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2022-07-08

Condition: VG6

Location: Home, Spearfish: 44.49, -103.87

9:50PM

Target: ζ Coronae Borealis

Const: Corona Borealis

RaDec: 15h39m +36°38

Scope: ST80

Setting: 57x

Double: AB: 315°

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Started by zeroing in on α Coronae Borealis and increasing declination until I hit the expected star pattern.

10:05PM

Target: σ Coronae Borealis

Const: Corona Borealis

RaDec: 16h14m +33°52

Scope: ST80

Setting: 57x

Double: AB: 260°

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Started by navigating to ν Coronae Borealis (since it's very distinguishable) and decreased RA from there.

10:16PM

Target: M 13

Const: Hercules

RaDec: 16h41m +36°28

Scope: ST80

Setting: 57x

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Navigated to ζ Herculis and increased declination until the cluster appeared. Not the best night for viewing a cluster, but I was anxious to see one again. Very bright and seems to be densely packed.

10:25PM

Target: ρ Herculis

Const: Hercules

RaDec: 17h23m +37°09

Scope: ST80

Setting: 75x

Double: AB: 330°

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Increased RA from M13 until π and ρ came into view.

10:35PM

Target: δ Herculis

Const: Hercules

RaDec: 17h15m +24°50

Scope: ST80

Setting: 120x

Double: AB: 300°

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Moved behind a power-line right after I located it, so I had to wait for a few minutes until it appeared again. Had trouble distinguishing the sibling from other background stars in the FOV.

11:01PM

Target: 95 Herculis

Const: Hercules

RaDec: 18h01m +21°36

Scope: ST80

Setting: 92x

Double: AB: 260°

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Navigated to ν Herculis and decreased declination. Very neat split. Both are almost of equal size and magnitude.

11:14PM

Target: M 92

Const: Hercules

RaDec: 17h17m +43°80

Scope: ST80

Setting: 57x

Image

Increased declination from π Herculis. At first glance, appeared to be smaller than M13. Overtime using AV, I got the impression that the size was almost as large as M13 but more faint around the perimeter.