2023-09-15

• Condition: VG7
• Location: Terry Peak, South Tower: 44.32, -103.83

9:15pm - 11:30pm

Took Cory and Soren to the top of Terry Peak! As Soren turned his telescope to the south, he ended up resting perfectly on what looked like a bright globular star cluster just west of Sagittarius; must of been M75 (or possibly M55).

• Target: M 11, Wild Duck Cluster
• Const: Scutum
• RaDec: 18h51m -6.16
• Type: Open Cluster
• Scope: AT102ED
• Setting: 100x

• Target: M 17, Swan Nebula

• Const: Sagittarius

• RaDec: 18h20m -16.11

• Type: Diffuse Nebula

• Scope: AT102ED

• Setting: 50x

• Target: M 16, Eagle Nebula Cluster

• Const: Serpens

• RaDec: 18h18m -13.47

• Type: Nebula with Open Cluster

• Scope: AT102ED

• Setting: 50x

• Target: M 8, Lagoon Nebula

• Const: Sagittarius

• RaDec: 18h03m -24.23

• Type: Diffuse Nebula

• Scope: AT102ED

• Setting: 50x, 100x

• Target: M 31, Andromeda Galaxy

• Const: Andromeda

• RaDec: 00h42m +41.16

• Type: Spiral Galaxy

• Scope: AT102ED

• Setting: 30x

• Target: M 13, Hercules Globular Cluster

• Const: Hercules

• RaDec: 16h41m +36.28

• Type: Globular Cluster

• Scope: AT102ED

• Setting: 50x, 100x, 200x

• Target: ε Lyrae

• Const: Lyra

• RaDec: 18h44m +39.4

• Type: Star (Multiple)

• Scope: AT102ED

• Setting: 60x, 200x

• Target: β Cygni

• Const: Cygnus

• RaDec: 19h30m +27.58

• Type: Star (Double)

• Scope: AT102ED

• Setting: 100x

• Scope: AT102ED

• Setting: 100x, 200x

Despite the forecast of atmospheric turbulence, we decided to try our luck with Jupiter. We were able to clearly see 3 or 4 of the cloud bands of Jupiter with 5 of the moons. The best view of Jupiter I’ve yet seen!