At last! My first night out of the new observing season, after a summer of bad weather that felt too long and no chance for observing. It felt exciting to be out again.
Seeing = 3
Trans = 3
Location = Home
Equipment = EQ6 and Orion 10"
Start Time = 23:20
M57 = A really fine sight with the nebula very bright in appearance along with some good detail. I looked at this for quite some time.
M27 = A wonderful view. The nebula filled the FOV of the 8mm and after staring for some time I could pick out stars lying in around the same area of the nebula. The 20mm along with the UHC-S filter showed M27 in all it's glory.
M71 = A fine view of a cluster that gets overlooked. A lovely swath of stars that were resolving nicely at all magnifications.
M56 = Resolving well. It has been some time since I looked at this globular cluster last while looking so well.
NGC 6960 = Superb structure, along with some lovely filament like details.
NGC 6995 = So delicate yet so intricate looking. The darker features between the nebulous regions and the areas where the blackness of space peak through and the stars scattered around this large expanse provides for a very moving sight. A truly beautiful part of this glorious SNR.
NGC 6826 = Quite possibly my best view of this PN. The center star showed very brightly and pin point and the strong and well defined nebula was well seen.
NGC 7331 = An average view. Not an ideal night for galaxy observing it seems but bright regions along the central regions provided something interesting to look at.
Almach = I couldn't end my night with out saying hello to my old friend and looking beautiful as always too.
End Time = 01:02
By this time the cloud had started to move in from the north and feeling quite fatigued it was time for bed. There were also some great Perseids on show too. It was a very short but very thrilling observing session and has really wetted my appetite for some serious nights out at Bragan. I just need to find an astronomy site that sells clear skies...
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