h30m +27.58
• Type: Star (Double)
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 100x
• Double: AB: 45°

Love this double, good contrast of color. Hopefully I can remember how to get the PA, I’m going to guess 45°.