Location: St. Croix Observatory (SCO)
Date: 2020-02-23
Time: 8:17 PM AST
Instrument: 10x42 IS Binoculars + 16" Dobsonian, 40 mm Plössl
Magnification: x45
Transparency: Fair (2)
Seeing: Fair (2)
Temperature: 1º C
SQM: 21.15
Light breeze and no clouds. Observing with Jerry and Peter.
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Constellation: Orion Originally viewed this with binoculars. I then switched to the 16" Dobsonian. Given the star alignment was not the best, I had to star hop to M42/M43. the Dobsonian to M42. I could make out what looked like wings of nebulosity. There were two groupings of 3 stars visible - one set tight together in a triangle while the other 3 were linearly arranged. M42/M43 easily located naked eye. |