Name | Dean |
Location | Birch Lake Observatory |
Timezone | US/Central |
Latitude | 45.0 |
Longitude | -98.0 |
Altitude | 287m |
0 points
M110 in FOV with M31
XX12i
1 points
Finally found the Veil! OIII filter made it pop out from the background. Once found I removed the OIII and attempted to view, it is invisible under my suburban skies without either the Ultrablock or OIII. With the Ultrablock it is still difficult to see if you aren't prepared for its size, with a 30mm (1.64 degree FOV) EP it spills out of the view!
OIII makes it obvious in my light pollution, and under dark skies it must be amazing!
XX12i
1 points
Finally found the Veil! OIII filter made it pop out from the background. Once found I removed the OIII and attempted to view, it is invisible under my suburban skies without either the Ultrablock or OIII. With the Ultrablock it is still difficult to see if you aren't prepared for its size, with a 30mm (1.64 degree FOV) EP it spills out of the view!
OIII makes it obvious in my light pollution, and under dark skies it must be amazing!
XX12i
0 points
18mm EP (just under 1 degree FOV) frames this cluster nicely. Fills the view with a nice border. Petals/streams of stars visible radiating outward and tighter petals in the central concentration. Caroline's Rose is a great nickname for this tight open cluster. A bit faint under suburban skies but worth a long look to see all of the interesting shapes that pop out.
XX12i
20 points
Quite dense for an open cluster! Pretty orange star on the west side. Nearly looks like a big globular. Will revisit to sketch.
Instrument | Observations |
Naked eye | 2 |
XX12i | 49 |
Starblast 4.5 | 3 |
7x50 Binos | 10 |