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2022-05-02

Condition: VG6

Location: Cabin: 44.31, -103.88

9:00PM

Target: M 101, Pinwheel

Const: Ursa Major

RaDec: 14h4m +54°14

Scope: ST80

Setting: 40x

Image

Found M101, first target with the new finder-scope. Very faint. Not particularly impressive.

9:15PM

Target: M 51, Whirlpool Galaxy

Const: Canes Venatici

RaDec: 13h30m +47°05

Scope: ST80

Setting: 40x

Image

M51 was next, fairly bright with a speck of a very bright core.

9:30PM

Target: M 106

Const: Canes Venatici

RaDec: 12h20m +47°11

Scope: ST80

Setting: 57x

Image

M106 is much smaller, but still has a speck of a bright core.

9:45PM

Target: M 94

Const: Canes Venatici

RaDec: 12h51m +41°

Target: M 63

RaDec: 13h16m +41°54

Scope: ST80

Setting: 57x

Image

M94 is very tiny and very faint. M63 is similar.

10:00PM

Target: M 3

Const: Canes Venatici

RaDec: 13h43m +28°16

Scope: ST80

Setting: 57x

Image

M3 was small and bright. Could not distinguish individual stars in the cluster at 57x.

Six targets in one night! I had to give up on trying out Terry Peak tonight. Which means that I will not be able to catch M68 and M83.