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2023-07-18

Condition: VG6

Location: Home, Spearfish: 44.49, -103.87

10:16PM

Target: T Draconis

Const: Draco

RaDec: 17h56m +58°13

Scope: AT102ED

Setting: 100x

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Second attempt at T Draconis. Took me almost half an hour of zooming in on stars north of ξ Draconis before I was able to locate it. Sibling to a much brighter star. I could detect a yellow-orange color right off the bat. AV was almost necessary, as it was very faint.

10:32PM

Target: NGC 6543, Cat's Eye Nebula

Const: Draco

RaDec: 17h58m +66°37

Scope: AT102ED

Setting: 100x-200x

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First caught sight of it in the finder-scope, looked like an unusually fat star. AV does not do much until zoomed in to 200x, then you just begin to get glimpses of shape and definition.

10:48PM

Target: M 13

Const: Hercules

RaDec: 16h41m +36°27

Scope: AT102ED

Setting: 200x

Before heading in for the night, I decided to take a peek at M13 again and attempt a closer zoom on it. I was able to push the zoom to 200x and maintain good clarity. M13 filled the eyepiece at 200x, this is the best view I've ever had of it!