Location: St. Croix Observatory (SCO)
Date: 2020-02-23
Time: 8:35 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 Orion naked eye, then used the the binoculars to view the nebulosity around a bright pinpoint. The slewed the 16" Dob to centre on M43. The nebulosity was like a 1/2 ball with one end dragged out. A very bright star was centred on the concave edge. Assumed it was a single star versus the triplet in M42. |