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2022-04-02

Condition: VG6

Location: Cabin: 44.31, -103.88

9:00PM

Target: M 1

Const: Taurus

RaDec: 1h34m +60°45

Scope: ST80

Setting: 32x

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M1 was very hard to see. I could make out what looked like a star whose light was diffused by a dark "splotch". With other tiny "splotches" surrounding it.

9:30PM

Target: M 35

Const: Gemini

RaDec: 6h10m +24°19

Scope: ST80

Setting: 32x

Image

M35 was easy and beautiful, at 35x the cluster filled the FOV nicely.

9:45PM

Target: M 65

Const: Leo

RaDec: 11h20m +12°58

Target: M 66

Const: Leo

RaDec: 11h21m +12°52

Scope: ST80

Setting: 32x, AV

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M65 and M66 were a surprise. I planned for them on a whim last minute and was not expecting to find anything. I saw them on my first attempt. They were both faint, but the elongated shapes were evident with AV.